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Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum. It's been so helpful so far. A week before Christmas my wonderful Dad got diagnosed with Prostate cancer. He's 71. It turns out (unknown to us) that he had troubles going to the Loo for years and put it down to old...
Hi, I am new to this, so sorry in advance if this isn't the right place to say this. I'm currently 23 years old, I lost my mum out of nowhere in 2013 to pneumonia in which I was right beside her at our home. I was only 12 and felt helpless, I...
Greetings everyone. I was diagnosed in 2020, and put on Prostap. The aggressive adencarcinoma was confirmed after PSA 257and biopsy, although the only symptoms were a bit of blood in the urine occasionally. and scans indicate it has not spread. No blood...
Hi guys been a while since I have been on ,I'm still at the stage where I don't know what's happening with me or my treatment. Had a district nurse turning up at my house asking why I was not on there book's, they have been absolutely brilliant brought...
Hi All I had my last Chemo session(Docetaxel) on 14th December. Thankfully the side effects this time weren't as bad as after the 5th session and I spent the Christmas period recovering and resting I wondered how much the chemo and HT injections would...
Since being diagnosed with prostate cancer in the summer of 2020, it seems that wherever I go, expecially supermarkets, I am greeted with "Are you allright?! I even get it when visiting the surgery or the hospital. What am I supposed to say? come out...
My partner has prostrate cancer - also bipolar HRT, steroids in mix as well as chemo Can anyone share experiences as I’m totally struggling xx
Hi Folks New here as a member, but have been watching the forums for a couple of years. One thing I struggled to find when doing my research was real life experience of people doing IRE (Nanoknife), and their experiences - these things are a good...
About mariasusan68 Hi My Husband Keith 48 diagnosed with advanced prostrate cancer spread to nodes and bones and surrounding tissues immediately started on degarelix injections every 6 weeks after biopsy and scans where told chemo radiotherapy surgery...
I wonder if anyone can answer from knowledge or experience if there is an H.T. ie injection, pill, including dose, or frequency etc that is the least onerous?
