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Urination Issues

Recently completed 45 low dose treatments. Following treatment number 40 I was no longer able to urinate on my own. Had to go to emergency room to have catheter inserted...

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For caregivers

Caregivers, what do you find to be the most challenging part of caring for someone with cancer? How can we help support each other?...

For caregivers who are now patients

Just wondering about others who have experienced being a caregiver for a cancer patient and are now a cancer patient as well. My husband has prostate cancer and had bladder...

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What are the side effects of ADT and how long do they last after shot

My husband had RP 3 years ago, the PSA recently went up a little and he started radiation and a Lupron shot. The shot made his libido shot. How long...

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Caring for someone after surgery

Hi, My dad is 71 and undoing a radical prostatectomy at the end of the month. He currently lives alone in the middle of nowhere about and hour away from...

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Mixed messages

My husband was diagnosed in Jan 22 with Gleason of 3+4 and psa 6. His consultant at Wolverhampton hospital said he is a candidate for active surveillance and passed us...

Cancer Says Hello Again.

Not me this time, but my daughter with pretty serious breast cancer. She is going full speed. Breast removal, chemo, port, hair falling out-more surgery and maybe radiation in a...

Care Partner Asks: What Happens After a Radical Prostatectomy?

My husband recently was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He was told his was the fast-growing kind (4 on a scale of 5) and was an 8 on the scale of...

Has anyone had the artificial sphincter surgery?

My husband is considering this but is very unsure of it. I had a previous question regarding what clamps are good to use. He uses the Bard Cunningham clamp and...

Managing life as a prostate cancer caregiver

As a caregiver, I found myself in roles I never imagined. I found myself changing dressings, administering medications, cleaning incisions, watching for infections and deciding when we needed to head...

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