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Hi all you wonderful people just to let you my husband’s test results the cancer has spread to his pelvis so started treatment today for 28 days then injections for 12 weeks then radical radiation t n chemotherapy if needed as soon as the consultant told...
Hi all I’m sorry to bother you all but I’m really struggling today as hubby gets the results of his pet scan tomorrow he was giving a Gleason score of 9 and 5 I’ve been crying on and off today had a normal phone call when shopping and I broke down like...
Is there anyone else experience excruciating pain in the hip moving down the leg to the knee tried Zormorph and oromorph but no effect now on pregabalin and celecoxib . I have advanced prostate cancer that’s spread to bones spine , pelvis , ribs but as...
Well I had cycle 3 treatment today, had the same hot flush in the face as when I had cycle 2 (but not cycle 1) 5 minutes after the start of the Docetaxel this lasted for about 3 minutes. Mentioned it to the nurse and she is going to contact my consultant...
Therapy is relatively new type of radiotherapy which uses charged particles called ‘protons’ instead of ‘photons’ (X- Rays). www.england.nhs.uk/.../Proton-beam-therapy-for-cancer-of-the-prostate.pdf
Hello Everyone, I am aware that I did not post for a while, since we come back from holiday we both feel so well that I really cut cancer from my thoughts. However, I also feel strongly in debt to this beautiful community so I though I will post an...
Docetaxel stopped working and I was moved onto Cabazataxel which has also stopped working. My options are now severely limited I’ve been told. I have an appointment at the Royal Marsden to discuss a possible clinical trial. Is there any one out there...
Hi all, new to the forum, my dad has been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer and is due to have a TURP operation next Friday (13th), he had an appointment yesterday in which they told him they are suspicious that the cancer has now spread because...
Hi Guys i have a question regarding life insurance, prior to my diagnosis of prostate cancer I had “luckily” been paying into a health insurance policy with critical illness cover, which I activated and successfully got a payout on. Now that insurance...
Today a year ago I've started my 3 years of HT. One down, two to go. PSA finally reached this week its target of < 0.1, a good way to celebrate the treatment anniversary. It's been a difficult year with the shock of diagnosis, RT, HT fatigue, hot flushes...
