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My July PSA test 3 months after my RP was .2 The Doctor said not to worry it's probably only traces left over that need to be filtered out of your system. Being .2 I was a little sceptical of that ans…
Anyone who has personally dealt with these numbers please let me know how you are doing and let me know the details of your treatment and your opion of its effect, Thank you!
In July of 2003 I had the prostate removed and had subsequent radiation. I could not beat the incontinence. In June of this year I had the artificial sphincter procedure. That did the job, and I very …
As many of you know, about a year or so ago, the government started a clinical study called SELECT to determine if Selenium and Vitamin E can be effective in preventing PC. The study involves 32,000 m…
My husband is 42 years old and 7 mos post RP. He has not regained his erections and, like many of you on here, it has been very difficult. I am a breast cancer survivor, so I do understand some of the…
I had surgery about 4 years ago. Everything went very smooth, however I did have to follow up with radiation. After all is said and done, I have only one issue. My sex life is good except that my clim…
I am 44 years old and had a radical prostatectomy 6/4/03. Now, 14 months later, I still cannot achieve an erection on my own. I do, however, get an erection when I use caverject injections. It is not …
Hey Everyone, So glad I have this board for information and support. Just found out my dad's PSA went from 14 to 19 in the last month. It continues to escalate and the only treatment he has left is ch…
I am just winding up my first four months of an Eligard implant and will get the results of my first post implant PSA test tomorrow. My PSA was over 30, Gleason 9 and a biopsis indicated some spread t…
In Feb 99,after becoming eligible for Medicare, I signed on with a certain HMO and was provided a copy of their "Healthwise" handbook. In regards to prostate cancer, the book states: "There is a great…
i have written a few times about my dad. he had prostate cancer. he went for a colanoscopy and the dr. nicked his colan, went for surgery about 4 months ago. he never got better, he passed away wednes…
In Oct 02, I learned from my new primary care doctor that my PSA was elevated to around 7.0. I had my first visit to a urologist who, after verifying that my PSA was high via another PSA test, schedul…
