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Hi. This is my first post here. I have a question about something that is confusing me about my ongoing treatment and am hoping someone can explain it to me. My history is I had / have prostate cancer and my treatment so far consists of: Blood test...
Hi all, my father’s scans look like he has T3aN0M0 prostate cancer. I’m told it seems clear the tumor is past the capsule but that it is not in lymph nodes, bones, nerves, or seminal vesicles and so this is his probably rating pending biopsy. His PSA...
Hi from Christine my husband was diagnosed March 23 Gleason 9 N0 M0 psa 7.4 T3A went for Radical prostectomy with no nodes removed but were checked by the surgeon for any swelling ?? after operation diagnosed T3B as cell found in one seminal vestical...
Hi All, Diagnosed about 3 years ago, on Enzalutamide which is keeping my psa right down (fingers crossed) and I am thinking about travelling to Australia to visit my son, can anyone recommend a travel insurance company that doesnt need a 2nd mortgage...
Anyone have solutions for keeping nightbags attatched ? I've had issues lately with my nightbag coming away from my urine pouch in the night . Im starting to get really down so any ideas or solutions would be very welcome .
I'm newly diagnosed grade 1 (3+3). I had MRI & biopsy. . I have read that the quality of the MRI can vary depending on the machine used. Can I pay privately for a second MRI? Perhaps the MRI that I got was not as high tech as the top specification ones...
Hi, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in August 2022,,psa of 12.5,, t3b, gleason 9 aggressive..luckily not in bones or lymph nodes,, Started hormone therapy in the November and had intensive radiotherapy of the whole pelvis area, just to make sure...
Dad's started treatment... incredible itching. Advisedbhe can't take antihistamines? Why? What do others take
Hi guys I'm going to start RT soon what can I do if I can't manage to go to work due to fatigue. My employer is saying I'm OK for time off just now but won't be paid so starting to get worried financially. Any advice would be much appreciated.
He wants me to explain it to our grown up kids. He can't do that . I can do that for him. That's not the hard but about the devastating news . What has taken me by suprise is how I'm holding emotions in when listening to songs on Spotify or the radio...
