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Hi, I’m new as a contributor to the forum, though I have looked at some of the postings before. I had a Prostate cancer diagnosis about 3 months ago, and I’ve been through a wide range of emotions and doubts. My case has been almost all NHS so far,...
Hi everyone, nice to meet you all! Tonight I was told that my father has been diagnosed today with advanced prostate cancer and I don’t know what to do. I am only 22 and terrified by the prospect of this diagnosis for him. All we know is they won...
Not sure…feeling overloaded and brittle with too many things.. Had to go for emergency dental treatment over a couple of days last week and have two teeth removed, one a badly infected molar. It took about an hour and a half of injections, yanking,...
My husband has advanced prostate cancer, spread to his spine. He's been on enzalutamide, had radiotherapy, now having chemo. My query is about the pain in his neck and the back of his head, which we presume is from the mets and osteoporosis. He has low...
My husband's memory and ability to process what is being said is affected at times. Has anyone else had similar problems?
Hi, I had keyhole surgery last August to remove prostate, surgeon said cancer was right at the edge on right side so any longer it could have gone into other parts of body. On follow up he believed they had got it all. At 3 month blood test post surgery...
What are the options for a stroke patient with a recurrence of prostate cancer. PSA has doubled in the last five months. Now at 12. Have been told that hormone injection carries side effects such as causing another stroke. Any other stroke patients on...
Hi all, I have been on Prostap since March last year just before starting my course of radiotherapy, thankfully I have had undetectable psa levels since. My oncologist has told me that after my next prostap injection due in a couple of weeks I can stop...
Hello all, my forum name is Fintry Bay ( a lovely bay in Scotland ), male, 72 years young and until beginning of last December only time in hospital to visit friends or family, so i consider myself blessed healthwise. Beginning of December due to considerable...
Hi guys and ladies. So we done radiation therapy amd have another year of HT to go so far after much stress amd side effects we are winning the psa war. Now he has to have a EVAR to repair an amoetic anneryism. Bit scary Anyone else dealt with...
