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My dad was told over the phone on Friday he has prostate cancer. He has an appointment next Tuesday to discuss his options/treatment. He just received a letter today with his appointment time and it says he should attend alone to keep numbers down. Surely...
Hi sll i previously posted as my husband was put on an urgent 2 week referal NHS due to PSA30.49, enlarged prostate and have now seen the referal that says suspicious area left side of prostate possible lump. Dr never mentioned this to us. He also has...
Hi everyone, my dad has recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer, after the horrendous wait for his results we now know that PSA is 8.1, Gleason 3+4, T2C. dad has been offered both treatments (and surgery which he has decided against) just trying...
Doctor suggested a visit to Urology as my PSA was raised. When I got to see the consultant I discovered raised didn't quite cove it my PSA was 330. Started hormone treatment on the day. Completed bone scan, soft tissue scan and biopsy (which I get the...
Hi I have been reading some other posts and I noted that some of you guys have experienced radical drops in PSA after hormone treatment. I was diagnosed last year as Gleason 8(3+5). My PSA rose from 9.6 to 10.7 over a number of weeks. I started hormone...
Just to ask a general question about the use of PSMA PET Scans in the diagnosis process? or is this type of scan only used to determine how effective treatment has been?
Hi new to this husband just had prostate removed 8 weeks ago He’s struggling a little with waterworks side . He is doing pelvic floor exercises how long does it take for leakage to settle any advice is welcome
Hi, I just found this forum and it seems a great place for information and support. My dad went to his gp because he was peeing more through the night. GP didn’t find anything unusual in rectal exam but his PSA was 7 (He’s 71 years old) He was given...
Hi all My husband aged 57 has been having urine flow trouble for a couple of years. He finally plucked up courage after much persuasion to go get prostate checked. He had a blood test last week to check PSA which came back with a level of 30.4 today...
Hi all, An advert here for anyone interested in joining the Prostate Cancer Support Group at Maggie's in Newcastle. We meet once a month (on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 12:30pm). It's good to speak to others all with the same thing in common...
