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Hi everyone :) I am looking for some advice. My dad had a radical prostatectomy in March 2021. He was having 3 monthly PSA checks with them all being 0.1 until February when it had risen to 0.2. The consultant phoned the day after the bloods were taken...
Hi everyone, newbie here to this forum although I have used the site before but for follicular lymphoma. I completed my treatment for FL in Feb 2020, just in time for lockdown, yay! lol. And almost from the off I say a rise in my PSA and have subsequently...
Hi All, I just wondered if anyone else has had a radical prostatectomy and then had the sad news that they have a biochemical reoccurance? This is the situation my husband is in and today we are going to talk to an oncologist about radiotherapy. when...
Hi, my husband has stage 4 prostate cancer and after a series of treatments ( brachytherapy/ hormones/enzalutamide/chemo/radiotherapy) he is now on another type of chemo but a few months ago he was given a prognosis of approx 2 years. The last time we...
Hi Everyone, my husband aged 71 has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer and advised that it has spread (possibly to bones/lymph nodes) due to his PSA level being 194, he has just had a CT scan and next week is having a biopsy and full bone scan so...
Hi, I'm considering which treatment to have. T3n0m1 I've had hormone injection for 30days and just ad one today for 90days. I been looking at side effects...... I been wondering aboutt what's best for me? I'm not sure I need my nuts any more? I've...
My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer in January 2018. Since then he has had a variety of treatments starting with degaralix, 6 rounds of chemo, moved to prostap 3 and now Xtandi. He has not had a face to face appointment in over a year...
Hello Everyone. I'm new here and this is my first post. In May 2021, at the age of 68, I was diagnosed with locally advanced prostate cancer, Gleason 4 + 4. I started hormone treatment almost immediately (Prostrap for 2 years) and had 20 days of radiotherapy...
Hi, I'm new to the group. Prior to my diagnosis of prostrate cancer, I was happy-go-lucky and never got stressed, I was very tolerant of other people and never got angry. I had my prostrate removed 3 weeks ago and am now pretty much pain free. But I...
Hi everyone. Dad had his 2nd Decapeptyl injection in May. He is currently awaiting a treatment plan whilst we await bone biopsy results (possible spread to shoulder and thigh). But these past 2 weeks he has been complaining of aches pains in his neck...
