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Prostate Cancer
Archives for December 2003
Discussion List
Seed Implant - radiation damage
I am interested if any other patients who have had seed implants have had damage to urinary tract and colon due to radiation burn.
penile injections
I am now 6 months post RP and still cannot get an erection. I have been using Viagra but it does not work. I realize that I have to be patient and that it could take upto 2 years before I may get an erection, but I am 43 yeaars old and feel so inadequate. My wife is being great about it but I can't help but feel like I am…
Radiation Needed After Surgery
My husband just had surgery to remove his prostate. His surgery went fine with the nerves preserved and the bladder reattachment going smoothly. We were assured by 3 Drs that they were confident his cancer was confined. But the post surgery pathology report identified a microscopic break in the shell of the removed…
high psa post seed implant
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer with a psa level of 10.2. About 15 months ago I had seed implantation after receiving 5 weeks of external radiation. After my surgery my level dropped to 1.5 however has been steadily climbing. Last doctors visit two weeks ago my Psa was at 7. My doctor feels that the surgery may not…
RP or Seeds
I learned several weeks ago that I have PC. My PSA is low, 1.34; Gleason score is 3+3=6 and not palpable. I am 50 years old. I have been wrestling with the decision between seed implants or rp. My concern with seed implants is the lack of long term data. I seems that at my age, rp is the best method to 'cure' my cancer…