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I got diagnosed with Prostate Cancer yesterday. I am scared and shattered.
Hi I had prostate cancer 6 yers ago and after HDR (14days) and the brachy my Psa went from 32 down to unreadable however I have now started to experience night pees (1 or 2 per night) and what i can only describe as discomfort at the end of my penis...
Hi y all PC diagnosed 2018, RP surgery in Feb that yearBack on stage in 3 months.. PSA undetectable til 2019 From 2019, PSA risen from 0.03 to 0.08 in April 2023 3 monthly blood tests Stage fright at what secondary treatment might follow,...
Hi, I was sent an email earlier to join the MacMillan support group and thought it would be a good idea to be in touch with people that can advise or just offer support. This diagnosis came out of the blue and is Advanced Prostate Cancer which has spread...
I was admitted to acident and emergency in August and subsequently diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, leading to a MSCC diagnosed. I have tried to find posts relating to MSCC but haven't found them yet! I am 48 and was fit and healthy until my diagnosis...
I have just been diagnosed with advanced prostrate cancer. Any advice would be appreciated
I was diagnosed late part of 2022 with pc and was booked in for a robotic radical prostatectomy but on morning of surgery I had an allergic reaction to one or more of the drugs used and spent a coup of days in ICU now waiting for allergy tests on hormone...
Hello I was diagnosed in 2020. My PSA was 18 and my Gleeson was 9. I decided to have surgery in January 2021 at Chorley Hospital. All went well after the operation, until the middle of last year when my PSA level began to rise from undetectable...
My husband (at age 65) has been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. His PSA was 281 and it has spread to his pelvis, spine and lymph nodes. He was in a lot of pain and could hardly walk, but he started on pain relief and Degarelix injections...
I have had my 6 month review after stopping hormone therapy and they are please with my PSA, however they are worried that the radiotherapy had damaged my bowel and bladder. I am having to wee a lot and am getting hot flushes especially at night (5...
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