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Hi all, I’m so pleased to have found this forum- you all seem like a very friendly bunch. I would really appreciate any bits of wisdom! My dad was diagnosed with low-medium risk prostate cancer about a month ago. I’ve seen on here that there are all...
I've got 2 separate appointments this week - one with an oncologist and one with a urology surgeon. What sort of stuff will I find out? Is there anything I should ask? My preference would be for surgery but do they recommend one over the other?...
Diagnosed in Jan 2022 and upgraded to metastatic in June 2022 when spread to vertebrae and rib. Been on Prostap/Zoladex quarterly since March and Enzalutamide 4 X 40mg daily since June, also Furosemide to counteract fluid retention caused by this...
Hi all, my hubby is currently undergoing chemotherapy and his last round will be just before Christmas, the plan after that is radiotherapy. My question is how long after chemo ends do you get scans and radiotherapy? we are hoping to go away for a couple...
Hi Just dropped in from the kidney forum. I had a radical nephrectomy 16 weeks ago. I am now getting the classic symptom of prostate trouble ie a very stop stat urine flow. I am 67. Should I be worried ? What should I do. ? What are the tests...
Hi all, my husband is on round 4 of docetaxel and his hair has not fallen out. He found that after the first round his hair started to come out but since then nothing more. We are worried that as hair loss is one of the common side effects of docetaxel...
Hi to my fellow club members Any advice on diets or just a way to get rid of the gut that looks like iam carrying a 8 month fetus? Gym no bread and cycling isn't helping.
! a.m. and I'm nervous and just a little stressed...... In 5 weeks I've gone from a 'run of the mill' visit to my GP, which included taking blood samples to getting my biopsy results later today. My GP called me to 'pop in' in a few days after my...
Good Morning all brief Description of where I am, I started hormone treatment Dec 21 and then had 25 fractions of radiotherapy which went surprisingly well , had a few issues which unfortunately are still there , bu it could of been a lot worse, Anyway...
My husband who is 55 years old, has a PSA of 3.02 and an enlarged prostate with a nodule. He was referred to urology via the 2WW and has been given a telephone appointment with a consultant on Wednesday. Is it normal to have the first appointment over...
