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Hi all, Granddad (79) was diagnosed November 2024, went for a PSA test after seeing an advert on TV. Scans & biopsies later was diagnosed Gleason 3+4, confined to prostate N0 M0, not sure on size but I know it couldn't be felt on examination. He is...
Hi i am coming up to 3 weeks since initial 6 monthly injection of Decapeptyl having had 14 days on Bicalutamide. No noticeable side effects as yet. The expiry date on the Decapeptyl was 31st May. I assume it would still be effective. When should side...
Hi all,not a group I ever expected or wanted to join,but I'm glad I've found this forum. Hubby got diagnosed on Friday,he's only 52, PSA of 15 but it put him on the 2 week pathway, had MRI and biopsy which came back with Gleason score of 3+4 grade 2,...
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Hi all not posted for awhile but still look in to see how everyone’s getting on. After a 4 week wait I received my mri report which was encouraging, little change since last mri , unchanged nodule on right peripheral zone and prostatic capsule intact...
Hello, so glad I found this group, its the first time I've ventured to a forum of like minded people, to gather as much information as I can. I am 81years old, I was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer which had spread to my spine last October....
Two half years after surgery and rising Psa in the last 6 months , am heading to oncology tomorrow .apparently getting a ct scan ,then 20 sessions a few weeks later, don’t know why am posting this , maybe the unknown, as I thought I was done with this...
Hi, this is my first post although I have to say I’ve been lurking on the forum for the last month since everything started happening. I must have read every single post by now. My Dad (71) had a PSA test done recently and the result came back as...
This week I had my first 3monthly post HIFU survey follow-up. I am pleased to say that my PSA result has gone from 7.1 pre-Op to 2.1. I am so happy and very grateful to Prof Hashim Ahmed and his team. In the 3months since surgery I have thankfully had...
This is a place I never thought I would be writing… My fit and healthy 62 year old dad has recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer. PSA 4.7, T2 , Gleason 4+3 and currently undergoing a follow up MRI to check a ‘glare’ on his spine which his doctor...
