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Prostate Cancer

Archives for August 2006

losing my job...
Hey guys, soon my job will have gone to China and I'll be looking for work and I'll lose my computer and e-mail from work and it may be some time before I can afford a computer at home so i will lose contact with you guys. I just wanted to say goodbye ahead of time and thanks for all your help. I am doing great healthwise…
Penile Implant
To Willix: Did you get your implant...If so how is it going?
Sending a joke from the Colorectal Board
I am a strong poster on the crc board, being a survivor of both rectal and breast cancer. Thought you all might like a giggle.... A nurse was on duty in the Emergency Room, when a young woman with purple hair styled into a punk rocker Mohawk, sporting a variety of tattoos, and wearing strange clothing, entered. It was…
chemo not working. Now what?
I have been battling PC for almost 6 years have done radiation , hormone therapy and now chemo for six months. It would appear that the chemo is not going to help, my psa has doubled in a little over a month while on chemo.The PC had metasatized to my bones about a year ago and I tried the chemo route. Has anyone had…
hello all. New here.
My father was diagnosed with PC 4 years ago and has his prostate removed. He's been on Lupron since and has been doing fairly well. About a month ago, his PSA was up,they did a bone scan and found four metastisized tumors in his bones. They had planned, in the early days, to do bone infusion therapy. He had one dose of…
PSA
I've had several PSA tests starting in February of this year with results approx.: 9.2, 4.6, 4.4, 3.8, 4.7. My doctor doesn't think the possibility of prostate cancer is worth pursuing (except to continue the PSA testing), but I'm a little uneasy. What do you think? I'm 64 and a PSA level of 4.7 isn't remarkable, I gather.…
After metastacis where does prostate cancer spread?
I have never seen any information regarding the vital organs that prostate cancer attacks after metastacis has occured. Does anyone have any information regarding this area?
Comparison surgery and radiation ?
I have read books and articles and web sites. "Notably Prostrate and Cancer: A Family Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment and Survival," by sheldon Marks. M.D.(2003) And The Prostrate: A guide for Men and the women who Love them, " by Patrick C. Walsh. M.D. and Janet Farrar Worthington. (1997) These books agree. They argue that…
Laparoscopic Prostate Surgery
Ok i am back many many many questions. Has anyone had this procedure done? Laparoscopic Prostate Surgery just found out the dr i am going to at barnes hospital in st louis mo. does this procedure. what I Have read it looks very promising has anyone had this done? looks like shorter recovery time and less side effects. can…
Bone scan/ ct scan
I want to let everyone know my bone scan and ct were negetive..YAHOO.. Thank You everyone for being here for me. this is helping me ALOT!!! I am begining to accept what I have and know I have a ways to go. I go to the surgeon on the 22nd of Aug. to discuss what we are going to do and when. I will keep everyone up to date.…
Prostate Surgeons?
Any recommendations or (not) about prostate surgeons. I have talked to one in Atlanta but as I will be starting a new job in Alaska in August, I will have to fly to wherever I have my treatment. Any thoughts?
Newly Diagnosed at 46
Hi I have been newly diagnosed with prostate cancer. My PSA went from 2.5 to 4 last year and was at 4.3 in June. The Free PSA in both cases was about 25 or 26. After the last PSA test, they did a biopsy of 12 cores and 3 came out atypical but they could not say they were cancer. A second biopsy on July 19th showed 1 core…
Newly Diagnosed
I am 46 years old and newly diagnosed with prostate cancer. I am planning on having the robot surgery at Branes Hospital in St. Louis Mo. but I am affraid of the side effects I am a paramedic by trait and affraid i will not be able to do my job after the surgery. I do get depressed and i know this is normal. after reading…
Newly Diagnosed
First, I would like to thank everyone who contributes to this site. As a newly diagnosed prostate cancer member the discussions on this site have been very helpful. I received the news of my cancer on July 24 and have been researching info on prostate cancer for the last two weeks. I feel like I'm on information overload…
Kaiser Surgeon?
Hello. I was just diagnosed as having PC. I have a Gleeson score of 6, and a biopsy to support the diagnosis. My original PSA was 5.1 and 4. I am 65 years old. I have been reading various things. Several posts here have been helpful. At present I am considering surgery. And, I understand that getting the best surgeon is…
PSA after RP
My husband went in at 6 weeks for his first PSA after da vinci RP and the Urologist used an ultrasensative test. The reading came back at 0.02 and he says it should be 0.00. He repeated the test and we should know results of that on Wed. I am wondering if anyone could share their experiences with initial PSA results after…

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