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Good Morning all. I am on active surveillance with Prostate cancer I now have a dull ache Should I report any new aches / pains to my nurse or my GP . Any advice on this please Les
Hello Everyone, My first posting on the forum. I am a 65 year old with Stage 4 Prostrate cancer, just finished 5 months of chemo, on hormone treatment for the rest of my life, just about to start 6 weeks of Radiotherapy, I am very worried about the...
I had an open radical prostectomy eleven weeks ago and a bilateral hernia repair. All went well and I am fully continent. My only problem is that I have repeated UTIs that 7 or 8 days after finishing a course of antibiotics flare up again. I wondered...
Hi my name is steve I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in November 2020 I was put on hormone treatment (zoladex) every three months and Radiotherapy in may 2021 I have pains in my legs which are not to bad during the day but are painful at night.If...
hi my name is banbeto I will like to know after you finish your Radiotherapy treatment and you drink fizzy drink and tea and coffee it efect your treatment?
Just wanted to say hello. I am 60 years old and am undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. Not sure what to say on here. I do feel l lonely in a crowd as my friends and more importantly my wife I can’t go into details of how I am feeling as I don’t...
On Monday I'm due to have a multiparametric scan. It's not the actually scan procedures that concern me, but the fact that a telephone consultation four days later has been arranged. In truth I'm shocked that perhaps a unfavourable diagnosis is given...
Looking for input. Husband, age 50, diagnosed 3 weeks ago. PSA 146 (was a 2 just 30 months before), Gleason 10. Inoperable tumor because it’s so large it’s affixed to surrounding tissue of rectum and pelvic floor. PSMA Pet shows spread in pelvic region...
Hello. I'm new to this. I'm 71 and was diagnosed in February 2021. Gleeson 9, PSA 729, now 0.04 thanks to Prostep, Enzalutimide and radio therapy. I feel very lucky. I've joined a local Prostrate Cancer support group but all of the members are at stage...
Hi Steve this one's for you
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