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Hello all Like everyone else here I never imagined I'd be posting on this website. I'm having Permanent Seed Brachytherapy in London in mid September. I am getting conflicting advice re my ability to travel once I'm discharged after the procedure...
Hi there just managed to get signed in my husband has stage 4 prostrate cancer started monthly hormone injections in November his psa was 225 the psa dropped pretty quickly to 3.8 but started to rise again in April so having 10 rounds of chemo got a bit...
Hi I'm Rollin and I was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer in February of this year ,I've started Hormone therapy and I had 5 fractions of Radiotherapy,I'm currently having chemotherapy ,the 4 th of 6 this week ,I'm self employed and haven't had...
I have posted a few times over the last few days and thank you to those who have already given some really valuable advice about treatment options......but we need more!!! .....so our options are - 1. Stay on Degarelix only (he will be on this for life...
Hello All It's back - if you have any issues with it please let me know. Kind Regards - Brian.
Hello, just joined this forum. I had a radical Prostatectomy 7 weeks ago and had my first PSA test last week, it came back as still 5.7! I didn't think a level that high was possible without a prostate! Seeing the consultant this Tuesday, but has anyone...
Update!! Will also update bio with shortened version Today we had our first Oncology appt.....so far our treatment has been first class, we can not fault the service we have had♥️ Best news......PSA has dropped to from 134 to 2.9!!!!!! Absolutely fantastic...
Hi further update on my brother his PSA is now 0.2 so he’s made up . He’s got his sense of taste back and not as fatigued as he was . Sage hasn’t worked for his hot flushes so any advise would be great if anyone can recommend anything . It’s been...
Age 54 T3aN1 PSA 44 Gleason 9, 4+5 locally advanced, with periprostatic deposits, & 1 obturator lymph node involvement Hi all, 3rd cycle of Chemo a little later on today to help shrink everything down in preparation for RT later in the Year...
First RT today. Had an enormous melt down Monday, slept 16 hrs, cleared the air with the deep down issues discussed with my wife. So 4:45pm today had my first RT. Feel excellent. Went to bed early, Anxiety drop and last night saw little sleep. Just...
