My husband, age 73, is recovering well from his RT/HT. However, we are puzzled by the lab test done yesterday. His testosterone level dropped a little. Diagnosed in June 2022 with G8, PSA 6.59 TURP:...
It sounds like bowel urgency may last for a year or even longer for most people. RO told us once that RT side effects stabilize in two years. That means anything can get worse between now and the...
My husband had his last radiation therapy (EBRT 26 treatments) three months ago. He has been doing well except about a month ago he started having bowel urgency problems. He needs to go three or four...
Thanks to all for your responses. Yes, my husband had the spacer put in before RT began and he is being treated at a good medical center. It is very likely that we are just over worried. We worry...
My husband is in the third week of RT. He was just gradually getting used to the RT routine then he had difficulty in holding a full bladder during the RT session on Monday. So, the RO reduced the...
Thank you all for the feedback. It is one thing to discuss side effects with RO but it's very informative coming from people who have had the first-hand patient experiences. Special thanks to...
My husband (age 72) chose RT+HT for his prostate cancer treatment. He is scheduled to have a total of 26 RT treatments. This is the first week of his RT. After only three days, he already...
Thanks to all for your input. Googled the drug side effects, fast heart rate is listed for all three medications my husbsnd is taking, Abiraterone, Prednisone and Lupron. His heart rate has dropped a...
My husband is on ADT for prostate cancer, two months into the therapy, and his heart rate (HR) keeps going up and sodium level is trending low. Prior to ADT his HR was in the healthy high 60s to mid...
Had a cystoscopy. It cleaned up the free floating debris from previous procedure and solved the blockage problem. We are happy this is behind us now....
centralPAdude, thank you for sharing your story. You gave us hope that things can improve later down the road. The latest update is that the cyctoscopy procedure he had on Friday didn't help. He is...
My husband had a cyctoscopy yesterday. One bleeding spot may be the culprit. After doctor cauterized it symptoms seem to be improving but we are cautiously optimistic about it. Since my husband had...
Thanks for your reply. This has been very stressful three weeks for us especially the last one. Each time we were hoping the "new fix" would work. We tried and waited but repeatedly hit by great...
*** Just joined and re-posted from Cancer Survivors Network hoping to reach out to more people who can help us*** My husband had the GreenLight Laser procedure for BPH three weeks ago. He is not...