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Dear all I just wanted to say thank you so much to everyone who has reached out and replied to my questions. You have all helped me navigate this first week and have given me hope, which will be so important going forward. X
Hi all, I am now 10 months post radical prostectomy. And apart from the emotional trauma of it all happening so quickly I am now hopeful to be cancer free as I was fortunate that everything was contained within the prostrate. following my past 2 follow...
Hi all, I wonder if you can help. I had my robotic surgery for removal of my prostate in August 2022 and up until now my PSA has been <0.1 - great. The consultant did say that the cancer had got out of the prostate capsule, had reached the outer margins...
My husband has been given the option of going on Zytega to supplement his hormone implants.. Has anyone been on this and experienced side effects?
Hi husband had his regular 2 week blood checked and blood pressure whilst he on Aberiterone.and 3 monthly decepaptyl injections. His pressure readings have been a wee bit on the higher scale around 136. But today at his check it was 171 rechecked again...
Good Morning all. I am 5 years down the road with metastatic prostate cancer but, thankfully, my PSA is still <0.1. I have lots of issues, but today, I would like to raise a very basic, but also very annoying subject. Hot flushes. For the past 2 years...
Hi everybody. I have looked at some of the entries in the forum and been inspired by the care and concern of fellow members. I have throughout my life been a ?hard? man as far as medical issues are concerned. I considered many ailments to be psychosomatic...
22 months in from the start of treatment, T3a N0 M0, PSA 17.9. Gleason 4+5. (Current PSA is 0.01) Been on the full range within the PACE-Nodes schedule with Zoladex x 3 monthly (finished last month), and am 12 months on from radiation treatment (5x...
Hi everyone Well it’s been nearly eight years since I was diagnosed and seven and a half since I had docetaxel, at that time I was a pretty fit guy when I first had it, now I’m a lot weaker and suffer from a few other things. The last time I was hit...
Hi All, I just wanted to test the water in terms of how frequently people are meeting their oncologists...? I know that the NHS is stretched, but I feel that it takes me to prompt and call and email to get information on appointments. I last met...
