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Prostate Cancer
Archives for October 2009
Discussion List
PSA Rising After Treatment
Just curious about what may be going on. 58 year old male ( guess I had better be male if I have prostate cancer ) Family history: mother ovarian cancer..8 year survivor, father prostate cancer 10 year survivor, both still going strong in their 80's. For that reason I had PSA test every year, never over 1.2ng When…
Surgery scheduled Oct 19, 2009
Hi all - just joined this network. I have surgery scheduled for Oct 19, 2009 with daVinci in Grand Rapids MI, St Mary's hospital. My Dr has done over 200 of them. My cancer is early (gleason 6, only a small portion found in the biopsy). I'm most concerned about incontinence (and post surgery constipation) and have been…
advanced prostate cancer
my friend is 65 years old with a PSA 1345 and gleason score(4+5)=9 with lymph nodes and right bones spread he is now on combination of hormone therapy from 2 weeks but if there is someone had a similar history what is the expectancy life ????? how much years he ll live and what the quality of life??
TO SACH100 and possible surgery
Sach100, I saw your reply to another post about strictures. I see where you are in the search and discovery phases about PCa and surgery. You mention the Supra Pubic Catheter. My surgery was two weeks ago. I traveled from Orlando to Detroit for surgery because of teh reputation of the surgeon, their published results and…
Toothache & zoladex
My uncle had a terrible toothache yesterday, and as he went to the dentist, he found our that his tooth should be pulled off. So his dentist contacted uncles oncoligist who said that he the tooth shouldnt be touched, opened and he shouldn't receive any anesthetic.... just to go on pain releive meds and atibiotics , also he…
To all of my best friends here that I will never meet. This is Tom D in Orlando -cancer gone!-
This is Tom D and Dale in Orlando. My da Vinci surgery was Thursday, Sept 24 at ORMC in Orlando. My surgeon/urologist came in Saturday to release me. He told me he already had the biopsy report back and that my cancer was contained with clear margins. Lymph notes clear, none removed nor needed to be. The cancer is gone!…