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Hi Folks, At last, it's official - I have recurrent prostate cancer but I really feel that it should be renamed in my case. I say that because it's in my shoulder and my wife just can't believe the title. "How can you have PROSTATE cancer up there...
I'm not sure if this is the right place or if I'm doing it right, (Not great with technology.) Today I returned home from a Robotic Prostatectomy at Nottingham City Hospital, diagnosed with stage3 advanced prostate cancer in December 2024 after a routine...
Hi folks It's Steph here from the Community team, I'm just popping in with an update. First of all, thank you for all the support you share with with each other. It's clear that the Prostate cancer forum hosts an amazing community of members who care...
My husband had nerve sparing RARP 7 months ago. It may still be early days but he takes 5mg of tadalafil every day and the 'event dose' just causes a headache so far! Does anyone know if a device called Vertica that I've just read about has helped in...
As some of you know we have very recently had our diagnosis of advanced mestastic PC...... As the days pass we are becoming more accepting of this new normal.....at the end of the day we all have an expiry date and none of us know when that will be...
From my other post you will see that my husband is mired in the diagnostic process, which is likely to go on another month or so, but has had a heads up that he has metastatic prostate cancer. He's said throughout that he has no urinary symptoms, but...
Had a pain meeting today with oncologist as hubby has more bone pain. ( Had 1 zap back in March, now booked in for 5 more in same place) .Psa still on the rise so enamulamite is not doing its job. Been told it more chemo followed by radium treatment....
Hi all Diagnosis: Prostate adenocarcinoma PSA 44, GS 4+5=9 T3N1, PSMA avid peri-prostatic deposits including anterolateral to bladder and R obturator lymph nodes. I've added in part Oncologists notes from our first recent meeting below......
Hi everyone I desperately need your help and advice. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer two months ago My PSA was 18, initial MRI scan showed that the cancer was contained within the prostate and biopsy showed I had a Gleason 3+4. Since then I have...
So finished 1 month of Radiotherapy for prostate cancer, 1st three weeks I was like this is okay The last week all down hill, totally exhausted, peeing ever hour at night, without to much detail the other end is horrific, cold sores over lips, rash...
