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Hi all. I'm 54, and have been reading this forum since i got a PSA of 44 around a week ago after a well overdue health check, and have found it very helpful and friendly, thanks. Had an MRI scan today, and I've got my first appointment with a Urologist...
Hello everyone. First of all, English is not my native language so forgive any mistakes. My dad (68 yo back then) was diagnosed with PC (invasive adenocarcinoma) 4 years ago. His Gleason Score was 7 (3+4). His PSA was under 4, but the GP suspected...
Hi all, my husband has stage 4 prostate cancer. 3 monthly Prostap injections & daily Enzalutamide. After 2 yrs his PSA has begun to rise again. Oncologist not too bothered about numbers more about speed of doubling. He has started to experience pain in...
I was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer 11/24/2023. Had it removed and Dr nicked my bladder so they recently decided to have me go through radiation therapy for 7 weeks. Finished that a week and a half ago, my problems are with incontinence and...
Good morning everyone, been on hormone therapy for two months now, not had a good start to week tearful and very down finding side effects quite hard to deal with including tiredness. to top it off i was given tadalafil for my ed problems. Took them...
Hello, I’m new to the forum, my dad has advanced prostate cancer, it’s coming up to 5 years since his diagnosis, he’s on hormone tablets, has had one lot of radio therapy, a year after the radio therapy he managed to urinate without the need of his catheter...
So had first oncology appointment today. So got our final treatment plan for my husband. he will receive decepaptyl injections 3 monthly for two years. he is also getting started on aberiterone with steroids for 2 years. min July he will start 20 sessions...
Hi, My stepdad (55) has had investigations for PCa. PSA was 5.5 so GP referred him. Due to family history he’s had both MRI and biopsy. Now I can only go on what he’s told me, but he hasn’t mentioned a PIRADscore. He did say that the MRI showed shadow...
I continue to love my husband's PSA. This was a word 2 years ago I had never even heard of. Results of blood test last week show that it is still less than 0.03 which is classed as undetectable and it has been this since his chemo ended in November 2023...
Good news again today my husband's PAS is still 0.01 oncologists is happy to ring in 3 months. I can relax for now. In France at the moment to sign paperwork to sell our much loved second home after 28 years, but it has to go we can't cope with the worry...
