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Morning, I’m new to this app. My husband was diagnosed with advanced metastatic prostate cancer that has spread to the bones- Oct 22. He’s been on Zoladex and enzalutamide for the last 12 months, but recently his PSA has risen to 8.2 and now has to have...
It’s off the scale 1800 wow really frightened as it seems very advanced my gp said it’s the highest she has ever seen and is probably spread to my bones
Hello everyone, My partner has stopped hormone therapy because it made him feel terrible. He now has back to back hot flushes and is finding his life unbearable. Does anyone have any advice, he's started antidepressants to try and help, but if anything...
Hi everyone, my name is Michelle, my husband was diagnosed 2 years ago and they put him on active surveillance, I am feeling like it is all starting to come crashing down, his cancer has grown, his psa is now above 10, he has a biopsy on Wednesday. He...
https://www.lifeonadt.com/ If anyone has not come across the online teaching/discussion group about managing your side effects it is brilliant. You can bring your partner, receive lots of information and asks as many questions as you like. Afterwards...
Good evening all, Just finished an appt with the oncologist. Husband diagnosed last week with advanced PC to the bones and nodes. He started the HT with view to enhance it with 2nd generation HT after the first PSA. All good, but what I learnt...
Morning all, My husband scheduled to have his first Zoladex injection next week. I read about all the side effects of hot flushes, tiredness etc. My question to you, my good friends, is when to expect all these effects and what is the immediate...
Hi, I’m new to this group. I was diagnosed in August & I’m having a prostectomy (robotic assisted) this Saturday 25th November.
Hi, This is my first time here on this forum and basically at this stage I'm in need of some advice. I'm a 61 year old male (of course!) who has recently had a PSA (Prostate) blood result which is above normal at 5.07 when it should be 4.0 or less....
Hi everyone, just looking for any advice. Husband’s PSA was 252 in May, he is on Prostap 12 weekly injections and Abiraterone and due to start radiotherapy on 27th November. His PSA dropped to 25 then a few weeks ago to 17.4 but he got his Prostap injection...
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