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Looking for info on current and upcoming treatment for advanced PC
Hi All - I wonder if you could help me with sources of information that I seem to be having difficulty locating through Google. I'm 49 and in the early stages of advanced prostate cancer. My PSA is rising and we're just beginning to see some suspicious areas on my scans. I haven't started ADT yet, but will be soon. I'm…
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Diagnosed at 40
Well I've been thrown into a world that only 6 months ago I was only aware of on a surface level one could say. Months ago a routine check-up with my family physician revealed an elevated PSA and well here I am today. I remember my doctor explaining to me that although most physicians start screening at 50, he prefers to…
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robotic prostectomy vs. seed implant
I'm scheduled for permament seed implant in 3 weeks. Having serious doubts about whether it's the right decision. I'm 51, otherwise very healthy, with a psa of 4.8,a gleason 6 with 6 of 12 biopsies positive.Prostate size is 26cm. Docs are confident it is contained. Tumors are on both sides but predominantly on one side. I…
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Survey
Hey everyone, my name is Paul Hogan and I am currently a psychology student at the California State University in Fresno. I am currently conducting research on the life outlooks of cancer survivors. If you could spare 10 minutes of your time to take a survey, I would greatly appreciate it. I myself am a past cancer…
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my worst nightmare
I was scared that the Dr we see today would try to talk my husband out of surgery. Guess what it came true. I am sitting here typing this and can barly breath. He kept saying that it is so small, there is so little, you are so young, it will probably never grow, if it does it will never effect you. He kept saying, "lets do…
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Chatroom
I cannot get in chatroom. I need to talk to someone.
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Aborted Robotic Surgery
After 2 months of anxious waiting, my prostatectomy surgery via the Davinci Robot was scheduled for yesterday at Penn Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia with Dr. David Lee at the controls. I entered the operating room at 12 Noon and was told the surgery would take approximately 3 hours. I was awoken at 2:36 with the bad…
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psa doubled in a month
I just got the results from my latest psa. it has doubled from 0.35 in oct. to 0.70 now (11/13). I have been on hormone treatments for the past 12 months. my urologist thinks it is still to early to start chemo or take my off of casodex. I have read many conflicting reports as to the benifits of starting chemo before it…
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post surgery pain
I had open radical prostatectomy surgery about 4 months ago and most of my recovery is going as the doctors described. I have been having pain in my left leg- from my upper thigh to my knee- since the day after surgery. Can't walk fast or climb stairs without stopping to shake the leg pain out. A friend had the same…
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Sooooooooo Tired
Hi..I have just finished 45 radiation treatments and am so very tired I have no strength to even eat! Please tell me this normal or not. HW
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Proactively Protecting
Good morning, day or evening all!!! I write this discussion topic as a first time poster/blogger/etc. I'm not sure where to start. I am cancer free. At the age of 29 I am blessed to say that. My passion though lies within this horrific disease. I am a school counselor by trade, but that is not my life calling. I have been…
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results not good
Well yesterday the Urologist Dr.Ritchie, called us at home at 5:07pm, which was after hours. So I knew this was not good. He insisted to see or talk to Brian about the results this week or possibly the next day. But definatly before we saw our GP, Dr.Grobler. I told him Brian was not home from work till after 6pm. At which…
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rising psa while on lupron and casodex treatment
Hi, I had a radical prostatectomy in oct of 06. the pathology report indicated a gleason score of of 8 with invasion of both seminal vesicles and involvement of the bladder neck margin. I started lupron shots in dec 06 and radiation treatments in jan 07. the rad treatments ended in march of 07 and the lupron shots ended in…
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New Diagnosis
I received news of prostate cancer Oct. 13. I am 54 and had a PSA of about 3 and Gleason of 3+3. My first question for the urologist is "How do I know the cancer hasn't already spread? He said that after 40 years experience no further testing would he recommend, it's a waste of money. I'm not super comfortable with that…
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Six year followup to RPS
Just a follow-up note. Had RPS in January 2003 at age 72 following a 6-month jump in PSA from 2.5 to 3.6 and biopsy showing Gleason of 7 (4+3). Capsule contained, but one nerve bundle was removed. Today, almost six years later, urologist/surgeon said PSA remains at <.01. Using three Depends pads per day. Dr. says AMS…