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Hello Lovely men and women, I’m looking for any recommendation for high protein snacks , savoury or sweet, not shop bought more recipes that you like or love. Chicken things, Nut bars etc Just lately my OH has lost his appetite, he was like this before...
Hi , my husband is still waiting for biopsy results from 11 Feb . I’m on here many times a day reading and taking in information . I feel guilty when I forget we are waiting but if i think too much it becomes scary , petrified some days cool and calm...
Hi, does anybody have any views on active surveillance for Prostate cancer. it is 1 option that i have been given and i wondered what it was like having to have 3 month tests all the time. Does it play on your mind or do you just get used to it and get...
Hi everyone I have my operation to remove my prostate on Monday and after reading all the leaflets and online advice I cannot find any guidance on what type of incontinence products I will need straight after the operation and for when I go home; eg...
Hi I am recently diagnosed and opted for surgery but a potential issue came up on the pre-op assessment which required more tests. Due to the profile of my diagnosis I had to make the decision to commence hormone and radio therapy whilst waiting for...
Hi , I was diagnosed with localised advanced prostate cancer in October 2024. last year I had 18weeks of chemo and 4 weeks of radiotherapy. iv been on Prostap for over a year now and have a 3 year course. Finished radiotherapy 1st Sept 2024 then...
Hello fellow friends, Now I was diagnosed in 2018 with Advance Prostate cancer my PSA was 24.44 Prostate biopsy was Gleason 4+5 involving 6/6 cores in right lobe and 3/6 in left lobe with tumor of 14.1mm. I was asked if I would like to go on a clinical...
I would like to start doing pelvic floor exercises before my operation to remove my prostate. I have seen various devices on websites that say they can help with the exercises. Can anyone recommend any devices that they found helpful?
Hello I was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer stage three in 2018 was put on a clinical trial and had radiotherapy on the prostate and also on the pelvic bone. My PSA has stayed at a steady level until now. It has reoccurred in my prostate the...
My husband has completed 20 sessions of radiotherapy and zoladex injections once a month alongside. We thought that these would now stop but he has been told he could have th em for 2/3 years!!!! Can anyone throw light on this possibility?
