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I am 73 years old, a 16 year survivor. I had intermittent hormone therapy for 6 years and then brachytherapy in 2013. My PSA has been good ( less than 1) but has jumped up recently. From 0.66 18 months ago to 2.59. I am going to get checked up this coming...
Has anyone ideas on the tastiest but better for you milk alternative
It's been around a month since I finished my R/T and am generally feeling fine, I would like to ask if anyone else has found that they can't drink alcohol without waking the next day without a banging headache. I can't seem to have even one beer without...
Hi all My husband has had problems with low platelets/clumping before diagnosis and after. initially they put his last 3 abnormal platelets down to the possible after effects of chemo and radiotherapy but on looking at previous results it appears that...
Just joined - was diagnosed with prostate cancer over 3 years ago, now awaiting radiotherapy- need an MRI brain scan to find out why I have a speech impediment all of a sudden - don’t really see why - any ideas?
Hello good evening Im new here and have had full success with hormone therapy and radiotherapy, PSA 0.01 so very pleased. However…… a friend of mine had an op to have his prostate removed but the robot only took out about 3/4 of it at. The remaining...
Hi, I wondered about other people’s experience with seminal vesicle cancer. With hindsight, I now know that this is not a recent occurrence and the cancer has in fact been there (vesicles) for at least two or three years prior to diagnosis and tumour...
My husband was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer in Nov 21, we were told stage 4 as in bones and lymph nodes also. My confusion is that after chemo his PSA is much improved (was 125, after chemo down to 5 and now sitting at 62) and his bone scan...
I feel so guilty posting this given the problems others are facing. I am 9 weeks post op and very fortunate to be making a recovery I could hardly dare hope for pre op. Yet I feel so low, I wake up with an overwhelming sense of hopelessness, I tell myself...
Dear everyone, it is with the deepest sorrow that I have to tell you that my dear husband passed away last week. His was a very rare and aggressive pathology and I don’t want to cause concern among my dear friends here but I had to tell you. His mixed...
