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I am 59 and had my prostatectomy on 28th Aug 2025, My pathology was Gleason 4+4 T3b but surgical margins were clear. 6 weeks post op my PSA was 0.78 at 12 weeks it was 0.85. I am now on 6 month active surveillance so I should be good but I find I think...
Tale in Bio. Basically put out of mind since before Xmas. Effectively managed side effects of decapeptyl plus darolutamide. But Stage 4 advanced metastatic, almost certainly low-excreting, recurrent is what it is and will be. Yesterday longest cycle...
Genuinely. My dad had prostrate cancer, my brother had prostrate cancer and now it is my turn. Because of my family history I have been going for PSA tests for years, the results always around 4.0, last year 4.1 and this year 8.1. Off for a MRI, then...
Does anyone know what the problem is with supply of Alprostadil urethral sticks? My local pharmacy (which is linked to all other pharmacies in the area) say there is none available in the community. Last time I managed to get some from the hospital pharmacy...
Hello, im new here. I'm speaking of behalf of my dad, he had his Prostrate removed in Aug 2025, the following PSA test after removal was 0.02, Dad's just had his 2nd PSA results in at 4.57, there doesn't seem to be much urgency from the Hospital,...
Had 6 months of HT at the beginning of the year and 20 days of RT in March. By August everything felt like it was back to normal with no more hot flushes and libido back the way it was. In June my PSA was 0.07, rising to 0.79 in September (which I attributed...
Techy not health, but anyone else suddenly NOT getting any Notifications? Checked settings and as far as I can tell all still enabled. And yes there have been posts of which I would previously been notified. Just me? Thanks, dave
Hi I was wondering how other people are finding this adt treatment I myself feel as if I’m aging every day with joint pain at night breathing difficulties and trouble walking and getting up from the couch I know these are side effects and not cancer...
My husband has just got the results shown above and is due to have a nuclear bone scan on 19/3/26. We will likely have an appointment in April to discuss the results. No mention of biopsy as yet. Urologist has commented, in passing, that due to my husband...
Hello!. New to this forum. I'm 62 years old. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in late 2014, had my prostate removed January 2015. Gleason score of 6 (3+3). Margins were negative and it was not considered an aggressive form of cancer. I've had my PSA...
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