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Hi everyone My husband Pete had his Radical Robotic Prostatectomy on Wednesday 10th July - I have documented the last 48 hrs - it may help anyone who is due to have their own surgery but I understand everyone is different ️ The operation was described...
Morning all, yesterday I had my 12 weekly jab in my stomach as normal. From my records it was my 31st jab, alternating left to right, so my 16th in my right hand side. It was administered by one of the regular nurses and over the years I have learnt to...
Hi everyone well we saw the consultant this morning and it was as I expected, George has an aggressive form of prostate cancer on his pelvic bone, he explained that this was incureable but treatable, he is starting him on Enzalutamide along with his hormone...
I am about to start brachytherapy treatment next Tuesday 16th, with follow up of 15 sessions of external beam radiation. Has anyone here had this treatment?
Hi everyone, My name is Del, diagnosed in February, after asking for a blood test, much to the surprise of the doctor, never had one in 66 years ,no symptoms at all, saw consultant had a biopsy, that has to be the single worst thing ever, hurt like...
Hi everyone it's been a while since I posted here, but tomorrow is the day we see the oncologist and I'm here in bed and my tummy is in knots, trying to be positive and at the same time getting myself into a tangle. George does not seem to be neither...
I've just had my biopsy this morning at 11:30 which was done by making two pencil sized holes in my perineum through which the biopsy needles were passed. The procedure wasn't painful aside from the anesthesia going in as it had to be into the prostate...
Before I had my operation to remove my prostate I read everything there was to read regarding side effects about what might or what might not work. Has anyone any experience of this please as this never came up as a possibility. i woke up after surgery...
Just had a conversation with specialist nurse and apparently they are going to offer OH Abiraterone at the first oncology meeting 18th July . Can anyone give me more information . so his lymph nodes at the left seminal vesicle and there are others ...
Hi everyone. 4 weeks ago, I was peeing blood. Went to GP and given antibiotics. It cleared up within 2 weeks and was referred to urology. At the same time, i suffered a serious chest infection that hospitalised me for 6 days so urology was put on...
