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I've been waiting nearly 14 months now for flexible sigmoscopy .I had a dre recently before trying it with a local anaesthetic....we had to stop and schedule a procedure under full anaesthetic. The Dr informed me my prostate was hard is this how it should...
I thought I would drop you a line with regards to my friend and how can I continue to support him. I put my life on hold and temporarily relocated from London to Wales to look after/support my friend who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Unfortunately...
Unfortunately due to the junior Dr's strike my original appointment with the surgeon was cancelled for 20/12/2023. I had been told a week earlier 13/12/2023 by a prostate specialist cancer nurse I needed possibly to consider the the need for radiotherapy...
Afternoon all. I was diagnosed with early PC in December, I am only Gleason 6 but due to previous cancer and fathers history of PC im on active surveillance. Over the last few weeks when I walk my dog within 5 mins im sweating like crazy, ive even gone...
I have no been on for a while as I did my research, stood my ground and chased my options. As a consequence I am on the SABR, 5 dose radiotherapy trial. I was unlucky enough to be selected by the computer to have the prostate and nodes to be treated,...
Hi just joined and had a look through the posts and it’s good to see how calm some of you are it does help .But I am far from that as it has all happened so quick Two weeks ago had a PSA test at one of these pop up test events . Results back in 2 days...
Hi I am not sure if I have filled my husbands statistic in correctly or at all To be brief he was diagnosed Feb 23 with T3a Gleason 9 ( terrifying) PSA 7.4 0N0M he had a Prostectomy last March after a 9 week wait his PSA had dropped to .06 a further...
Hi, I was diagnosed with pc back in 2020 (Gleason 9 4+5) T2 mo no and have been on zoladex 3 monthly jabs ever since. My PSA ATM is staying nice and low, but I feel such a fraud as most of the time I feel fine apart from crying at the drop of a hat...
I am 74 and just had my biopsy report - Gleason score 7 I have been offered treatment of radio therepy or prostate removal. I do not know enough about either treatment to make a decision. If any of you kind Gentlemen would be good enough to tell me which...
I have just started my HT (Bicalutamide) on a six-month course; RT in three months time. I usually take daily doses of Vit D, zinc and cod liver oil. Though I haven't been prescribed it, I know that calcium is often taken, and perhaps Vit C. I have also...
