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Hi I just thought I’d post and will be grateful for any replies. I am 71 and feel fine. However I requested avPSA test and it came back 8.2. I have now had a doctors meeting, a triage from Urology and an MRI scan. At the MRI follow up I was told I had...
Hi everyone. Well, update after my PET scan results today. It showed sign of cancer(in the lymph node) a treatment plan seems to be getting closer. I have T3BN1 cancer staging. PSA 121, Prostate 92cc MCL9mm Right Side. I am already taking Bicalutamide...
Hi, everyone, the doctors have stopped what the call ‘active treatment’ to see how my husband responds. Today when I visited, as I do everyday, his breathing was laboured. Nurses informed and close supervision is in place. The hospital are talking about...
Hi everyone, thank you so much for your kind words and support. My husband is still receiving treatment but for how much longer remains to be seen. Doctors are talking about seeing how he responds over the next few days. If he continues to go up and...
Yesterday I was told my husband’s blood tests showed serious infection. He was admitted to hospital two weeks ago with an unidentified infection. After scans and blood tests we were told he has an infection, possibly from his catheter or may be a reoccurrence...
From those that have supported me in the past through what appears to be a succession of bizarre decisions by my urology consultant, I would be grateful for advice on what the heck to do next. At the suggestion of my GP I arranged a private consultation...
Hi all, Bit of a coverall post title I finished radiotherapy for prostate cancer a few weeks ago, and feeling ok-ish. Bowels are calming down, and bladder is starting to have much less ‘emergency’ situations. I’ll be on hormone therapy for quite...
Hello all, I had my first Oncology meeting since Radiotherapy earlier today... My Dr was very pleased with my PSA being at <0.025 (undetectable, her words) 3 weeks post Radiotherapy and how everything has gone since my treatment started in regards to...
Hello everyone, Just wondering what your timeframes were. Do mine seem to be normal or worryingly slow? GP referral 5th February. DRE 12th February MRI - 2 weeks later. Biopsy 5th March. Diagnosis 28th March (All the above pretty quick). ...
My husband had the course of hormone tablets at the beginning of the year and has also had his first injection. He is now waiting to start radiotherapy. He is finding the side-effects very hard to deal with: the fatigue, the anxiety, depression and...
