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Has anyone else had any experiences with life insurance and pensions being drawn as a cash payment due to serious ill health. My husband has been told he has a critical illness with his prostate cancer. He managed to claim successfully on a critical...
My husband (72)went to the GP in April with gait and balance issues. The GP ran some general bloods, which showed up low B12 and folate and a PSA of 7.5. On 12 May, he was referred to Urology. A 15 minute appointment the following week included a DRE...
Hello I have updated our profile for info. Our journey is just starting as some of you know, only test we have had out with GP is the bone scan, think this was done first due to very high PSA level......anyway we get results tomorrow at our first...
My husband is coming home on Tuesday. I am thrilled, delighted and scared all at the same time. He has advanced prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, spinal cord and lymph nodes. He can’t walk or stand and has no control of bodily functions. He...
I’ve finally reached that dreaded point of treatment where I’ve began losing hair and emotionally it’s really set me back. i started losing hair last night in small clumps, it doesn’t just fall straight out which is the worst part. It sticks out and...
Hi all just checking in I've had my planning scan, Plus three tattoos done. was quite a performance as i had not drunk enough water. So had to drink more and eventually it was all done. should start radiotherapy in 4-5 weeks. been very emotional since...
Hello group members, Newly diagnosed and trying to find more information about treatments. Staying clear of Google! However, what do you think of the PCRI Prostate Cancer Research Institute videos, I realise they are American, and some are from a few...
Hello, hope everyone is OK. Please can I ask how long Degarelix has been effective for you please? Spoke to urology nurse today, she was factual but not very encouraging when she said it will eventually stop working and that it could be within a few months...
After spending most of my working life in roles in healthcare I retired at the end of January this year. I’m a 69 year old who had asked my GP if I could get a PSA test last November, not for any specific reason, simply because of my age. It came back...
Hi Over the last 3 months when doing anything physical I get a extreme feeling of tiredness and want to sleep, if I do sleep it messes with my night time sleep so I do try to avoid it. Could this be a result of the radiotherapy and hormone treatment...
