Foods That Help With Iron Deficiency Anemia...Editor’s Note: This article was written by Elizabeth Alvarez and originally appeared on our partner site InflammatoryBowelDisease.net. Since I was a child, I've always struggled with slight anemia. I remember...reactionscomments
Overcoming Mental Hurdles of Anemia...Editor’s Note: This article was written by Josh Samudre and originally appeared on our partner site InflammatoryBowelDisease.net. Unpredictability reigns supreme in my experience with chronic illness. Each success in managing...reactionscomments
Not Diagnosed Yet, But Trying to Prepare...Hey, just came across this to do some reading and research and figured I'd drop a post. I haven't been diagnosed yet, I'm awaiting a biopsy, just.... trying to prepare...reactions17repliesDepressionCoping
Do you worry about prostate cancer coming back (recurrence)?...Even after treatment, prostate cancer can come back. Do you worry about recurrence, or have you experienced it? Tell us below....reactions21repliesDiagnosis
Help and suggestion...Good evening everyone, I need your help to clarify my doubts regarding my uncle’s persistent pain and conflicting medical opinions. Six months ago, my uncle experienced severe pain on the...reactions3replies
Looking for "Normal"...While recovering from radiation therapy and hormone therapy (also known as androgen deprivation therapy, or ADT) for prostate cancer, I had no clear memory of my health before treatment. I...reactions6comments
MRI before biopsy?...Hi - I have a PSA of 4.26, free PSA of 13%, an abnormal suspicious DRE, and my father died at 59 of prostate cancer. My primary care (VA) has...reactions24replies
Life after Lupron…report #1. ...It’s been awhile since my last post. I finished my radiation October 2023. I had my last 3 month Lupron injection late September, 2024. My radiation oncologist declared my treatment...reactions2repliesSide EffectsHormone TherapyExercise
Making decision for treatment ...Couple of Urologists advice to make that decision, so that’s what I ended up doing...reactions1replyAwarenessTips & Advice
Not a Bad Experience...Spent the nite b4 in the hospital, was woken early, prepped and went in for the procedure around 8am. Got knocked out and woke up 3 hrs later with cotton...reactions4comments
Biopsy...The simple idea of how the biopsy was conducted was worse than the biopsy. I had no pain or bleeding. Every time the doctor took a sample I heard the...reactions1comment
Do biopsies on active surveillance ever stop?...I had my first biopsy in July 2017 - results were 3+3. MRI was Pirads 2. PSA was 5. Since then I have had 3 additional biopsies/MRIs. My second biopsy...reactions2replies
Rising PSA...Hello everyone, This is my first post. I’m 59 and have always had a PSA in the 1.3 to 1.9 range since I was about 40 My father passed from...reactions11repliesDiagnosisDepressionPSA
Bladder Retention ...I am post 3 months prostate removal and seemed to be doing well in recovery. However, at about the three month mark I became very ill with flu/ Covid like...reactions1replySide EffectsIncontinence
Treatment decision: Diagnosed with Gleason8 at age 51....I am 51 and have been diagnosed with a G8 PC. I have spent the past two months studying treatment options. I was at first more inclined towards radiation but...reactions11repliesNewly DiagnosedTreatment
Is tumeric good to take for prostate health...Is a good quality tumeric to take help with prostate health and general inflammation?...reactions1replyDiet & Nutrition
Side effects from radiation and ADT...I have finished my 2 years of radiation, Brachytherapy all while having ADT. The radiation and Brachytherapy went very well and there were no complaints from the radiation. My problems...reactions1reply
Fish oil taking - any correlation with fish oil and PC?...A little info about myself. I had aqublation surgery on my prostate about 1.5 years ago. While in hospital I developed uti and infection with slew of antibiotics. Was in...reactions2repliesDiet & Nutrition
Side effects of Surgery to remove prostate. ...I was diagnosed with stage 1 prostate cancer in late 2018. Surgery was a success. For the next couple of years, incontinence only happened at night. I had minimal erectile...reactions2repliesAwarenessSide Effects
LUPRON ...My side effects from LUPRON an XTANDI are hot flashes and tiredness- I am 83 , have been on this ADT prescription for 25 months and my PSA remains undetectable...reactions7repliesSide Effects
