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I saw a nurse for a routine blood test and she added a psa test - got a score of 37 and second test is 40. I am 72 and very fit despite having mild copd - apart from needing to pee more often never had any problems- seeing doctor next week and pretty...
Dear all , im terrible with trying to get through on this site to check if my messages get on here, as I can’t have any brachytherapy treatment now and only HT injections for the foreseeable, how long can one last with just ht , one very worried guy
Had a meeting with my consultant my p.s.a was 5.6 but has now dropped to 3.7 wants me to stay on active surveillance but still finding it a bit stressful had anyone else had a drop like this on active surveillance
Hello. I am new here and really struggling. My lovely Mum was gardening one day then diagnosed with brain tumours the next and was told nothing could be done. I moved in with her to look after her. She died 5 weeks later. There was no other help....
Hi Hubby had another phone call appt yesterday with Oncologist nurse and his psa has reduced again from 1.1 to 0.1 Both so relieved...just need the number to stay low a long long time now. Best wishes to everyone
Good morning. Had my Spaceoar treatment on Monday, if the rest of my journey is as comfortable as that, I’ll be a happy man. Done under general anesthetic in the theater, no discomfort or lasting effects from the anesthetic. I go for my radiation...
Hi everyone, My partner has been advised that he needs to have a biopsy as his MRI has flagged something. The nurse didn't go into any further detail regarding the scan in terms of what they have seen and when asked said she couldn't send over a copy...
Hello All I was given a 6 week radiation treatment after my BCR at rt iliac lymph node. Since then my wbc count has been decreasing. Initially i was told that its a temp.effect of the radiation and will be normal after a month or so. But now its been...
I finally saw the consultant yesterday and they have recommended one dose of radiation to see if that can help with the hip pain that has developed They said the scans didn't show any growth in the mets in the spine so it's something else causing the...
Baz55, I have been prescribed Venalfaxine for my hot flashes. Would like to hear from anyone on it how they are getting on with it and possible side effects??
