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Hi Following my partner's 10 rounds of Docetaxyl ( finished November 23), we are now in the recovery period. Latest scan and bloods have shown 5 of the 7 tumours have been zapped and the remaining 2 are too small to know whether they are tumours or...
Hi I had prostate removal surgery last August (keyhole). I’m due to see surgeon again later this month as PSA level risen. But have others continued to have pain in abdomen months after surgery. Also I’ve lower back pain but I’ve done nothing strenuous...
Today, I was scheduled to have my Prostap injection (Three-monthly). They have just cancelled it because the nurse is off sick, and rescheduled it for Saturday- a delay of four days. Is this likely to have any advese effects? as I was always told how...
I stopped prostap injections in September 22. since then i had been on Alendronic Acid for 4 years, I had a blood test in September 23 and my PSA had risen from 0.04 to 1.6, another test 3 weeks later showed a count of 4.5. then 6 weeks after this taken...
hi , i’m Gena , and my Husband has refused all treatment , his last psa was 86 , that was december 2023 and it was 86 , he had another one last week still awaiting results.I have LPA but i can’t make him have treatment, .my husband was diagnosed 2 years...
I am back again I saw my gp this afternoon, he has arranged for a nurse to come to our house on Thursday to take bloods from my husband mervyn who has prostrate / bone cancer and bleeding gums and not well a.t:m . He said he will come and see mervyn at...
Hello everyone, My dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer. We found out last week (thurs) its metastic and has made its way to his lymph nodes and there's a small focus on his bone. The doc who informed us of this has said he will be put on hormone...
In March 2018 my husband Robin was diagnosed as an emergency with metastatic prostate cancer, PSA 2150, yes, really, which had spread to his spine requiring surgery, rod insertion etc. He was not expected to survive long but thanks to treatment with Degarelix...
Hi guys. Yesterday morning I lost my only support The love of my life. Its not going to be so easy without the loverly lady. Les
Evening all - it is 17:55 here. I am after some thoughts/insights...and so on. Does anybody have any experience of face to face support groups re prostate cancer (or any other cancer). If so what are the good things and the bad things about them. What...
