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I have just been diagnosed with stage 4 Prostate cancer. I was referred to a urologist after my PSA level reached 16. Until then I had been taking Blood Tests every 6 months for 6/7 years. So my PSA level was rising slowly but I wonder whether I should...
In April 2018, following a routine health check, I was told I had very low-grade cancer in my prostate but that it was Stage 1 and required no more than an “active surveillance” approach. That has remained the case until my most recent MRI scan in the...
Hi again. Where do I start this one . Well as some of you know my husband who has got prostrate cancer and Alzimers ..had another psa test in September , it was 210, previous one in April was 126 . So he was sent for a full body scan and bone scan at...
58yrs, details in my bio. I was diagnosed with PCa the week of 23rd Sept ‘24. I’ve just had SPECT-CT bone scan which has unexpectedly shown a hot spot on my L1 vertebra. If it’s not a false positive and is a true met, that would be incredibly rare for...
I just joined the group, billed for prostate surgery cancer surgery on the 28th of October 2024. I will appreciate sharing experience with people who have passed through it. Thanks.
Hi ! As you can see in my profile I’m fairly new on this wonderful community and I’m also a prostate cancer patient living in Sweden. My treatment journey is a little bit different then most locally advanced prostate cancer patients and therefore...
I have been on Zoladex since June as the start of my treatment. Today I got the results of a PSA Test taken on 11/10. My PSA Level is now 0.57. That's down from 7.39 in April. I am quite excited, but also a bit cautious, wishing to just check...
I have been very heartened and grateful for responses received concerning previous posts I have uploaded. Your honesty, kindness and open-heartedness has been phenominal. Having completed 4 months of hormone therapy so far, I am due to start Radiotherapy...
Hi there I had my surgery last week and I was looking forward to getting my catheter out today. Unfortunately I am unable to pee as normal and it looks like I've got to wait a little longer. The surgery has not been as bad as I expected and thankfully...
My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer this week - Gleason score 7, stage T2C. A decipher test and PET scan are coming up. We are just at the beginning of this journey.
