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Hi all, it was my 1 year anniversary of my surgery yesterday. And because of rising PSA I’m scheduled for RT to try and get it under control again. Scan and mapping on Monday. I’m having a mare of a day today emotionally because of the anniversary...
New ly diagnosis After 2 years active surveillance and a recent biopsy i was diagnosed as stage 2 prostrate cancer. It has been indicated that i will be presented with various treatment options over the next month or so and i can then elect the...
Hi everybody. My first ever psa at the age of 45 of about 3 and increasing, revealed that st was going on. After almost 2 years I had an mri and biopshy. Pirads 4, 3+4 gleason. 3/23 cores positive. Pattern 4 less than 10% out of all positive samples....
I am a year into my journey and it has had its ups and downs. I am now in a situation where after just a year my PSA has begun to rise. I know it is only a small reading but it has gone up from being undetectable for at 6; months to 0.04 and now the year...
Thank you for your kindness and replying to my repeated posts. I realise that I need support and have been in touch with our GP practice. I think the reality of my husband’s situation gets overwhelming for us both now and again. He has always relieved...
Hi all, my husband has Prostate cancer & as far as we know it is on his abdominal node, we were given the diagnosis at Xmas. He has/is on HRT Abiratone & Prednisone. He is starting Radiotherapy next week for 6 weeks. They have explained that it is not...
Post prostatectomy T3b N1 M0 with a 0.1 psa from 2 Active Surveillance checks. What next? Pleased with psa results but nit sure about AS 2 monthly , just seems waiting until things get worse?
My husband had a telephone review with his oncologist last week. I can’t remember if I have posted on here already but the results of blood test showed that the PSA has risen from 1.5, six months ago to 3.8 now. Oncologist says he is not to concerned...
Hello, Mike, my husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer which has spread to his spine and pelvis. Hormone therapy (Firmagon) reduced his PSA to undetectable. He also had one session of radiotherapy 11:months ago. The pain stopped but came back again...
Tomorrow it is blood test day and the oncology nurse ringing on Thursday with the PSA results. It never gets any easier waiting for the results as time goes on. Husband is really laid back about it but I am the one always worried and trying not to show...
