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I had my prostate removed on 22/12/22, Catheter was removed on 4/1/23. I'm now starting to get an ache in the middle of my penis and sometimes at the end of my penis after i finish urinating. Is this normal. I'm doing my pelvic exercise regular
Hi all, I was told I had prostate cancer last September. Luckily it was early, I had my prostate removed on 22nd December. Going to have a good look through the posts
I've posted before about my husband (youthful 81) and his diagnosis. PsA 15, T3 N0 M0. He has had a lot of medical intervention in the past few years, major RTA then throat cancer (now in remission) . He has declined biopsy and radiotherapy and has agreed...
Hi folks, My dad was diagnosed in Jan 22 with T3 N0 M0, gleason 9. His Psa level at diagnosis was only about 6.8 I think so not high really at all. He went through the hormone therapy and a round of radiotherapy. He spoke to his consultant today who...
My husband had an MRI and a biopsy..we’ve had the results of the biopsy this afternoon and they have said it was clear but the MRI apparently showed a pelvic node and they are sending him for a CT scan ….is it possible the MRI and biopsy have missed any...
With the help from The Highlander there's a chance I might send a successful post. I was diagnosed with High Risk Advanced Prostate Cancer just over a year ago and was told I could expect around 5 years of survival. One down, Four to go? I tried Doxetaxel...
I don't know if this information has been posted here before but I thought that it may be of interest to others in our community group. "Patient-reported outcomes among 1643 men in the Prostate Testing for Cancer and Treatment (ProtecT) trial who completed...
Just joined this group, as I have been recently diagnosed with T2 Prostate cancer and I am starting my Raditherapy sessions at the Royal Marsden (Sutton). With all the pills I am taking, I am very fatigued - continuing and increasing my gym work. Determined...
hi, my husband has taken a bout of severe pain in base of spine for the last 4 weeks, which means he has had two hospital admissions for pain since Christmas. He was fully mobile before this. Now in bed except for toilet but he only gets a maximum of...
Hello everyone, I have just joined the forum and trying to share the experience that my brother is having after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. The main issue is that his planned radiotherapy seems to be continuously being pushed back. He is also...
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