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As per my profile, I was diagnosed with PC in March 2024. After surgery, I am having PSA tests every two months as my score has been slowly climbing. In February and through to today I have developed a mole on my cheek that has grown at a regular rate...
Hello all, I have just been diagnosed (3 days ago). Not ashamed to admit I broke down completely in hospital and needed my wife to support and comfort me. I am 44, PSA 14.6 and Gleason 7 (3+4). My biopsy involved 15 samples being taken and 5 of which...
Hi all my reason for joining this community forum was because I got diagnosed with prostate cancer and recently had a prostectamy, so I’m looking for support and help my journey and hopefully help anyone else on there journey too
Recurrence, with no attempt at curative, diagnosis c.7mths ago hasn't caused me much "stress". The decapeptyl element of HT is a different matter! First 12-weekly injection at GPs was OK, as agreed between CNS and Surgery I turned up and it was administered...
Just added to my profile - increase in activity as RT started, 2nd month of Arbiraterone/prednisalone, 2nd Hormone injection. RT a bit more time consuming due to getting right level of pee in bladder - more art than science! And welcome Spring sunshine...
Hi everyone, My dad is currently going through radiotherapy alongside hormone therapy for prostate cancer (Gleason 7 – 4+3, around 60% pattern 4 and 40% pattern 3, staged T2c with a risk of T3a). He’s about 7 sessions into radiotherapy now. He has...
Hi all, Been lurking for a while, thought it was time to introduce myself. Diagnosed in 2021 with Gleason 3+4. I was told surgery was the obvious next step. Something didn't sit right. I asked questions — a lot of questions — and the more I dug into...
My brother (67) received his diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer yesterday. PSA of 856 (how is that even possible?), spread to lymph nodes, seminal glands and large area of bone structure. Not sure what the gleason score is yet but will surely be a...
I have suffered with addiction and neurodivergency my whole life. I have many 'friends' but few I have known for a long period of time so I'm very lonely and vulnerable. Can anyone relate to feeling alone with their diagnosis to the point they imagine...
Hello,I was diagnosed yesterday with prostate cancer. I had a PSA test 5 weeks ago which came back at 6.61. Was then sent for an MRI scan a week later which came back abnormal. Just over 3 weeks ago I went for biopsies, the results showed cancer on both...
