Experiences with

Prostate disease

my husband is alcohol dependent he is in and out of hospital. He has been hospital recently he was diagnosed with Mallory Weiss tear. He has other underlying issues copd, vascular issues. He has been told several times it maybe too late next time. The longest he has stopped drink alcohol is 18mths

Contacted the RNIB and arranged two phone meetings, one with an optometrist and the other with a sight technology expert. Lets start with the bad, visual conditions. The RNIB have no expertise with visual issues after a brain injury. The page on their site about visual issues after stroke is just for

Hi All, today I had a fibro scan which revealed that my liver has no scarring with a score of 3.9kpa which was good news, however, the cap score was 307 which was worrying. I gave up alcohol 6 months ago following an attack of acute pancreatitis and being hospitalised for 4 days, this event was enough

A clinical trial to evaluate the combination of a new drug called KPG-121 with abiraterone acetate (Zytiga) for treating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) as a first-line therapy has been approved by the FDA. KPG-121 is an investigational drug that targets specific proteins involved

"The results, which have just been published in the top journal "Molecular Cancer", provide a new starting point for the development of therapies..... Our research suggests that activating JUN could potentially be a promising therapeutic option for slowing the progression of prostate cancer" https

Sorry to ask for help but some days I am at my wits end caring for my hubby, he has been home about 3 weeks after 10 weeks in hospital and this week we went to Kidney specialist they are of the opinion he may not need simultaneous kidney as well as Liver transplant after biopsy they are erring on the

Worried.... Stopped IMRT 1 year ago and stopped adt (4 mos) 9 months ago... 9/23/23 Blood Test PSA .1 --- PSA FREE undetectable and Testosterone was 98 3/4/24 Blood Test PSA .2 ----Psa Free Undetectable and Testosterone not in yet. I am concerned about the increase

Ok folks, has anyone come across something like this?...early 2018, PSA in the 50's, biopsy came back negative, a few months later PSA in the 60's, again, another biopsy and a negative finding, 3rd time in the 80's with yet another negative biopsy, then nuclear imaging and bam...stage 4 metastatic, this

Hi. I just had a lab done and found out I am positive for gastric parietal cell antibodies 26 where over 25 is considered positive. I read that it can be from pernicious anemia (my levels were low but normal now), autoimmune gastritis (i did an endoscopy and have mild gastritis) or from thyroid disease

I just wanted to share my story in case it helps others. In December last year I had an ultrasound scan and the results were probable cirrhosis, portal vein hypertension and varices. There were also "suspicious lesions". Fast Forward to a biopsy I had last month (following over six months of abstinence

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On 10/25/22 I took my dad (79 at the time) to the ER at the VA for escalating back pain and we walked out with a stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis. When I brought him to the ER I expected them to tell me he had lung cancer as he is a lifelong smoker.  Additionally,  I had been worried about him all year

Hii , If anyone from India can tell his/her experience regarding Tibetan medicine for prostate cancer . There was one doctor Yeshi Dhodhen who is having good reputation for treating cancer . He also got Padamshree award from Govt. of India for his contribution in medical field . Unfortunately he passed

My MDS is a huge fan of rasagiline and I’ve taken it for almost 3 years, and want to continue to take Mucuna and carbidopa as needed along with it. I've read that Mucuna should not be taken with rasagiline. Is there any truth to this? I’m not going to stop taking rasagiline, and I’d rather not start

Hi, Just wondering if anyone has had similar experience. I had radiation for prostate cancer in December/January (getting out to about six months post treatment). My testosterone is sitting in the low 300's so on the low end of the reference range but still within it. I had been on testosterone replacement

Hi everyone and thanks for all your help so far. As the chemo has now stopped working for Martin we are looking for any other options that might be available to give him more time. His MO has organised a liquid biopsy to see if there are any mutations that could be treated, which might help. We

Tall_Allen, if you are around, I would especially appreciate your thoughts…….my husband, Dave is still on Lupron/Zytiga/Pred for M1a pc. only in a few abdominal nodes per PSMA scan. He just completed IMRT and was undetectable two weeks ago. Have you ever heard that the progression of soft tissue mets

This information is relevant for US members : I am glad to announce that I was approved for SSDI (Social Security Disability Benefits) in less than 5 months. It would probably have been approved in 3 months if I had responded to additional information promptly. Note that this was approved through

We have a quesiton about swelling foot and ankle after Lupron injection and wonder if anyone has had a similar experience. My husband was just diagnosed with PC back in April, and he is on ADT while waiting for his CK treatment this month. After three-weeks of Lupron injection, he now has a swollen