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My other half has had his prostate removed a year ago but it wasn't completely successful, there were some cells left. He has now reached the level to get a pet scan, and he is extremely worried about the process, what they're going to find, the radiotherapy...
Hi everyone, I’m looking for a bit of guidance and shared experience as my anxiety levels are starting to climb. I was initially diagnosed with an enlarged prostate (about the size of an orange) back in September 2024. At the time, it was put down...
Having gone through. Radio therapy and then hormone therapy and now going through withdrawal , withdrawal along with the stress is the worst but the results is i am in remission . Has anyone else had a bad time , i think if i had known about the withdrawal...
Hi I put a post up in December but can't find the thread. Bit of a background story. My dad is 69 years old and lives alone. I hadn't seen my dad for 6-7 week , when I went down there I noticed he had lost a lot of weight, I made a GP appointment...
Hi all, First day of Radiotherapy today, everything went well with the Bowel and Bladder prep, and the treatment (SGRT) went ahead smoothly... I'm having 20 fractions of 3gy daily, 60gy total to the Prostate and Pelvic nodes... Next PSA test is end...
Had my surgery in April this year. First psa test came back non detectable at <0.03. Just had my 2nd test which has jumped already to 0.5. Threshold was 0.2. Been in contact with the specialist nurse who has said that this puts me into recurring disease...
Hi all, just wondering what to expect as i am about embark on monthly hormone injections. How has anyone else found how they was effected or experiences. Im 68yr old, reasonably fit and active, still work 2 days week I was diagnosed with localy advanced...
Has anybody on this forum had a transplant as well as having prostate cancer? It would be good to compare notes.
I have been suffering (not really "suffering" - it's just b****y annoying!) from a tingling sensation on one side of my head, my ear, lower jaw. Not there all the time, comes in "waves" lasting a few minutes, occurring randomly every 10 mins to an hour...
I have prostate cancer and I am taking a Tamsulosin tablet once a day and an injection every 12 weeks. I understand that, in due course, I will receive radiotherapy, but I have no idea when this will start and do not know how to find out. In the meantime...
