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Prostate Cancer
Archives for January 2008
Discussion List
Advanced Prostate Cancer
Hi, my father has just been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer which has spread to the pelive bones and lymph.. gleason score 8 and his PSA was 2800 before we started hormone therapy and after one month of therapy came down to 16. Is there anyone else who has had a similar situation and got better with treatment.…
Surgeon - Input/Experiences?
Input & recommendations are appreciated. We have read all the great reviews about Dr. Tewari at Cornell. We have spoke with them and while we are willing to travel, we are unsure of the insurance coverage - it may be a factor. We are also VERY interested in people's experience with Dr. Patel, who also claims to have done…
Robotic/Open surgeries and clear margins
My current uroligist, who does only open, states that new findings show better margins with open than Robotic. Information from Henry Ford shows the opposite. I am scheduled with Robotic with another Doctor and this made me very concerned to say the least. Any comments from friends??
Vietnam Vets
If you are a Vietnam Vet in any service branch and have not applied for a VA claim it may be worth your time to look into it. USN RRP 08-2005 psa now .07,
psa test came back 12.8
anything to be concerned about ?
Sore incision
One month after successful RP surgery, my incision wound is healing nicely but it's still really quite sore. Covering it with a cotton pad makes no difference, especially where the waistband covers it, even with sweatpants. Anyone else had this problem?
Searching for local information
Just diagnosed with PC. Gleason 4. PSA 6. Bone Scan clear today. Wet CT scan of abdomen in november good. CBC's good. I am otherwise very healthy 53 year old. Alkaline Phostabase good need to check Prostatic Acid in a week. It seems pretty clear that this little puppy needs to come out. Also this site seems to like Robotic…
carboplatin
My dad (now 80)was diagnosed in 1996. Had testicles removed and radiation. 1/05, PSA started back up. Dr did cryosurgery. 8/05 bone scan showed masses in pelvis, back and ribs. Tried casadex, hydrocortoisone, and ketaconazole. Finally 4/06 stated taxeture every three weeks. Has continued with taxeture. PSA now going back…