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Hey there all you warriors of the prostate wasteland (felt like i was going into a frankie goes to hollywood song then) Anyway guys im really confused so i had a diabetic nurse review exactly two weeks after my final zapping. This included a psa...
In 2019 my husband was 67 and diagnosed with prostate cancer. His PSA was sky high at 160 and his Gleason score was 9 i4+5), the good news it was totally contained in the Prostrate. If there is one thing you get used to it's the bad news comes with some...
Hi everyone, I’ve got my biopsy tomorrow, do you have any practical tips and what to take that would be useful? secondly, I want to go through with them the results of my MRI that showed a 14mm lesion & there were 2 others that the haven’t really mentioned...
Hi all, Update to my previous post of Dageralix not working, looks like hubby will start Enzalutamide on Thursday. Any tips or feedback please? Thank you
Hi all. I have had such great support on this forum thus far. I am having a very bad day. Fear and anxiety at very high levels. I have my 2 consultant appointments coming soon. One on 21/8 (surgeon) and 30/8 (oncologist). I have done lots of reading....
My husband, 66, the most pragmatic and trusting when it comes to health, has been booked in for an urgent prostate biopsy. After referral (PSA 5.3 rising to 7.3 over a month (nil alcohol by mouth between tests so poss a masked reading 1st result?) (which...
I have completed 16 radio therapy sessions with 4 more to go to complete my 20 treatments. All was going well until in the last few days I have become badly constipated. Expecting just the opposite I had tailored my diet to a low fibre intake. I have...
I’m 55 yrs old first pas was 3.7 with a repeat after 6 weeks of 5.04. I’ve had an MRI with a 14mm lesion (likert 4 contained) with a normal size prostate. My biopsy is Tuesday. my question is a normal size prostate a positive thing and why? Thank you...
Hi all, would anyone have any suggestions what foods to avoid and recommend before during and after my radiotherapy which I start at the end of August I’m having 20 fractions,thanks all.
Just wondering if chemo for prostate cancer actually protects you from others cancers as the chemo will be killing those cancer cell at an early stage,
