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Prostate Cancer
Archives for December 2011
Discussion List
psa stays at higher level
Had Gleason 8 stage 4 131psa in October 2000 had prostectomy in December 2000. Been off and on hormone shots since then. Always reduced psa to lowest level. Had hot flashes etc. Read an article out of Canada in 2001 about finesteride to lessen flashes. Worked well for me. Latest psa I September 2011 was 6.8. Had shot and…
I do not see one familiar face here!
I have been away from the board a long time...it's now two years since my robotic surgery - PSA last week a big fat ZERO..proudly I'm still a memember of that Club? Who's the president now? ED is pretty good and still using generic blue pills for recreation more than necessity. Hope all is well with all the gang...and…
AUS 800 activitated yesterday
Completely dry except when I sit in my computer chair. The chair is wood and very hard.Forcing a few drops out for some reason. My stream is not as strong as before and have a very slight burn when I void. Still slightly swollen. I went to a job site for a couple of hours, went out to happy hour and dinner with no pad.
NIH Panel Endorses Active Monitoring/Delay of Tx for Low Risk PCa
http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/ProstateSurveillanceStateScience PANEL ENDORSES ACTIVE MONITORING AND DELAY OF TREATMENT FOR LOW-RISK PROSTATE CANCER, URGES FURTHER RESEARCH TO CLARIFY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: The National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Press Release: An…
Everything is positive because it''s negative?
Okay, dad got his bone scan and the other scan results back today and both were negative, so he is a happy camper, and I am too. I could hear him in the background as my stepmom talked to me, with the "whoohoo!' going on. :) I know the feeling..At least twice. Now they are saying they want to do radiation and hormone…
Post Sphincter Implant problems
I had a sphincter implant last December 15th, 2010, and just recently began experiencing blood and light pain toward the end of urination stream; Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
Northern California Kaiser Permenente da Vinci Program
If any one has any experiences to share on their da Vinci at N.Cal Kaiser Permanente please do so on this thread. I'm presently on AS,but soon would be making some tough choices. Currently there are 4 da Vinci Urologists- 2 at Walnut Creek, One at Oakland and one at Santa Clara Kaiser. These are fellowship trained robotic…
Hormone therapy & Blood Clots
I just read an article about a study of 154,000 men with PC. Those who had hormone therapy had double the rate of blood clots in the veins, arteries or lungs as those who did not have the hormone therapy. Any thoughts on this?
Is This Normal - PSA test not done until 3 months after radiation
It has been quite a while since I posted on this site but had a question regarding my husband's PSA tests. Just a little background: My husband (82 years old) is going through his radiation treatments (44) and is half way through with no side effects so far. I just found out today that they are not going to check his PSA…