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My partner just had his prostate removed on Friday. Any help or advice on incontinence products would be appreciated .
My PSA is down to 0.5 from 90 whilst on Hormone Therapy (Prostap 3) 3 monthly injections 3rd one on the 14 Oct. with out sounding stupid, I know this is good news but I can’t help feeling very nervous/ apprehensive about the Radio Therapy I’m about to...
After a radical prostatectomy I have been diagnosed with micrometastatic prostate cancer and am receiving hormone therapy. Has anybody else had a similar experience?
My husband has recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer. We have been told that it’s in his bones and therefore not curable but treatable. He has started hormone therapy. The consultant called to give him the results of the biopsy. Now I didn’t hear...
I know you can get free prescriptions when you are being treated for cancer, but can you get them after a prostatectomy when the cancer should be "cured"? Andrew
Hi there, Received my dx by phone recently. The biopsies taken were quite traumatic. 18 taken, 9 of them cancerous.
Hi My treatment is now settling down with (Firmagon) Degarelix and Enzalutamide. Since bone thinning and fractures are a risk with this treatment, I wondered if anyone had been prescribed or is taking any calcium and vitamin supplements? If you are...
Diagnosed with advanced metastatic prostate cancer started hormone injection therapy can anyone answer do you get chemo or radiotherapy as well or do they wait until the hormone injection stops working before they start other treatment
Had psa of 549 and gleeson at 9+ and after mri last week had phone appointment with oncologist for next week. This has been changed to phone call with radiolotherapy review team. It struck me that this doesn't sound promising. Can anybody shine any...
hi i was on 3x Prostap 3 monthly injections from Feb 17 and felt crap: fatigue, depression etc. Got the all clear July 2018. Also had 20 fractions of RT. psa started to rise dramatically in 2019/2020 resulting in being diagnosed with metastatic cancer...
