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Anyone out there noticed they have started to get short term memory loss since starting treatment. should i be concerned?
Hi I am just coming into my year 3 of 3 on HT (prosap)following RT 18 months ago. I'm locally advanced into seminal vessels, no further, however my RT included the pelvic lymph modes as well as the prostate and seminal vessels. My last 4 psa readings...
Hi, I am on this forum since a few days and I have decided to present myself. I turned 60 in October. I am a French native living in Montreal (Canada). I have a 19 years old son and a wife a little bit younger than me. I am still working but will...
Hi I have been advised I need to keep my little fellow healthy whilst I'm suffering from ED. I completed RT 18 months ago and 2 yrs into a 3 Yr programme of HT and during that period I haven't been able to raise a smile. The libido has completely gone...
A little story about me. Due to husbands health problems prostrate cancer stage 9 , turps, radiation, 3 years hormone therapy, last infection hopefully spring 2025 - we had enforced retirement at the age of 67 and 69 I needed a good self care routine...
Hi Currently I am needing a pee every couple of hours day and night. This has been going on now for two or three years and was the reason I went to the Dr in the end to find out I had PC. I've had radiotherapy and continuing with HT I wouldn't say...
Hello, I am new to the group but not new to cancer, Its been a bit of a whirlwind start being referred to Urology following a routine blood test in October last year and getting though an initial examination, MRI scan and Biopsies by 12 Dec and diagnosis...
Hi Everyone, Just finished my 7 cycles of Chemo (Abraxane) and have a month of Radiotherapy as step 2 ahead of me. Guilt held me back from giving regular updates during chemo. This is because I felt so well during treatment, that I felt like sharing...
I was supposed to start my treatment today. Was happy to get going! However I have just got call saying the machine is broken & can I start tomorrow. I am very disappointed. Question is where or not this is unusual or is it a frequent issue. It...
Background. I was diagnosed (metastatic) in June 2019 starting with a PSA of 1916. It went very quickly down to zero-ish, and then climbed slowly to 5.8 by July 2023. However over the next quarters, my PSA went down from 5.8 to 3.7, then up to 5.3,...
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