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This is a trial thread for people to get on their 'Soapbox' and vent!!! It can be about Cancer treatment, side effects, personal issues, wives and partners venting, anything at all! I had a look at a thread called 'The Room' but I think that the subscribers...
Five months since my last post, and time for an update on my cancer journey. The last time I posted, I was waiting for an MRI Fusion biopsy in November. This was a re-biopsy following a cancer diagnosis in July, Gleason 6, T2c, recommended by the MDT...
OH diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer with bone mets in late 2022. Hormones/radiotherapy/chemo/radium 223 He now has a badly fractured upper arm and is awaiting surgery. He is in a lot of pain with this. He also has groin pain and his legs and feet...
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2016. I had the usual radiotherapy and 3 year hormone treatment and all was going well with PSA less that 2.0 until summer 2024 when the PSA started to rise and tests showed that I had a metastases on spinal vertebra...
hi all. Just had my phone call to inform me my mri scan is positive for postrate cancer and bone scan says its outside the postrate. my psa was 505 so I'm pretty much terrified. I'm being booked in next week for a biopsy. anyone had similar psa and what...
I have seen on this forum that some people can see their test results on line. I have my first Post op PSA on Friday but then go away for a week. My first meeting the surgeon is 10 days later. Is there anyway for me to access these results on line either...
Hello All, A bit of background... In September 2024, following a single episode of haematuria I was diagnosed with bladder CIS and localised prostate cancer (Gleason 3+4 = 7). The most sensible treatment options were to go on to triptorelin to keep...
Hi folks. Today it was number forty three postop, so of I went to the local hospital for my PSA. Here's hoping for a good result as I need one. I was doing really well with the continence issue but I seem to have gone back to day one after having the...
New to the group. I start my radiotherapy 2nd April on the Pace nodes trial (x5 intense sessions) over the next 2 weeks. Just a question, I'm getting really bad itching at the end of my penis. Seems to happen a few hours after taking Tamsulosin...
So after 35 years of living together and putting two fingers up traditional values, we got married. Well actually a civil partnership as that seems to have a bit of rebellion in it. BW and I are legal and noway!!! is the tax getting 40% from us in the...
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