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Hello everyone, I am in the fairly early stages having had confirmation of PC last month. I’m waiting on the results of the PSMA PET scan to see if it has spread elsewhere, the consultant said 50/50 chance it has. This is the information I have so...
Morning my OH is waiting to hear results of his CT scan after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. He had his CT scan 10 days ago. Not sure when results will come through. The consultant believes it is contained but wants to be sure. If that is the case...
Hello, hope everyone is doing OK. I’m posting on behalf of Mike my husband in the hope for reassurance (again) please. Mike remains totally wiped out since his last hormone injection. He has a bad chest infection and is much better just left with a...
Gleason 4+4 and been on enzalutamide for 3.5 years and had palliative radiotherapy, the last month I have been getting a dull ache in my lower back just above my bum, I have been ok during treatment but starting to worry that this is a sign the cancer...
These are my psa results since Sept 2020 currently on active surveillance a bit up and down only 1mri for biopsy diagnosis gleason 6 12 cores 2 positive for gleason 6,. Diagnosis sept 2020,Every time I get a psa result my CNS always asks me my thoughts...
The world of information is a strange beast, & generally, the more we know & understand, the better we feel in control. It makes me wonder how people managed when given a diagnosis like prostate cancer in the days before the internet. I imagine it was...
Two years ago in April I was misdiagnosed by a nurse working way beyond he remit with stage 4 liver disease and informed i would need a liver transplant. Fast forward 18 months and I am diagnosed with Prostate cancer and given an admission date for Robotic...
My hubby went for us annual check up and asked about PSA test. Very quickly his results came back as 20. Sent for a MRi and Bone scan. Then biopsy of the prostrate. At his appointments he asked no questions as he wants to wait until all information has...
Hi All, My H was diagnosed in December, stage 4 prostate with secondary cancer in the bones. He had radiotherapy to help with the bone tumours, then started on Docetaxel chemotherapy in the new year, as part of triple therapy. (Darolutamide and Zoladex...
Hj my husband is months into his hormone treatment and is suffering terribly with hot flushes. Anyone out there got any tips for him.?
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