Hi I have been on Xtandi just over a week and so far the side effects are muzzy head and brain fog. I just wondered if these symptoms clear or do they get worse. I see that the half life is 5-8 days...
As you can see from my profile, I was diagnosed ten years ago. The lowest my psa has been is 0.06. I have been on ADT since 2011. This has kept the psa under control. Unfortunately the last two years...
KSK, I have very similar stats to you and I intend to start Metformin shortly, can I ask what dose Dr Myers advised for Metformin. Regards...
Very inspirational thanks Zufus, I certainly agree that taking control of your own treatment is a must. Knowing as much if not more than your doctor is something to aim for....
My last psa test was done at a new lab and the results came back as follows. Testosterone 0.2 ng/ml PSA 0.079 ng/ml. Free PSA 0.07 ng/ml. What is the relevence of free psa when I have no prostate,...
Thanks for replies guys it's been three weeks on 150mgcasodex and my first psa test was 0.4. down from 1.3. Testosterone was 24nmol/l which seems rather high, it was 11 last November. Side effects so...
After failed rrp and radiation treatment, my psa is now 1.3 doubling time approx 6months. My doctor has just put me on IHRT Casodex 150mg. with a view to see how my psa is in three months, and...
How long after completion of SRT is it safe to make a conclusion if the therapy has been a sucess or not. Also what is the average time for the first psa test after treatment....
Sonny All the very best to you in whatever you decide to do. I can understand you wanting to take a break for a short while. Sometimes it seems we are either having treatment or waiting to take a psa...
Sonny Glad to hear your good news, I' in a similar position to yourselve and I wonder what will be your next treatment....
Torgeir Glad to hear your psa has responded to chemo, my psa reading 3 months post op was aslo .3 my doctor advises wait and watch, a rise above .5 and I guess its RT not something I look forward to....
Not sure how I would feel if I was offered chemotherapy at an early stage after rp, the question is will it be more effective than traditional treatment ie HT/RT. Searches on the internet show some...
At the recent meeting of the American society of clinical oncology in Chicago scientists from Austria have presented their findings that Zometa has been very successful in trials by improving chances...
Hi I,m now 4 months post op and I still need to visit the toilet once during the night, same as before the rp, also I still experience urgency at certain times. I would have expected to have made it...
Torgeir I do not wish to be negative regarding your treatment but I have asked myself the question several times is how well does chemotherapy work in completely eradicating cancer. My brother was dx...
torgeir, All the very best I hope all goes well and the side affects are not too severe, please keep us informed....
It is now two months since my surgery and although I cannot get an erection I can achieve an orgasm which at times feels more intense than previous. However after orgasm my testicles ache for hours,...
Today is five weeks after surgery and generally I feel fine, but I do have some pain in the lower groin which is not constant but depends on my level of activity. The pain ison the extreme left and...
Good luck fatcat, I was very nervous before the op. I had never been under before so I had a dread of not waking up however it was not half as bad as I imagined best of luck....
I obviously got something very wrong, but if as in my case the nerves were spared on one side only does that mean I cannot have erections ?....
Can anyone enlighten me regarding nerve sparing, I have just come from a consultation with my surgeon that carried out the rrp and he says he managed to save the nerves on the right side which...
Now four weeks since rp, I have recently noticed that my urine first thing in the morning is milky and very cloudy, as I drink more during the day it becomes clear is normal or does it indicate...
Since I had my rp (three weeks ago ) I suffer from sweatting especially at night, apart from that and the expected odd pains I feel my recovery is going well, has anybody else had the same problem...
Thanks to all those that replied, at this stage it really helps to hear from people that have gone through this period and I must say I find it very reassuring. It had occurred to me that the control...
I'm new to this forum and I would like to say what a wealth of knowledge and experience is to be found here. I had my op 18 days ago and had the catheter removed 11 days ago, I have had no real...