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Prostate Cancer

Archives for June 2009

Recovery Question
My surgery is set for Aug. 12. On Sept. 27 we leave for a cruise to Bermuda for my Son's wedding at Bermuda. While at a bridal shower yesterday they discussed renting mopeds on the island for an island tour. Some of the brides family still live in Bermuda and were going to take us to the non tourist places to see the real…
no more next years
Thanks for all your posts....I was not diagnosed until my cancer hit stage 4. I had asked my doctor at 48 for a psa screening but he told me not to bother, he said come back in 2 years when you are 50. At 48 and a half when to the hospital with excrutiating back pain and they found a tumor breaking off pieces of my spine…
1st PSA after surgery
Got my first PSA result today after Davinci a month ago. It was 0.3 which worry's me. The doctor said it should go down in another month. Any of you guys have a similar situation? Cheers, George
Newly Diagnosed and Treatment in Denver
I just found this great site today. I am 60 and was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. My PSA is 4.56, Gleason score 3+3=6, and clinical stage T1c. 7 out of 12 cores showed positive at between 5-30%. Like so many of you have, I am searching for a treatment option. I live in Denver and receive health care through…
Needle Biopsy Results -
I just received the results of my needle biopsy. All 12 were negative but the Urologist informs me I have a condition called prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN). My PSA was 5.8 which led to all the testing. Any info about this so called PIN and is it a precurser to Pc?
Prostate Cancer Screenings Essentially Useless
Regular prostate cancer screening has no effect on the risk of death from the disease, according to a large-scale, long-term study conducted by researchers from the National Cancer Institute and published online in the New England Journal of Medicine. "There was little or no scientific evidence that it saved lives," said…
Increased incontinence
Just wondering if anyone has noticed that they have had an increase in the amount of pads or leakage? I had Robotic surgery done on May 1 ,2009. The surgery was flawless and recovery has been good till now. My problem seems to be that over the past 3 to 4 days I have gone backward in the incontinence dept. I was using 3-4…
Difficulty urinating
I had a RP on March 24, 2009 with nerve sparing on one side. 2 tumors with Gleason scores of 3+3 and 4+4. Surgery went well with very minimal pain. Recovery was a little challanging due to a blocked catheter, about a week after surgery, because of bladder stones, that sent me to er 2 days in a row. Excruciating pain when…
ED Guys without partners
I've read several posts from men and/or wives working out the ED kinks together. I'm happy for all of you in the ways that you are working together and more power to you. I am 90 days out of radical surgery and have had only half-way erections. I am single and have no sounding board whatsoever. I am very aprehensive of…
Happy Father's Day
I wanted to wish all the survivor Dads and Granddads a Happy Father's Day. Let's cherish this day and the days to come that we may enjoy time with our kids and our fathers that we love. This Father's Day was extra special and I spent the day in the mountains with my boys. It took on a whole new meaning after this past…
Experimental prostate cancer vaccine
I just read in Bottom Line Personal (volume 30, number 13, July 1,2009) that there is an experimental vaccine being tested that "...may improve the survival of men with advanced disease." "If approved by the FDA, Provenge could become an added treatment for late-stage cancer." This was reported to Bottom Line by Eric J.…
Sudden, sharp, rectal pain prior to diagnosis of prostate cancer
Hello, all. As most of you know, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year and had a robotic prostatectomy in early March of this year. Something occurred to me a few weeks ago, and I wanted to know if any of you had this issue long before you had any idea that you might have prostate concer. I recalled that starting…
A 10k through prostate cancer.
see stories 1, 2 and 3 by kevin mcpadden
Firmagon (Degarelix) substitute for Lupron
After discovering this new gonadotropin drug I discussed taking this with my Oncologist and we decided to inject this in a week or two since my PSA doubled from 2.8 to 4.7 this past month. If you have any experience with Firmagon from Ferring Pharma I would love to hear back on side effects etc. I'm a 58 yr. old two year…
Partner Newly Diagnosed
My partner of 11 years was just diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. He is 48 years old. His PSA count is 30 and his is an 8 on the Gleason index. Needless to say, we are very worried and terrified by everything we read online. We live outside of Boston and are currently at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. His surgeon seems…
23 days post-op
Well I got back my first PSA results, it has been 23 days since surgery date with Di Vinci...results were psa< 0.01..... thank God!!!! What a great feeling!!! ED is a non issue for me, incontinence is improving, only the dripping when I walk. I still use my depends, but soon hope to go to only pads. But, one day at a time,…
Chemo or Not
My husband's prostate cancer has spread to his spine and ribs. He is 88 years old and I'm wondering if anyone his age has gone through chemotherapy and would like to know what the outcome was. It seems quite pointless but if there is a chance it will help, he wants to do it. Please let me know of any pros or cons. Thanks!
Just found out...what do we ask?
I found out last week that my Dad has prostate cancer...Gleason 8. It doesn't seem entirely real at this point. I only cry when I hear that my Dad has just heard something that has shook him about his PC, or when I read posts from people who are going through similar things, or when I talk to my family, because it makes…
psa is doubling every month
my psa started to rise again last fall. For the last 4 months it has doubled every month and is now at 14.3. I had an rp in oct. of 2006 folowed by hormonal and rad treatments. All was good until the fall of 2007 when it started to rise again. was put on casodex which kept it down for another year. In dec of 2008 it…
Diet/supplements that may help prevent recurrence/metastases
I have stage T3b prostate cancer. Had an RP, the borders are not clear, and the cancer had spread to the seminal vesicles. Two follow up PSA's at 6 weeks and 10 weeks were 0.2. My uro is following me closely. I am trying to delay or prevent having radiation/hormone therapy. Any advice on diets to follow? Anyone familiar…
Brachytherapy or Radiacal Prostectomy?
Hi all special people: I was recently diagnosed with PC. What a shock! I am a 51 year old in reasonably good health. 11 of 13 core samples were positive. I had a biopsy due to an elevated PSA. My Psa was 7.7 and my Gleason score was 6. The cancer cannot be detected by a DRE and the stage was give as pT1c. Has anyone out…
dysorgasmia and need for inguinal hernia
Hi, my name is Mike and I had radical prostatectomy 5 1/2 years ago and I have had incontinence and impotence since the surgery. I am dealing with this. But I have also had dysorgasmia (painful ejaculation) and the need for bilateral inguinal hernia surgery (I have had one side done and still need the hernia on the left…
Herbal alternatives for dad with gleason score 7 and PSA 14.8
Seeking anyone who is trying alternative herbal/accupuncture for Prostate Cancer. My dad was receiving care from a very negligent doc whom passed away from his own negligence to himself. Now I am dealing with dad having Prostate Cancer. He had 2/12 of his biopsy's come back with cancer and a PSA of 14.8 and a gleason score…
what to ask
We go this friday to get the results of my husbands ct and nuc. scan if it is neg do we need to ask any other questions or get any kind of scores from this and if it would be pos. what do we need to ask then. he has a gleason score now of 6 and 6 out of 12 pos from his biopsy and a psa of 7.3 at age 45 he is going to do…
I've got a question
I am approximately 18 months out from brachytherapy (January 2008), been reading all the postings and, frankly becoming a bit concerned that almost eveyone else has done the Davinci surgery instead of brachytherapy. My recovery has been OK so far. I'm scheduled for another follow up PSA test July 10th and becoming more…
Robotic Treatment in Tampa
I'm trying to decide between 2 Da vinci surgeons in Tampa, FL... Dr Frank Mastandrea with St Joesph's and Dr.Julio M.Pow-Sang,MD. with Moffit. Both seem to have done a considerable amount of surgery's. Does anyone have any experience with either one of these guys?
The Date is Set
Met with Dr. Smith at Vanderbilt in Nashville today. Liked what I heard from him and his staff. I'm now on the schedule for the Robotic surgery on August 12th. At least the first part is over and I'm feeling better now that I have a definite date and plan of action in place! Also attended my first prostate cancer support…
vacuum pumps
I'm seeking information on vacuum pumps for ED. Had surgery 3 weeks ago and looking at options if needed. Any replys are appreciated. Regards, George
Recurrent cancer treatments
I am 56 years old and was diagnosed with prostate cancer in January 2001. I don't remember all the specific numbers but the biopsy showed 5 out of ten hits were positive. I did get a second opinion that included running the pathology again, and both concurred that I was a candidate for a radical prostatectomy. It went…
Pads .... preference .... sanitary napkins ....
I've been positive about almost anything related to my PC and that is my approach of dealing with it. (See my post on good news). The surgery took place April 10, the catheter came out the 24th and May has come and gone. Everything worked out great. We're in June now and the last week I've been sleeping like a baby, and…

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