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Hi just had biopsy follow up. Gleason 3 + 4 localised to prostate T2C (Nothing detected on lymph nodes or bone) They will arrange appointment with surgeon and oncologist as options either removal of prostate OR radiotherapy, but that will not be for...
I am now nearly a year into my treatment for prostate cancer, the radiotherapy went okay apart from having to drink nearly a litre of water in five minutes every day and missing three days because of wind. My GP's surgery has done all my PSA blood tests...
Hi Has anyone had salvage radiotherapy at the Rosemere in Preston and how did it go? OH just wondering if there or Christie at Manchester would be better if an option
I had RALP surgery just before Christmas and all seemed to go well. I had a great consultant have had next to no leaking (not wearing pads at all) and have started running fairly hard with no issues. I was advised I could cycle at around 7 weeks and did...
I asked for all of my hospital records some while before Christmas and have receive most of them. Some by hard copy and some via a secure link to download from the Trust servers. Yes hard copy, these are not digitised yet by my hospital trust! However...
Hi just looking for a bit of advise my brother starts Alputamide tomorrow and I was just wondering if anyone is on this . My brother is doing really good on his HT coping really well with his hot flushes brain fog etc he is keeping himself really...
Well chaps, it's been a bit of a wait since I first posted, but today I had the HDR Brachytherapy. Just a recap for any new readers. I am Peter, I am a Macmillan Benfits Caseworker, so I normally visit cancer patients and discuss/help to claim any benefits...
Have been recently been diagnosed with Advanced prostate cancer .Gleason 8 with both Lymph and one bone met in the pelvis following a PET ct scan.Both Bone scan and MRI came back clear. I was diagnosed with locally advanced prostate cancer in 2017 had...
Hi All, Nice to meet you. My husband (62) had been having symptoms since last summer, had a job to get the GP's at our large city practice to take him seriously, refer him for any investigations. Eventually after an MRI he was immediately admitted...
A year ago today my husband had a MRI because they were suspicious he has prostate cancer spread to his bones, today he was told his PSA is 0.01, long may it stay that way.
