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Hi I posted on here a while ago. My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer at 57. Now after 7 yrs treatment, he has been told there is nothing more to be done. He has been given less than a year. Is there anyone in a similar situation, living...
Hi All, Need some help….. Quick question: How important is it to make sure I don’t have a bacterial infection in my prostate before my biopsy procedure? I was prescribed a 30-day course of Cipro, and all my symptoms went away. However, several weeks...
Hey, I hope everyone is doing well. My dad was diagnosed in November last year I was accepting things slowly and becoming less scared but now he has another scan coming up I'm all in a state again. T4 N1 M1a, 4+5 Gleason, distant lymph nodes from...
Hi my name is Jimmy, I’m 57 years old and I was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer
Afternoon all . Newbie as such , all my stats info etc in on my profile . Seems a bit daft but on here asking if i have missed anything in what i am being offered or agreeing to. Not being or wanting to be an expert but stumbling along as we go ....
10/05/2024 appointment with oncologist. PSA level 0.07. Oncologist very happy with results. This is my first follow up 6 weeks after finishing the radiotherapy. Diarrhoea should get better over the next 3-4 weeks. Pain and weakness in legs is being caused...
For anyone interested, the highlights of that conference have been published at https://www.urotoday.com/conference-highlights/apccc-2024/151569-apccc-2024-testosterone-recovery-after-stopping-adt-who-is-at-risk-for-long-term-non-recovery.html They...
Well hi folks the reason i feel like i owe you all an apology ive been very silly really, as you may have seen and read my bio well i then went very quiet. Readon being so nervous and anxious and lost for answers scared to post and sat here at the...
My mind is racing. Just started my journey. 54yr, very active, PSA 4.66 (slight movement up & down for over a year), all the typical urine problems. Finally 30 day antibiotics and everything cleared up. Now on Alfuzosin Er 10 Mg, and having no issues...
Well Ladies and Gentlemen, I have just had my last HT injection into the old gluteus maximus and it's been a very interesting 30 months. I think I have had every side effect going and yet I am fine in myself. My nadir PSA test will be this August and...
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