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Hi..Norm from Warwickshire here,,had prostate out in 2019 and thought had beaten it,,but it's re-appeared for round two...so here we go again. .
Hello everyone. Seems the wonderful people at this site have awarded me another badge, helping and assisting people who are new here, be it the men needing information, or their partner or family member who also requires information, or is very stressed...
Mu husband has stage 4 cancer and recently his PSA levels gave been rising . It went from 43 to 53, then 87, then 115., eight weeks ago. He had a test last week and they said it had come down to 15. Is this really possible in such a short time ?
Hi all Today md received the dreaded news that he has prostrate cancer. As you can imagine we are all worried about him, and how best to support. Theyve started him on the hormone therapy tablets, and this Thursday he will have a mri scan to see if...
Hi everyone. New to the group and seeking some guidance and/or reassurance from anyone who may have gone through similar circumstances to my husband. He was diagnosed last year, following a PSA score 12, with gleason 9 prostate cancer. Scans showed it...
I had a PSA test which was high for my age I’m 59 and the reading was 4.45 so off I went for an MRI two weeks later, a couple or three weeks after that I’m in for a Biopsy ( hmm that was dignified !) I’ve met the surgeon he says it’s all systems go if...
Hi all My PSA reading has gone up by 5 points. The PSA readings have been from diagnosis in July 2021 have been 2.1 until Dec 2022 which it went up to 2.2 no worries then but the reading for March 2023 is now 2.7. They are now bringing next PSA bloods...
So I got the results of the bone scan after only three days…thank you Surrey and Sussex trust: it was all clear so now I can go ahead with treatment. Can’t tell you the relief when it was clear…. Al though they did tell me I had a touch of arthritis in...
Well there has been some general delay, perhaps some of it is my fault dithering, I am not too sure but it does not seem to be the time or place to be apportioning blame. My Radiotherapy starts on April 20th and I am most apprehensive. I am a dreadful...
I was diagnosed in Nov 2018 (T3a N0 M0 PSA 11 and Gleason 8) and received R T and 3 years of HT. Last hormone injection was in Sept 2021. Some 2 weeks ago I had a PSA blood test and on Thursday received the result. The level has as expected risen and...
