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I was diagnosed with T4 advanced prostate cancer last week and to be honest everything is a blur at the moment. I never do social media or forums until now. I have been reading a lot of what people are putting down and there is a lot of positives and...
I have been receiving 3 monthly PSA checks since surgery on 27/01/2023. All results up to today's have been to low to record at the laboratory. Unfortunately I was told during my appointment today by the Nurse Specialist it had risen to 0.9. She went...
Hi all, my OH has GL 9 N1 stage four PC, diagnosed May last year. Recently he has been suffering pain in spine/back/buttock. We contacted the unit who then requested a full body MRI scan but didn’t seem concerned as PSA undetectable. The scan was done...
Hey I am in limbo,a year since my treatment started my PSA is 0.35. Is this good? Or should it be lower? Greener
Recently been diagnosed. Started on the hormone treatment despite all the exciting things on the news About new discoveries.
Hi, I'm a 42 year old father of 3 young boys and received a diagnosis of prostate cancer in September 2022. I had gone to the doctor about some urinary problems I'd been experiencing a few years ago and was given a PSA test; the PSA test was around...
my hero dad is finally losing the fight and has a day or two left. wierdly its not the cancer thats beaten him. he treated cancer like the coward that it is. he got pneumonia about a month ago and went down hill from there. on friday he was bedbound and...
Just to make those aware, Lutetium 177 was rejected for use by SNHS. Scottish Medicines Consortium on 09/10/23. " The submitting company’s justification of the treatment’s cost in relation to its health benefits was not sufficient and in addition...
Understanding Have taken this leap to join this group to support my partner. His diagnosis came as a complete shock following a routine health checks at our GP He has no current symptoms, is stage 2 confirmed, currently on injections and awaiting...
Hi had my prostate removal surgery 21st August so nearly 8 weeks ago. Surgeon believes he was able to spare nerves but could be a year or more before they may come back to life. Spoke with nurse today having spoken with surgeon few weeks back as I’ve...
