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Hi Apologies for being offline for a while, I went for robotic laparoscopic surgery on 27th May, as I wanted the cancer out, surgeon got the gland out intact apparently, so fingers crossed no nasties escaped for the future. Have been sore and tired...
As some on here will know I had a prostectomy in April 2025 and thankfully all went well and I have been extremely lucky in my recovery and suffered no side effects apart from ED. Now here comes my question and something I can’t understand, I can openly...
We just thought the following threads on the Community may be of interest so here's a few links: Awake and up all night This is a thread on the Cancer Chat group - it's quite active during the day as well as the night. Yes they do chat about cancer...
I researched about the best blood pressure monitor for the past few days because I want to regularly check my health at home. I read reviews on the New York Times, Consumer Reports, and Popular Mechanics, and they are recommending these two as top choices...
Hi all, I thought my journey had finished in December with a negative biopsy result, but unfortunately not. On my 6 month check up, my PSA had tripled from 4 to 12. They took bloods again at the consultation and rushed them through. 2 hours later...
I finished 28 day radiotherapy last Wednesday. The last few days of treatment were tricky as I had a catheter fitted and the bladder was swollen and sensitive. The catheter was removed the day after RT ended. I now find myself in a very unhappy situation...
Hi my name is Andy. I have fairly recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer. I’m new to this online stuff & I am probably sending a message to the wrong person or in wrong way. I am a Gleason score of 7 & the team think I am suitable for a shortened...
Hi, Received notification today of Gleason 6, PSA 13. 2 of 17 sample found cancer, less than 1mm length of tumour. MRI prior to Transperenial biopsy showed no suspicious signs, and DRE found small, symmetrical prostate. Prostate density of 0.44 (27cc...
Yesterday, my better half and I travelled to Battersea Park in London to support my daughter (the mobile one, not the disabled one) on Prostate Cancer UK's "March for Men" She had enrolled herself on the 20k walk. She actually did 22.5 because she got...
Hello everyone, I am new here. Sad to come to a forum to talk about the C word, but I can see support helps and having a community to help you through the maze of info greatly appreciated. As I am new to this, its all quite scary at the moment, so any...
