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My 47 year old husband who was fit and well was diagnosed with prostate cancer and from blood results we where told it had spread to bones further tests revealed it had also spread to bones biopsy’s revealed that chemo surgery and radiotherapy where not...
Hi, I'm new to group. My husband seems so much more positive about his diagnosis than me. It occupies my thoughts all the time. Any help would be appreciated x
Hi, my husband had all scans done and Biopsy.....we know at the moment he has stage 3 cancer ....CT scan been done and hospital got results back on Monday. I was told MDT meet Wednesday and Thursday. I asked this morning what happened at the meeting,is...
Hello everyone, first post. I am 60, good shape, world traveler, but now depressed trying to figure this out. Went for biopsy after psa score of 5, but free psa was only 8%. (should be around 20%) Biopsy initially showed 1 of 12 areas positive, 2% with...
I would like to hear if anyone has had external beam radiotherapy for pain control and if so did it work? My hubby can’t walk for pain in the pelvic floor area and it’s quite severe. He is having one blast and I’m just trying to manage his expectations...
This is a tip I have found to help with my sleep. Currently I struggle to get 3-4 hours sleep a night. Last week I came down with this crazy 'cold' everyone is coming down with. Along with a manic cough that I can't shake. In the past, to help me...
I have just joined and want to say hi. Hope your all ok. My partner has been diagnosed and it's a tough time . Will be good to listen to what you say and support eachother.
Hi all. I am really worried about my husband’s health and wonder if any of you have suffered the same symptoms after chemo is finished. he finished chemo at the beginning of December then developed a bad cough and wheeze 2 weeks later, he then had 4 courses...
My husband and I met with his surgeon today for the first time since deciding on surgery as treatment and hopeful cure for his PC. (See bio for more detailed info). We went in feeling quite positive as we had been told in a previous appt that there was...
Hi, my husband has been stage 4 with bone and lung mets for 18months and doing well on HT. however recent bone and Ct scan was explained as having one or two new small hot spots. told nothing to worry about PSA 0.1 because they may have been there...
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