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Hello Everyone I have recently learnt just last week that my biopsy came back as positive with prostate cancer . Fortunatley, it has been caught early and is localised to the prostate and not spread. My PSA is nornal and gleason reading is 3+4 ...
Finally I have an appointment to see an oncologist, next Wednesday. It’ll be almost 8 weeks since I starred HT when I see him. i was told at my second appointment on the 20th May that radiotherapy isn’t an option in my case. All the involvement is in...
Hi I guess I am looking to put our minds at rest and I wondered whether anyone can help after the wonderful and encouraging words you guys have provided already. It is hard to put into words, but my poor husband felt "funny" earlier and started panicking...
I was diagnosed with advanced metastatic prostate cancer at the A and E department of my local hospital after previously having been told at my GP surgery by a nurse that my back pain was probably arthritis. As can be imagined, this was a bit of a kick...
I was diagnosed yesterday and my Gleason score was 3+4- I have opted for hormone therapy and then radiotherapy after I've spoken to an oncologist in 4 weeks.I am feeling quite overwhelmed as it's good news but bad news if you get me. I'm not really...
Hello Michael here going to be having radiotherapy,was told in November that I was going for the surgery ,was still under the impression that that was happening until Friday things are not going well keep on having to chase up people ect 63 years ago...
Has anyone tips of how to prepare your body systems before hormone, injection and radiotherapy treatment? Foods etc. my husband has a few months before we agreed to start treatment.
Hi, my dad is 61 has metasis prostate cance, t3bn1m1, gleason 9, spread to bones and lymph notes. Diagnosed on 10/04/24 He started on biculatmide tablets for the first month. He is currently having prostap injections every 3 months, he has just today...
I have had two injections and the original course of tablets before starting my radio-therapy in July. I know I get bouts of tiredness and am a bit more sedentary, but I am worried about the amount of weight gain. Is this normal? I have belly fat where...
I finished 20 days of radiotherapy a week ago. Almost the whole time during RT I experienced bowel problems. I never missed a treatment but there were some days where i nearly did. To be honest it was immodium that got me through it. I tried a strict...
