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I am about to commence chemotherapy, has anyone used cryotherapy whilst having their cycles? I understand this can help alleviate neuropathy. If so, can you recommend any particular product?
I did read somewhere about staying away from direct sun after cancer treatment... cant find it now.. is there any problem after radiotherapy and on hormone treatment with going on holiday to say Spain and direct sunlight?
My dear husband changed to Cabazitaxel 3 weeks before Easter. He was so ill for two weeks in bed headache vomiting. We thought it was the chemo or the Zarzio injections. He started to pick up a bit week three but then on Good Friday he got a bad headache...
Radiotherapy for Intermediate Favourable seems successful 26 months later, PSA down to 0.83 and dropping each time so far. But I've noticed a weaker flow over the last few weeks and yesterday I was very ready to pee, but could not even produce a sample...
Good day fellow gentlemen with this ghastly disease, loving carers, beautiful wives, girlfriends, boyfriends, children and friends, I am new to this group and new to any such group where I have shared my experiences so I am rather pensive. Please therefore...
Hi, Following diagnosis of PCa late 2021, I have been receiving Zoladex implants which have had the expected side-effects. Initially ED close to a year ago, which I reported to my GP & was prescribed Viagra - which worked at the time, but increasingly...
Has anyone had experience of hypercalcaemia? Calcium in the blood sometimes caused by advanced prostate cancer. Im thinking my husband may have this, he has all the symptoms apart from one. Going to ask Doctor to do a blood test..if anyone has had this...
Hi , I am now on day 5 of Radiotherapy. I wondered did anyone on Zoladex 10.8 have any slight deviation from the administration of the drug every 12 weeks. I know what it says on the leaflet but I wondered had anyone's oncologist made a call that they...
Hello. I have been following many conversations on this forum for the last four months and am so impressed and grateful for all the kind and supportive people here. So many of the conversations have already helped us both, I read them and share anything...
Hi all My partner had his prostate surgery yesterday - all good. Apart from the shoulder pain because of the gas. He doesn't want to overdose on paracetamol. Did you have this and do you have any tips for dealing with it? How many days did it last?...
