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Hi, I'm new to this group. My husband was diagnosed last spring. He went to the doctors with urinary problems and his PSA result was 66. Had biopsy and scans which came back with the worst news. Cancer has spread outside his prostate to lymph nodes and...
Hi everyone, this my first post but I suspect that, sadly, it will not be my last. My lovely husband is 71 and and has had urinary problems for some time but dismissed them as normal aging. Recently they have got a lot worse and I managed to persuade...
Hi Could anyone advice what holiday insurance company to use, for low volume metastatic prostrate cancer. many thanks B27
Hi All. Hope you are all okay. I have just been reading that sometimes if psa is now in the zeros(0.8) There is such a thing called intermittent treatment breaks. I have just started 3 monthly Prostrap injection and also take 2 Abiraterone each...
I have begun my radiotherapy treatment since 2 June to be completed by 27 June if anybody has completed thier radiotherapy treatments recently could you let me know if you had any side effects
Hi, might seem a bit of an odd topic but my dad is having his surgery on 16th June. I’d like to get him a Father’s Day gift that’s semi useful whilst he is convalescing- any suggestions? thanks in advance
Hello all, very glad to have found this supportive forum & spent yesterday reading through the threads. Would like to start by sending my very best wishes to everyone - having just joined this journey, my heart goes out to you all. My husband was diagnosed...
Hello, does anyone else have an urgent need to open their bowels whenever they need a wee. Sometimes pass diarrhoea other times just gas. Sorry for the graphic question but I can’t help but worry that bowel involvement has been missed. with thanks ...
Anyone been prescribed folic supplement for low folic acid anemia..hubby on hormone therapy ?
Two years ago today at the age of 58 I first telephoned my doctor's about some symptoms I was having, and they were blood in my sperm. Within two weeks I think I had an MRA scan which showed cancer in my prostate, anyway after that I had biopsy which...
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