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Prostate Cancer

Archives for January 2009

NY Times Columnist has Blog about his Prostate Cancer
There was an interview yesterday, on WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show, with NY Times Columnist, and prostate cancer patient, Dana Jennings. He has been writing a blog in the NY Times for a while now on the gritty details of how he is doing with his aggressive form of prostate cancer. He posts every Tuesday and the URL to his…
rising psa
Had radical prostatectomy June 2003, age 43. Gleason was 7 (4+3), clear margins, no lymph node involvement. Prior to June 2005, psa was remained at <.04. Since then it has slowly risen. In 2006 it was .06, in 2007 it was .07, in 2008 it was .09, now this year it is .16. My doctor wants to wait 6 more months for another psa…
joemac
joemac please look in jojoman up and down i put reply in there not to good with computers thank's nick
Newly Diagnosed in Tampa Bay Area (FL) - Age 44
My research is leading me toward surgery - any rec's regarding surgeons & facilities in the area. Not sure if there is much local expertise w/robotics.
prostate cancer and penile implants
I,m looking for information and past experience with men dealing with impotence and solutions
PSA UP AGAIN
I KNOW THERE MUST BE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHOSE PSA GOING UP AND DOWN LIKE MINE CAN YOU PLEASE HELP THANK'S I SUBMITTED A REQUEST ON 1/22/09 PLEASE HELP
85 years old, Dr wants to do chemo
My father is 85 years old... He had prostate cancer over 10 years ago and it is back with a vengence... His PSA is now up to 80... It has spread to 2 different spots in the bone(his back, spine)... He is in no discomfort... However we have tried most options and the only one left is chemo... I have been on the internet for…
Question about retrograde ejaculation after prostatectomy
I have just been scheduled for a robotic prostatectomy. I was told by my urologist that some men may have retrograde ejaculations (where the semen backflows into the bladder) after they resume sexual activity. Have any of you had this issue? Is it only occasionally, or is it every time you ejaculate? Does it hurt? Does it…
PSA UP AND DOWN
CAN SOMEONE HELP LAST FEB 07 AFTER 39 RADIATTON AQND RADICAL IN 05 PAS WAS 0.07 WENT BACK 3 MONTHS LATER WENT .7 WE WAITED 3 VWEEKS PSA WENT TO 3.5 WAS PUT ON LUPRON PSA WENT TO 1.18 3 WEKS LATER WENT TO 1.46 SO CASODEX WAS ADDED WENT VTO 1.01 WENT TODAY 2MONTHS LATER WITH BOTH DRUGS WENT TO 1.9 CAN ANYONE ANSWER WHY WSUCH…
my thoughts on prostate radiation seeds
my grandfather had 10percent of pc and the doc did the surgery it has attacked his bone marrow and now has leukemia from this has had a cath in since and now losing my grandfather I'm very upset about this he was a very healthy man before this
after surgery
Well the 1st night was rough. Brian was in and out of it alot, and vomited. He had no pain cause of the epideral. The next day he started to feel pain in ih testicals as they were badly swollen. On the 3rd day the epideral came out and 5 hours later he was in extreme pain. He was having bad spasams from the catheter on the…
Searching for treatment (cure) info for prostate cancer
Hi everybody, I am new to both this forum and prostate cancer. I am 74, in excellent health and condition. I was notified earlier this week of the results of my biopsy at the Emory Clinic in Atlanta. It indicated a Gleason Score of 8. I had the biopsy because my PSA score had crept up over one year from 6 to 9. Otherwise,…
surgery tomorrow
Well just a note that Brian is having his Prostectomy surgery tomorrow at 11:15am. He will not be in his room till nearly 4pm. That is a long time for me to wait by myself. My stomach will probably be doing a roller coaster ride inside. I will be happy when I see him. A long time to wait. I hope they have strong floors as…
metastasize to bone question
Aloha, Can prostate cancer metastasize to a sholder, after treatment EBRT/IMRT? JoeMac
PSA returns after radical surgery
I had radical surgery 6 yrs ago (gleason was 7--- 3-4)and although my last psa reading was low .3 it has been on a slow rise over the last 6 yrs. When I met with my urologist I told him I want to be agressive with this and he agreed with me. He sent me to see an oncologist and he recommended that I have radiation theropy…
radiation induced colitis
Aloha, Anyone more than a year out from EBRT/IMRT and have been diagnosed with radiation damage to rectum? Mine seems to be getting better, but have not gotten much encuragement as to how long it will last. Seems to show up 8 to 10 months after radiation treatment. Hundreds of very small bleeding blood vessels. Have had…
A question about the catheter and its removal
Hello. I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer two days before Thanksgiving, 2008. My Gleason score is 3+3 (6), my PSA is 3.3, and cancer was found in 3 of my 12 biopsy samples (5%, 5% and 10%). I am 55, and in good health (all things considered). I have opted for a robotic prostatectomy. I would like to know about the…

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