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One month in and the specialist nurse told me my psa has dropped from 126 to 12.4 . I know this drug is capable of delivering good results but the drop is spectacular. I have discovered that my tiredness is partly due to my lack of hydration. And no side...
Hi all, We found out that my husband has locally advanced prostate cancer a few weeks ago, he is due to have surgery next week. We are quite young, he is 55, and I'm 47 and 4 of our kids are still teenagers living at home, 3 of them are mid exams...
Hello, I am 53 years old and have recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer. PSA 3.8, Grade group 2, Gleason score 7, 3+4, T2 N0. I have a consultation in less than 2 weeks regarding treatment, I am struggling to find a treatment that does not carry...
Just wanted to ask a couple of questions regarding my husbands Oncology appt earlier. Firstly she’s arranging a PSMA PET scan, the oncologist is located at a different hospital to my urologist, as the first hospital don’t have a radiotherapy unit. Despite...
My husband had RARP in dec 2024, persistent PSA 0.14 . T3bNoM0. Advised to have RT in August 25 and is on HT. He has had no incontinence problems until now . Urologist attempted a cystoscopy but couldn’t reach his bladder, but the sphincter and urethra...
I am having loads of hot flushes, particularly in the evening and overnight, due to ongoing quarterly Decapeptyl injections. Made worse with the current heatwave and badly disrupting sleep. Does anybody have any experience of "cold pillows" that one...
I had my mri scan this week got my bone cancer next week I'm 64 years of age and really just want to know my best options are with t3a no stage prostate cancer.i was told total removal of prostate or to remove the core, I've also got enlarge prostate...
Just over a year ago after being unable to walk to the bathroom and in immense pain My husband was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, metastasis to lymph node and spinal cord compression . The cancer is in his whole skeleton but so far not in vital...
Hello 3+4 t2b 8.8 before rt ebrt+ 1 injection adt before rt Is 60 Gy / 20 fractions “strong enough”?
My prostate cancer was diagnosed in the autumn of 2023 when I was 77 years old. PSA 11.7, Gleason 4+5. I had an initial course of bicalutamide ADT tablets followed by the scans, a biopsy and 20 days of radio therapy. I have also completed two years of...
