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July 24th 2026 Greg’s first psa after radiotherapy and it’s 2.0 which sent me into a panic, his last prostap was January 1st. I expected it to be 0. Something. Spoke to the nurse and she said it’s not unusual and they’ll retest in 8 weeks and she would...
I'm currently 3/4 way through Abiraterone treatment. My skin VERY easily bruises, especially over veins, which often split and bleed under the skin. Other general bangs and cuts take ages to heal. Has anyone else on Abiraterone experienced this?
I'm scheduled to finish my Abiraterone treatment end October. At the start of treatment, I was told that there was no indication that the cancer had spread, although it couldn't at that stage be confirmed. At the end of the two year treatment phase, are...
Just a quick update on my brother hes doing really well his PSA again yesterday was 0.02 and has been like that for a long time feeling good in himself hot flushes really not good but overall feeling fantastic lost weight change of diet said that...
Good morning all, 6 years ago I was diagnosed with Prostrate cancer and have been through probably a similar journey to a number of people here, radiotherapy- chemo and after some positivity last year and earlier this year sadly it appears the cancer...
Good morning I had my 6 monthly PSA test on Monday this week and got my result yesterday on my NHS app. It had increased slightly from 0.21 to 0.24. I know that this is not a significant increase but should I be concerned?
These are the friendly greetings that turn PC sufferers into liars. Most people who ask these questions don't really want to know but you have to reply and the simple response of "fine, how are you?" turns as all into liars because "fine" we definitely...
What contact details do you have for the hospital? After we had an issue with a prescription, I managed to extract a first name and telephone number from one of the Oncology secretaries. Our specialist nurse gave us a card with her phone number on....
Hi new to this group, have recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer, so I would just like to say hello everyone
After radiation and hormone therapy for 3 years. Husband now having no treatment just psa tests. Had 3 one as he came off HT . 0.01 1 in March 0.12 1 in July 0.16 We think this is okay when do we have to worry ? Can't quite figure it out.
