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From day one I have done my best to get as much information on my situation as possible. Reading countless research documents and trying to get my head round what's going on. However this has caused a rift between me and my surgeon, i think it's because...
I am getting pains in my toes - OK in the greater scheme of things it is trivial - mind some do hurt, it's not an ache, it's almost like an electric shock. Could this be Abiraterone? The more I read this, the more foolish it appears...
My husband is supposed to have an injection every 6 months. There were issues with getting the first injection done back in November, because the GP surgery messed up. When he got fed up of waiting, he spoke to a locum GP who gave him a prescription and...
I am very new to all this, having finished Radio Therapy along with T-Blockers in November 2023. I was told my PSA should drop to a very low level but with RT there may be a bounce. In March 2024 my PSA was 0.089, June - 0.55, September 0.683, and December...
Hello, I was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer five and a half years ago. I'm on hormone therapy, Decapeptyl and want to find out if anyone is being prescribed an oestrogen patch at the same time as Decapeptyl. I haven't found any cases where a...
Hi all, I have 7 months left for my 3 years of HT. I so far developed small breasts ( gynecomastia) , which is common for people on HT so long. I did ask for medication for addressing that earlier in the treatment cycle, but as I was really straggling...
Hello once again, I refer to my previous posts and I thank you for your help to date. Whilst I realise that I should be feeling lucky in that my intermediate and contained grade 2 Gleeson 3+4 (90% is 3) has been caught early, the whole thing is still...
Hi, i am now around 11 weeks post prostatectomy and thought I would share where I'm at, after 2 months off work I returned to my job as a courier,but stayed at the depot sorting and scanning,first day was a bit long ,full shift,so I cut that down by an...
First planning scan appt - mini enema - scan attempt - not empty - Nurse admistered larger enema- Still not empty enough - Given Ducusol laxative to take from now on - 2 a day - advised to follow low fibre/residue diet Come back in two weeks...
Hello everyone. Aged 66, I have recently been diagnosed with early stage Prostate Cancer, T2a with a Gleason score of 3+4. I have been offered either surgery to remove or radiotherapy with hormone treatment. This is quite a dilemma. I met with the surgeon...
