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Hello, hope everyone is OK. I am messaging on behalf of my husband Mike and I am not helping him by panicking all the time. Is anyone coping with widespread skeletal metastases? Just had bone scan report, knew there was spread to bones but not widespread...
Hi, i feel a bit silly as all i have had is a blood test and x ray on my back. My test results showed slight elevation on WBC (11), also 7.2 on PSA. I could see my results on my NHS App but since i had an X ray on my back today i can no longer see my...
Hi Everyone, My Father suffered acute kidney failure around 7 months ago due to his prostate cancer which resulted in him having a bilateral Nephrostomy. Due to infections he has had to have the Nephrostomy bags that sit over the wound on the back...
Just had the call , slightly rocked by news. Gleeson 5+4. Need a PSMA scan to see how far its spread , they think its moved towards my uretha tube . My PSA originally was 10.4. Trying to hold it together now. Bit of a mess. Thanks for listening...
It seems as though it was ages ago that I wrote about the plans to discharge my husband home. He is still waiting. The bed and hoist have arrived home. We are still awaiting the care to be put in place and for a wheelchair. Without one we won’t need the...
Hello I received my full pathology report a few weeks back after my robotic prostatectomy. This week I’ve got my first appointment since my operation. Below is my report acinar adenocarcinoma doninant nodule left side 30mm 3+4 =7 smaller foci...
Hi guys do you have to have an anenama every day when having radiotherapy?
Hi, I am one year post operation to remove my prostate. I have joined the group to offer support to others going through this experience. My current situation is, after three scares about spread, I am cancer free and my latest PSA is 0.05. Back in...
Hello. good day. My dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer and has now undergone radiation therapy and will be having his 3rd dose of Zoladex 1st week of July. He would love to go and have a vacation in the Philippines (his home country) by either end...
Hi All, my husband was diagnosed with Gleason 9 (5+4) advanced prostate cancer in January (medium widespread). His PSA was 182. He’s been on triplet therapy since March and his PSA is now down to 0.2. He’s heading into his sixth and final round of docetaxal...
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