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Swelling of face after surgery
May seem like a silly question but my anestesiologist called and discussed my surgery. During the conversation he said expect some facial swelling...to the point sometimes the relatives may not recognize you for a day or so... Anyone? Is this painful?
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My father's Prostate Cancer returned after seed implant
My father is 79 years of ago, had the seed implant in 2002. In 2007 the PSA level started to go up. His Urologist did not know what happening. After examining him, he said everything looked ok. Recommended him to a bone scan, it came out normal. The PSA level continue to raise, than he sent him to an Oncologist. The…
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gleason score of 9
I have a gleason score of 9 with a psa of 69. Does anyone else have a gleason score this high and what treatment route have you taken?
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CyberKnife
I have just been diagnosed with Pca. in March. PSA went from 6.6 to 18.3 in six months. Biopsy of 12 cores shows 11 neg. and 1 pos. Gleason 3+4=7 CT scan...Bone Scan...MRI of pelvis...Ultrasound & DRE all negative. I am considering CyberKnife treatment.... I'd like to hear from any of you as to the pros & cons of that…
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IMRT radiation long term effects
I had Davinci surgery a year ago & finished 37 IMRT treatments in late Dec. During the treatments & up till the present, I've experienced little in the way of side effects. But I have heard it could take up to 2 years before side effects kick in. Has anyone out there experienced long term IMRT side effects. Thanks for any…
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CLEAR MARGINS
Jesse has clear margins! WOO HOO! Will get complete pathology report on Thursday. Don't know how much of the gland was cancerous. Gleason remained 3 + 3 for 6. I know, I know, gonna hear from some of you that he could have waited. This was HIS decision and he wanted it OUT! So, begone prostate cancer, and never come back!!
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Erection "UP"date
At day 122 from Robotic I am almost usably "UP" with no viagra now! I actually like the Viagra...and with only 1/4 pill there are no detectable side affects...only got a headache one time in the very beginning of use....Using a generic from India at a fraction of the cost the US prices branded product. I figure I may just…
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PSA went up after 6 months of Adrogel (testosterone)
After 6 months of being prescribed Androgel at 5 mg level my psa went from 2.8 to 5.1 to 6.5. I have no symptoms other than psa level went up. I'm 71 years old and my Doctor took me off Androgel and now wants to do a biopsy to see if it is due to cancer of the prostate. If any of you have had a similar experience with…
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Interesting, Radical?? Treatment for PC
I just heard this today. My daughter-in-law had a patient in her dental chair this past week out in CA. His PC was similar to mine in many ways- surgery, hormone shots, rad. He was on hormone treatment for 1 yr and quit- just too uncomfortable for him. I would agree with that- nasty stuff. Anyway, his PSA began to go up…
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Foods after Radiation
Just wondering if anyone else has lost the desire or taste for certain foods after radiation or perhaps chemo? Rad ended jan 15 and since I have had a difficult time with scrambled or fried eggs a few other foods. For a few months my appetite was greatly surpressed and I didn't have much interest in a lot of foods and…
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Other prostate cancer discussion boards.
I started reading this board a few weeks ago, shortly after my diagnosis and have found it to be very helpful. Does anybody have links to other discussion boards about prostate cancer that are fairly active like this one? I am not looking to abandon this one, but just want to read as many perspectives as possible. I have…