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How do you deal with the stress?
My Dad has prostate cancer. In recent days, his blood pressure has crept up to extremely high levels - yesterday's reading was 177/107. I'm certain that it's related to the anxiety over his unsuccessful surgery and rising PSA. How can he relieve his stress? I've given him some mediations to listen to on his iPod, but they…
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PSA decline with diet change
My PSA went down after cutting black pepper out of my diet. http://psa-prostatecancer.info
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path report in
Got me path report in today: Gleason upgraded to 3+4 (ugh!) Apical shave clear circumferentail margin clear base of gland negative seminal vesicles negative bladder neck shave negative PT2 cNX cMX Any thoughts guys? Cheers, Mike
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Sonny- IG/IMRT #30 done and only 5 to go
At 7:30am Friday morning I completed Treatment #30 of the planned 35. 1 week and only 5 treatments to go. This week I started to experience some of the side effects for the first time since treatment began. The urinary urgency has increased to multiple times per hour during the day, but surprisingly I still only get up 1…
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Still BANNED from CSN / bigxbadxjohn Coloplast Virtue sling out / AMS Advance sling in
It has been nearly one month since I was BANNED from accessing the CSN site. I noticed a reply from a moderator that assured me that I had not been BANNED because I had never used any offfensive language and therefore I must be mistaken. When I attempt to login to CSN, from my primary internet provider, my sceen goes…
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Incontinence--Pads,Personal, Private Thank Goodnes for CSN
Incontinence, it's not like you could talk about it with people you know--maybe your wife or your parents, but beyond that it's a difficult dilemma. It's not like you could go to work and tell your fellow workers that you're really leaking badly today, or wow! I only used three pads today. How many times have you sat in…
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Small Blood in Urine + experience - 4 weeks after Davinci
Thanks everyone for sharing all info. about PC, special with Davicy treatment option and made me very confortable and happy to handle the problems. I will post my past experience later. Summary: 20 days after Davinci, 2 days catheter removal - Ealier PC detection - Lowest Gleason score - 59 year old - active and healthy…
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Chemo + hormone treatment after a positive post-surgery PSA?
I've posted on here before about my Dad. He is 66, had the DaVinci surgery, but he still has a positive PSA ranging from 1.3-7.0 in the last 3 months. His oncologist wants to start him on hormone therapy. His oncologist says that chemo is more for the "end stages" of cancer. Yet, my Dad's family doctor says that chemo…
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Leery of Lupron - Please Help!
I've been lurking for the past 3+ months in this most helpful, compassionate forum while waiting for a comprehensive medical analysis of my particular PCa condition. Condensation: 1997-2006 Treatment for BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Prostatitis Unspecified) with periodic R/X (Cipro) for low-grade infection and…
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Searching for advice for father with prostate cancer
Good morning. My father, age 88, was diagnosed with prostate cancer 15 years ago. He went through radiation, but the past few years his psa levels have increased to around 100. The doctor put him on Lupron, and it is not working. His level is at 185, and the doctor told him yesterday to "get his affairs in order". I live…
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Pelvic floor stimulation therapy.
Anyone have this "done" to them? Basically, there is an electrode inserted in the backside, and it is connected to an electric fence that zaps 5 seconds out of every 15 seconds in my case. The tech indicated that it might make you (temporarily) less continent......... Kinda concerned that I dont care for this and that it…
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Newly diagnosed at 49
I'm a fit and healthy 49 year old and was just diagnosed with prostate cancer in 10/2009. In 2007 I had a psa of 3.5 and a biopsy which then showed 1 HGP now my psa is 5.3 and the second biopsy found 4 of 12 cores involving 5-15% and a Gleason score of 6. I am scheduled for RP on February 3rd. I am worried about the chance…
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Lurker comes forth
Hi all--been lurking since Aug. Here's our story. Hubby got good insurance at work so broke his habit of not going to the doctor to see if there was any relief from many years of back pain. Doctor said a back transplant would be good but since there is no such thing he suggested a new career not so strenuous (he does…
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Sonny- 25 IMRT Treatments Done- 10 To Go- Happy New Year
Hello all and Happy New Year, Well I completed IG/IMRT treatment #25 at 7:15 Friday morning and all is still going very well. Only 10 more to go. No real side effects from the RAD other than a little fatigue in the afternoons. Or maybe it's not fatigue but just my way of taking a nap without guilt for letting the little…
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High PSA Low WBC
I'm 58 and have been dealing with PC for 6 years and now have a psa of 75 and wbc at 3.0. Last Feb. the psa was 12 and wbc was 6.5. I know about all the available treatments and only want to know why or if the two numbers are related and from someone who has personally been in this situation. I am all about quality of life…
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Four Weeks Post Op - Happy New Year !!
Today marks the 4th week since my surgery and the 3rd week since removing my little cath buddy. Not much change since my 3rd week post op report. Still doing two pads a day, one after my morning shower and one at bedtime. Lots of little leakage accidents during the day and morning, but none at night. Interesting thing that…