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Hi everyone. My dad is 57 and last week was diagnosed with prostate cancer following the request of PSA blood test due to a strong family history. His PSA is 7. He had an initial MRI which gave T2 N0 MX and then a biopsy of 18 cores with all 18 showing...
Guys I start my radiotherapy on 30th June my first 2 hormone injections were monthly now 3 monthly I get dizzy spells,is this a side effect. Thanks
How do i know im getting the correct and best treatment on the nhs. Its not a complaint about the nhs, and to be fair they have been very good to me since my 3 years ago diagnoses. Localy advanced non metatastic pc, but uncurable. Radiotherapy not an...
Hi I posted a few days ago about my dads prosthetic cancer and the bone scan we are awaiting news from I rang the nurse today and she left this message on my phone I don’t know if it’s good or bad could anyone give me any glimmer of hope please...
Hello, does anyone have experience of steroids (prescribed to reduce inflammation of tumour) causing diabetes. My husband now has to take insulin to counteract the rise in blood sugar that the steroids cause. It’s another complication which is causing...
Hi everyone hope all is well as expected in this horrible journey of cancer and happy Easter to u all sorry I haven’t been on lately Just been busy xx Bryan is doing well, side effects just seem to be fatigue and loss of libido and some shrinkage and...
Afternoon everybody had the biopsy 4weeks ago getting a bit concerned cannot ejaculate is this common afterwards any advice would reassure us
Hi all been looking through my hospital letters as i don't think i took everything in. My first worry is the bulging tumour poss extra capsular spread just hope that can be sorted out with radiotherapy.Does the hormone therapy stop it from spreading...
After a year on hormone treatment and a TURP to improve bladder flow I will be starting radiotherapy next month. I have a choice of 4 weeks standard radiotherapy and I have read up on the side effects. I am told I have aggressive prostate cancer and as...
Hi my dads recently been diagnosed with advanced localized prostrate cancer , his psa was 10 and his gleeson score is 9 so far we know it’s just broke through the prostrate gland but that’s as far aw we know until the meeting on Thursday with the...
