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What do they want your PSA level to be?. Husband's has dropped from 59.9 on diagnosis in April to 0.03 last week is this a good place to be after 3.5 months on hormone treatment or should it go any lower. Thanks
Cant make my mind up! Intially thought surgery,but,not sure I can cope with catheter etc. Graded 3/4 Gleeson : 2 Cambridge. Any thoughts on either with side effects?
My husband finished his RT at the beginning of March and is still on HT. His PSA in May was 0.026, then 0.036 in July and last week it was 0.064. So all very low but in actual fact that is almost a tripling in 6 months. I read that a PSA bounce is common...
Hi all, After bailing on surgery on Sat (panic attack Friday) I had a long chat with my CNS yesterday with the idea that I will have a think about it and decide if I go with HT/RT today. I haven't really had any sleep because of the pressure and I...
Hi all, 'Down in the noise' is a term often used by radio engineers and us radio amateurs to describe / report something that is very small or insignificant and can also be used by the same to describe non radio situations, eg, the likelihood of seeing...
I have Gleason score 8, no evidence of cancer outside of prostate. Had PetScan - nothing shows except in the prostate. The treatment I am on is 28 days of radiation and 24 months of HT. Question: Does getting HT started before Radiation count as part...
Just want to say that if you or your loved one is facing chemo then it doesn't have to be bad with lots of side effects. My husband has just had session number 4 out of 6 and is really well. The only slight side effect is a metallic taste which starts...
Hello all, my husband has advanced metastatic prostate cancer. He had his diagnosis 2yrs ago. The Enzulutamide stopped working a couple of months ago, resulting in the tumours getting bigger. He has them on his spine and in his hip socket. He has a...
Hi everyone I am looking forward to sharing my journey with you with regard to my husband's prostate cancer diagnosis Baileybella
My MRI is due soon. I have received the letter with the booklet. It doesn't say it will be a Multiparametric MRI. The booklet mentions the possibility of contrast, ie "we may give you an injection of contrast agent" Do they always give contrast? If...
