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Hi I'm Patrick. New here. Just due an initial phone consultation tomorrow with the local Urology dept before an expected MRI scan appt. I'm 62, had intermittent urine issues for quite a while - getting up once in the night to pee, slow to start occasionally...
Hi All, my husband is due to start radiotherapy on his prostate next week and we’ve just been told it’ll start on a Wednesday. He’s having 60gy in 20 fractions. It’s slightly thrown us as our oncologist had previously explained it would be Monday - Friday...
Hi, I am new to the group. I am currently going through radiotherapy for prostate cancer. i have done 16 sessions but the pain I am currently experiencing peeing is getting hard to cope with. Not a burning pain just pain peeing with a weak flow. it’s...
Following completion of my radiotherapy treatment just over a year ago for prostate cancer, I am 18 months into a 3 year course of hormone therapy. The hormone therapy has never been without side effects. All the stuff I was warned about has happened...
When should your testosterone show signs of returning. I had my last 3 Prostrap injection in April..after almost 3 years on HT....20 Rt fractions a couple of years ago. I agreed with my consultant that we would test for testosterone 3 montly when...
Hello everyone my 1st time here. Im almost 5 weeks in to post radical prostatectomy. I had 1 course hormone treatment prior as was going to have radiotheraphy but changed my mind. Physical recovery good, incontinence good, ED to early yet but fingers...
Hi all We got back of holiday on Saturday after having a nice break and today my LH spoke with the cancer specialist nurse and was told that the PSMA PET scan showed the cancer to be contained in the prostate gland, which is the best we can hope for...
Hello everyone. I do hope everyone is doing as okay as they can be on here. Just a question please ? My hubby has been having radiotherapy and HT for stage T3a. He has finished the radiotherapy now & has roughly another 2 months of HT (he is on...
A few days ago, I got a Macmillan advice of a new forum entry about possible side effects to Prostap, Every time I click on it, it says "being reviewed!" or something like that - Why has it not appeared? - I am very interested in what replies may be ...
Hello All Husband had a GA biopsy on Wednesday . There was much contradiction and confusion about blood thinners after the biopsy (he stopped before and took tinzaparin). He has been told to continue injections AND to recommence Warfarin but he was...
