Stories

About a year and a half ago, I had a PSA test taken as part of a routine physical. When the result came back, my doctor contacted me and told...

While in my sixties my family doctor routinely ordered a PSA test along with my usual annual blood panels. At age 74 I'd had none for several years and during...

Laurence Calder Sept 2022 In the summer of 2007 age 56 after struggling to go to the loo for several months I had a blood test in July 2007 which...

It all began so simply. I was having. Issues with urinating and waking up during the night to use the bathroom. It was often difficult to initiate a stream. After...

At the conclusion of a two-year treatment regimen that included radiation and ADT, I had a PSMA scan. It came back clear! I was so grateful. I realize there are...

I had a very low but persistent and slightly rising PSA. The Radiologist wanted the scan to help focus on the sight of the tumor. The Oncologist said that it...

I have found the whole journey from the day of diagnosis to now 2 years post-proctectomy more mentally challenging than the surgery. It was never discussed about the sexual changes...

I was diagnosed with PC in 2017 Gleason 7 (4+3) with metastatic cancer at age 55. I stated to my new doctor that I would take too long at the...

As I read these articles, I have yet to come across someone that is dealing with PC in their 40s. Here's my story and hope others can relate. January 2022...

My journey has been about dealing with LOSS. In the early weeks and months, it is a loss of balance as you decide about treatment, weigh the inevitable side effects...

I’ve been on ADT for about 5 years and I’m 75 years old. When I started ADT I was exercising at a local gym but was getting progressively weaker. I...

My story is simple; I’m tired most of the time, I’ve lost all or most of my body hair, I have difficulty not gaining weight and my body fat/muscle ratios...

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It all started in 2012, routine yearly physical, blood work showed PSA 5.2, doc gave me an antibiotic for ten days, and then it was like a month later tested...

In 2015 I had a CAT scan that showed I had prostate cancer. At the time my PSA was 2.7. So i opted for radiation treatment. As time went by...

We have been waiting 3 months for a biopsy to find out if my husband has prostate cancer. This morning on our way out the door to the appointment they...

on 23 July 2022 I was admitted to Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford for a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). This went well and I 'came to' in the adjacent ward...

So, 7 days ago I was at Royal Surrey Hospital, Guildford undergoing a Prostatectomy, 4 hours later I was coming to a ward looking at the clock realising "4 hours...

Have always been very physically active - gym (6 days a week - 2 hours). Roughly 15 years ago I underwent a spinal fusion. Started going to PT as part...

Last August I had to have Emergency surgery because of blocked Bowels and then they said I have to have surgery now because I have a large mass on my...