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This is my first post, though I joined the community in February, when my husband's PSA was found to be 79.1 - and have been following some of the posts. After CT, MRI & bone scans & biopsy, hubby was found to have: Metastatic ardenocarcinoma of prostate...
Hi.. every, it seems every ones journey is different.. there doesn't seem to a Standard response to Prostate Cancer !! I'm now 75 and in good health... but I have Prostate Cancer, I've had it for 8 years and been on watch and wait, which to me seems to...
Hello Everyone. I'm quite lucky having a Gleason of 4+3. clear on bone and Ct scans, so it looks as though cancer is contained within the prostate despite a PSA of 32. I am about to start on Bicalutamide anti-androgens with a 3month Prostap injection...
Hi my husband is 62, was diagnosed with stage 4 incurable prostrate cancer the end of feb, (prognosis good) we are both devastated, I just bottle everything up, as I don’t want my husband to see me upset, as that then upsets him hes on hormone tablets...
Hi, biopsy came back that cancer was confined to prostate, however advised I had prostate removed. Gleason 4+3 T2. I’m just 58 yrs. Psa around the 8 mark before op. I saw consultant last week roughly 10 weeks since the op. Unfortunately my PSA is 0.11...
Has anyone used a radical cystoprostatectomy to attack the primary prostate cancer tumor? In the language that most humans speak, a radical cysto ... y is the surgical removal of the bladder, the prostate, the adjacent lymph nodes, and the seminal vesicles...
Following my telephone appointment with the Oncology department and I mentioned the pain in my hips and back I have a CT scan on Sunday afternoon and a Bone scan on Wednesday morning They are very quick off the mark except I then have to wait until October...
Hello, I’m brand new to the group. I decided to have robotic prostate surgery. I was told I would be discharged the following day, but they kept me an extra 4 days because of excessive bleeding. I’ve been home 3 days and the JP valve is still draining...
Hi, new to the forum and am now awaiting results from blood tests I had today from GP to check PSA, Bone Chemistry, Thyroid function & diabetes! I went with a number of symptoms I could explain away to the GP, the first one appeared around 5 weeks ago...
My husband has just finished 39 sessions of RT, after his 6 chemo infusions. He has a Gleason of 4+5 which I understand to be aggressive? - with a small bone lesion on L4 in his spine. His treatment is at the Royal Free in London - absolutely fantastic...
