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I've been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. I meet my oncologist for the first time tomorrow and I am obviously very apprehensive. My whole body scan revealed it has spread to my bones and some lymph nodes but contained in the pelvic area...
Hi, My Dad was diagnosed with Prostate cancer last year, Gleason 4+3 = 7 (grade group 3) in 6 out of 12 cores, max 90% involvement. PSA at diagnosis was 3.77. T3a, N0, M0. He is on hormone injections and completed 20 sessions of radiotherapy earlier...
Hi, I'm near 3 months post Radical Prostatectomy, currently still have a little stress related leakage but improving each day age 65, currently have zero inclination re sexual activity, but I would like to try to permanently regain a little flaccid penis...
Difficult one this, but here we go. I cannot get my head around having a dry orgasm, I know it happens with the treatment/side effects of the drugs I am on/received (see profile) I am also aware of all the side effects of RT/HT on my libido (no desire...
Hi guys my partner had call from Oncologist saying they now want to add radiotherapy into his hormone treatment for four weeks He has bone mets with his prostate cancer but it’s not in his lymph nodes Is this a normal procedure and has anyone...
Hi Wondering if anybody can share their experiences when it come to HT and Chemo. My Dad was diagnosed late 2021 and has been on Firmagon. PSA has risen from 1.4 to 42 and consultant cannot understand why this is. Currently we are waiting to find...
Hi everyone and anyone who has had stampede radiotherapy for stage 4 prostate cancer xx hope every one is doing ok please God Xx Thursday my husband has his first session. Needs apparently to have comfortable full bladder and empty bowel. Bowel been no...
Hi. I’m new here as my husband has very recently been diagnosed and I want to find out as much info as I can. He’s not very good at talking about things - so any info will help me with this and hopefully help me remain the positive one. He’s decided to...
I was diagnosed in 2017 with Locally Advanced Gleason 9. In 2018 had Brachytherapy, radiotherapy and Zoladex. The PSA started to increase very slowly - too slowly to detect over 3 years until it reached 0.6 (from 0.1) my second PET Scan last August revealed...
My husband had his robotic prostectomy in February 2020 his PSA remained at 17 .The consultant said because of COVID and the fact a couple of lymph nodes were positive he could prescribe Enzalutimide (Xandti) as the first line hormone treatment and salvage...
