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HI all, So, I was due to have my first 3 month Prostap injection at 10:40 today and just got a text telling me off for not attending the Drs. ;-( Except I've asked via email several times why the prescription was sitting 'Unsigned' on my Drs Web portal...
Dear Friends I am newly diagnosed with some bone metastases . I am not really for full disclosure yet as I am having difficulty processing my illness . One quick question I have is 2 days after my prostate biopsy and 2 days into my hormone pills I am...
So I've been on active surveillance for about 2 1/2 years. I had HoLEP surgery which eliminated all the annoying symptoms of an extra large prostate and urinary retention. Since the surgery, I've been watertight and have been living in the luxury of a...
My husband is in the latter stages of metastatic prostate cancer and is becoming more depressed. Its our last weeks/months together and I want to help him enjoy it. Any suggestions as to what can help?
Hi just wondering if anyone else has been diagnosed with this rare and aggressive form of PC. I think only about 0.2% of people get this. I’m one of the (un)lucky ones. I had an open radical prostatectomy 9 weeks ago and although my physical health...
Morning, Am I allowed to think about anything else apart of my husband advanced cancer? I started to learn Spanish in Covid lockdown and in the last 12 days I stopped. I feel guilt to go back to it. T Love from Brighton ( rain) Dafna
Hi all, I posted last week saying that I was having robotic prostectomy last Saturday. Well at 08:00 I was in the anesthetic room & the next thing I know I’m in recovery. The pain due to the CO2 that’s used was unreal. A nice nurse held my hand & kept...
There is an interesting article on Space Oar in the November 2023 issue of the Scottish Shedder magazine. Follow the link below and scroll down to page 31. Space Oar is now available on the NHS in Scotland but only if you are being treated in the Beatson...
Looking for a bit of info. I had a PSA test on 25/10, result came back on the 27/10 as 3.4 so was advised to attend face to face with my GP. Had DRE examination which revealed enlarged prostate so was referred for MRI which got carried out quite quickly...
Hi I’m presently having hormone therapy after finishing my RT at the end of July 23. The RT was to target a lymph node which had a metastasis after my prostate was removed in July 22. Here’s the thing. Since the surgery, I’ve had three or four episodes...
