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I’ve recently had a TURP, which revealed a low grade cancer but that aside in interested in your experience with self catheterisation. I had to have two further operations because of bladder neck constricture and I’m now on a period of self catheterisation...
not said much recently but here goes My OH’s PSE Is now down to 1 it halved from 14 (March ) but last month it’s slowed down is it anything to worry about ? He tends to stress when he has his bloods done , the oncologist nurse suggested he calls the...
Has anyone come across this Bipolar Androgen Therapy BPA? Looks interesting for my husband who has twice shown resistance, firstly to Bicalutamide and then to Enzalutamide. He doesn't have bone mets so one to check out with the oncologist. www.pcf.org...
I finally completed my rt on Friday and yesterday I had a phone call from oncology saying that I would not have a follow up appointment but they was putting me on a remote monitoring service starting in 6 months time has anyone heard of this service and...
Met with radiologist today who said she will be looking to treat prostate and leison in pelvic area at same time .good news ,continue on zoladex and apalutamide. got to have scan first and start RT early December. She said it would have been november...
Hi all, Had to stop my hormone therapy of decapeptyl early as the side effects were just unbearable, so my last monthly jab was 2 Nov last year. About the beginning of Jan I started to develop a rash on the front of my neck/chest, red spots and very...
Just had my 3rd monthly Degarelix injection and had a worse reaction than the first 2. The pain and swelling at the infection site is bad but I felt absolutely terrible about 6 hours after the injection. No specific pain, just felt like s*%t. Feel...
Hi all, today I spoke with my Cancer nurse about how my biopsy was performed purely because I’m worried that they may not of hit the spot where my PIRAD 4 lesion is from the MRI. She said that 15 cores were taken and 3 of those were in the area of concern...
I am currently receiving SBRT treatment for prostate cancer. I am getting one dosage of 700 cGy per week for a total of 5 weeks. My understanding is that SBRT is usually completed in 1-2 weeks. Am I getting sufficient intensity? Please share your experience...
Hello all I have started my ADT, which is a combined therapy of orgovyx and abiraterone acetate, plus prednisone. Earlier plan was to take degarelix injection, but my onco changed it to the oral form. In order to combat the bone related side effects...
