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My very fit husband with no previous medical history, had a completely normal PSA in March, started with pain in lower back and left buttock in late September but thought it was nothing. At beginning of November he was very uncomfortable and went for...
Hi is there anyone who could help answer a question . My brother has saw his oncologist for first time and she has said Alputamide along with his Ht as he has multiple lymph node involvement . Has anyone been on this and why would his oncologist pick...
This article appeared on the BBC news webpages this morning. For those interested in the original, the link to the page is below: BBC News - Cancer patients not getting right treatment, say doctors https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86pl3962j7o I...
Hello dear Brave Fighters, I have had my prostatectomy and I am now at home and dealing with the recovery process, both physically and psychologically. The wounds are healing ok, some of the sutures split due to coughing and sneezing, but otherwise...
So, this happened today. 37 days of radiotherapy completed. 2 more years of HT to go. The "mothership" of the cancer is pretty much dead and gone, and the radiotherapy will continue its work for some time to come. Hopefully the HT will mop up...
I’ve had all my tests. MRI, biopsy, CT scan, bone scan, and colonoscopy (blood in my stool during this process) I have had no indication of results yet, except when I asked the consultant at the biopsy, was she targeting anything seen in the MRI, and...
First I will start by apologising for dominating this forum. When initially diagnosed I was definitive even before I saw any oncologist or surgeon that if my results allowed I would be going down the surgery route, Get this thing out of my body asap....
Hi all 6 weeks after surgery first PSA test next week. I have a couple of questions Vacum pump do they work ? di you ever get back to normal erection? how do you get penile injections? thanks for any help
Hi About two weeks ago I started Apalutamide (in amongst the many other meds), last week I had my first injection of Zoladex (I had a bad reaction to Degaralex), wow it was painful but at least it’s only every 3 months. So far no serious side effects...
Now home since the early November it seems my health has taken a nose dive, read my profile. Every day is different, I'm awake now, feeling sleepy but know I will not sleep for a long time. Would I do this again if I was given the chance, don't think...
