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My daughter was tested positive for covid so the rest of the family had to be tested luckily we are all negative but my radiotherapy due to start tomorrow (9th dec)has to be put off. New start date is 22nd December aagh!! Keith
My daughters dad is in advanced stages of prostate cancer. He’s currently in hospital as he’s in so much pain and has high calcium levels. We are no longer together as a couple but are still very close. Every time I try to sit down and talk things through...
Is there anyone out there who's had to deal with this? Hopefully I've got the right diagnosis? After being told on 2/3 occasions it would be just a urinary infection. On my 4th antibiotic prescription and got one testicle the size of a grapefruit...
Hi I had my last Prostap injection on November 26th. From the beginning of March the effect of the drug will be reducing. As I've been on it for 2 years I'm guessing that there will be some withdrawal side effects. Has anyone gone through this and...
Hello my name is Stanley I have advanced prostate cancer. I have been on Zoladex for three years. My last PSA rose from 0.08 to 0.13 in a two month interval. I’m speaking to my oncologist tomorrow and am anxious. I don’t know if the pain in my shoulder...
Hello, It all started with a sharp pain at the base of my penis inside the bladder. It eventually went away but came back 2 months later. Then I started to have problems peeing and found it hard to poo. I kept going on but after about 6 months of...
I had RP 11 weeks ago and feel fortunate having made a good recovery so far. I’ve always been a keen cyclist but haven’t yet got back on my bike. I’d be grateful to hear of anyone’s experience of returning to cycling after RP. Is it too soon for me to...
Hi all, I'm new here. I'm 22 female and my dad is 62 and last June 2020 he was diagnosed with prostate cancer that was stage M4 and gleason score 9. It had spread to the bone slightly but we were told it was manageable with HT and my dad would have some...
Morning All! I was wondering if anyone has had a similar situation to this. First of all my Stats are on my profile. I will take you back to the beginning of November, I should have had a face to face appointment with my consultant, however a week before...
Hi My husband is stage 4 prostrate cancer and having chemotherapy at present . It’s been a bit of a roller coaster as he had to stop for 7 weeks due to an infection . PSA has shot up during that time. He has been admitted 3 times with infections and low...
