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Prostate Cancer
I had radiation for prostate cancer two years ago. It seems to have been successful, I get shots of Lupron every three months and have two more shots to go. However, it has left me with a urination problem. I go about every hour and a half 24-7. My doctor has had me on all of the current meds and nothing works. I wanted to…
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Understanding the 24 Types of Prostate Cancer
http://www.pcf.org/site/c.leJRIROrEpH/b.6113915/k.EA7D/Understanding_the_24_Types_of_Prostate_Cancer.htm?msource=se10npwsj&auid=6558792 On Tuesday, June 29, 2010, the Wall Street Journal wrote a comprehensive piece on the discovery of the 24 different types of prostate cancer. The Prostate Cancer Foundation heavily funded…
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Da Pump!
OK. 12 weeks post DRP op. I have been using the pump. Not for sex, but for keeping atrophy minimized and increase blood flow. Also on low dose viagra daily. The pump sucks - no pun intended. I think it is a bit painful, but I do it anyway and have used it now for the last 6 weeks pretty much every day. My directions say to…
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L-arginine
has any one taken L-arginine in combination with ED pills? My ED specialist wants me to take 2 tables of 500mg twice a day. Pleas let me know your experience. Victor
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Sleep erection
13 month post surgery & 6 months post radiation I had my 1st sleep erection (woke me up) that is a normal part of the male biology. It is encouragement that the nerves are waking up. Atrophy has reduced the size as the pump was seldom used & pills gave undesirable side effects, but I now have hope for better things. So…
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Continuing Problems with Coloplast Virtrue Sling
July 14th will make one year since I was implanted with a Coloplast Virtue male sling. It was a bait and switch situation. The urologist described the tried and proven Advance sling by American Medical Systems in great detail to me, and then implanted a Virtue sling by Coloplast, which I knew absolutely nothing about.…
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New diagnosis
My husband has recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer. We are still in the process. After a rising PSA since 2007 of about 1-2 pts per year (Feb 2010 8.2)..three biopsies....and a negative pelvic/prostate of the MRI (March 10) , in March 2010 we got a positive 1 core on the third biospy at 3+3=6 in March of 2010. All…
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TAXOTERE, TO DO OR NOT TO DO
My husband is 72 and up to a couple of months ago was living a normal life in spite of having prostate cancer which was diagnosed in 1997. We chose primary external beam radiation which was given that year. His PSA stayed at normal levels until 2001 when Lupron was then used intermittently. Quarterly Lupron injections were…
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Interesting site:
I hope others will find the info on this site to be helpfull, as I did. http://www.zerocancer.org/index.html?cvridirect=true
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I Can't Believe my Good luck
I just ralized this and told my wife, "You know those things that cause prostate cancer? Well, I don't have to worry about them any more!!" Sleep on that and be happy! No need to tell you what Mrs. Trew said. Sometimes reality slips from her grasp.
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ED improving!
Dear all, Yesterday the 100th day after my surgery and I am glad to report I have had my first useable erection with 10 mg of Cialis and of course, I made the best use if it. Two days ago, I went to see the urologist who injected me with Trimix. As I said in another post, I had mild pain during the two hours that the…
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OPEN UP THE CHAMPAGNE!!!!!!
Saw my urologist this morning and the GREAT NEWS IS I"M ACTUALLY STILL IN THE 0 CLUB!!!!! WOO-HOO!!!! When I called in for my psa result the nurse stated .1 and I even asked her twice and she stated .1 When I talked to the Doc this morning I told him I was worried about my PSA and he said that the test result was recorded…
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State of the art Biopsy
Today I had another Biopsy....I will meet with the doc next week for the results. This biopsy is the state of art, and can more readily find tumors, not random as most convenional biopsies....this machine is three dimensional and one can go back to the exact spot in the future. Basically an MRI that I took last month as…
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AUS Recipients -The Gold Standard--Activities
To all AUS Recipients, First off I know your decision wasn't an easy one, but your quality of life was suffering and yes I maybe headed down that road after being incontinent for 4 yrs so please respond as to just how active a person could be after receiving the AUS. When all the healing is complete can you still carry…
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Supplies?
I am 6 weeks until Davinci and I would like to get a start on stocking up on the supplies I will need during recovery. I am the kind who likes everything taken care of ahead of time. Can anyone please give me some suggestions of what I should get and best places (meaning cheapest)to buy them. Any help would be greatly…
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June 16th PSA results are in and I am still a member to the ZERO Club!
Second PSA test 16 weeks out from surgery came back …A big fat ZERO…. I will enjoy the gift of zero for the next 90day before my next test….Thanks for your prayers and support in my journey…Yes Randy this means I have no excuse not to climb Half Dome this summer but right now I will be kicking back at the beach till the…
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CyberKnife -- In Treatment
I completed my first (of five) CyberKnife sessions today. The following describes the procedure. Preparatory protocol involves a low fiber diet, an overnight laxitive and Gas-X, and a Fleet enema in the morning prior to the appointment. The object is to remove as much gas and material from the colon and bladder as possible…
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Happy Father's Day
I wanted to wish all of the men here who have children in their lives a great Father's Day. I am so thankful to be able to share time with my kids today and they are as well. I wish you all the very best.
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Diet After RP!!
Hello to all, I'm curious if anyone here can tell me how your diet has changed post surgery, I'm still not sure what I can or can't eat. I realize I need to stay away from red meats, dairy and fatty substances ie: transfats, saturated fats.....but I'm not sure what is good or not good to eat...Are peanuts ok, what about…
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5 th day after robotic surgery - Daily Summary
First of thanks to each of you for the support for last 3 months leading to the surgery on June 15. My biggest inspiration and knowledge gathering was from hearing others journey of surgery and recovery. So here is mine for the last 5 days Day 1 - After watching a movie night before and sleeping 5 hours went to the…
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Radiation side effects and when
Just started radiation therapy (IMRT) post da Vinci surgery (5 down, 33 to go). I know the side effects vary and may or may not (usually may) happen. What I have heard is that most do not have effects until the 20-38 day range. Is this true? And when did you first experience effects, and what are the most common? My guess…
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Kicked out of the Club
Well Just got the news from the Doctor's office and I am no longer a member of the 0 club. My PSA came back at .1 at the 10 month mark following my Surgery. I have a follow up appointment with the Doctor on June 25th to discuss. I knew this would be a possibility since I did have a positive margin on my Path report. Had…
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Waiting For Surgery
I am new here and find this site very interesting. I was diagnosed in April and went to my second opinion on 6/11. I just got a call from the scheduler and my surgery is scheduled for 8/11. All of this waiting is driving me crazy but reading the posts on this site have given me a very good idea of what I can expect during…
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another reason to think twice prior to surgery--Peyronie's disease
I read this new report from the prostate cancer info link, doesn't surprise me, and believe me it is the worst possible disease, it's an autoimmune disease where the body attacks the penis. This report says the risk after RP increases by double or three fold. Peyronie’s disease (PD) is a clinical condition characterized by…
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Recovery
13 days post op davinci. Physical wounds healing ok. Still leaking a bit. My question to you guys is how did you deal with the mental and emotional aspect? I am trying to get things back as close to normal as I can but still having a tough time. Support group meeting helped some. Any advice? Suggestions, how you cope.…
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Tell me if this is Normal???
Hello....I'm back again :-) Dencil continues to do fine....He is now taking 1/2 levitra daily and has not been able to have a firm erection yet... he is a little over 6 wks out from prostectomy. he has been able to climax after stimulation and actually had ejaculate... which surprised us both, as we understood that there…
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Prostrate Biopsy
I am a 65 year old male, I have a Prostrate Biopsy scheduled for July 13, which I am not sure if I want to go through with it. I have just read a report from John Hopkins that states " Nearly 75% of the time no cancer is detected in the samples because the elevated PSA levels were due to another condition. My last PSA done…
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Lupron & Casodex Not Working
Found out that the Lupron & Casodex therapy not working. The Lupron only worked for 2 months. Started chemo with Taxotere this past Friday. Does anyone have any info for this treatment. Sincerely appreciate any experiences or info available.
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My first post op PSA .008 ...is this good?
Hi.. 5 and a half weeks after surgery.. This is my first PSA test.. Is this good... Less than one mean I am in zero club? Thx all
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cystoscopy
has anybody had one. i did yesterday and it was terrible, at least it turned out ok. my surgery is set for the 23rd of june and they just wanted to make sure my bladder was ok, since my dad died of bladder cancer. thanks griff