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I am loving reading all the positive messages and comments. Have been feeling overwhelmed in last few weeks. My husband has recently ( march 2026) had a prostate cancer diagnosis. PSA was 142, he has had MRI and PET scan. We have not had the results...
Hi all Hubby And I take a multivitamin and a probiotic capsule each day. Have read that you should not take antioxidants while on radiotherapy so he was going to stop vitamins from tomorrow (2 weeks before treatment) but wondered if he can continue...
My husband has advanced prostrate cancer. He's had chemo and has been on darolutamide for about a year. We met his consultant for first time yesterday - he said that darolutamide is no longer working but if husband wants more chemo is happy to let him...
I am 54 year old. I had surgery in December 22nd 2025. I should feel lucky for getting caught in time. However I am struggling with life after surgery. Still getting up 3 times a night for the toilet, not being able to have penetration during intimacy...
Hi all, My dad has just been told, after many tests and a biopsy, that he has advanced prostate cancer, incurable but can be treated. I’m in bits about the diagnosis, possibly at the wording ‘advanced’ and ‘incurable’. He has a PET scan on Monday which...
Today my interaction with the hospital treating my cancer hit an all time low when I realised that PALs has no role in getting justice for patients but protecting thier employers. I have explained that I have numerous issues with my surgeon the worst...
Hi all, I’m 13 months in post RALP and I’ve noticed that my urine flow is not as strong as it was immediately after my prostrate removal. My flow was extremely strong following my procedure I could have knocked a Gnome off the edge of a wall at 10 paces...
Good evening I am coming to the whole Community thing a little late in the process having been diagnosed last September 2025. I will update the profile as I have seen that referenced many times in the threads, bear with me (after all I am new to this...
Hi! I completed Radiotherapy for my Prostate Cancer 8 days ago. I am still experiencing a lot of discomfort peeing especially during the afternoons, evening and nights but thankfully mornings are sometimes almost normal. Is this what my fellows in the...
Good morning all, I've been on darolutamide for 1 year 9 months as part of triplet therapy. Last Thursday evening I experienced what I think was a migraine (never had one of these before so not 100% sure). It involved a severe headache and painful...
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