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Prostate Cancer

Archives for August 2012

furious with urologist
Hubby went for his biopsy this morning. Wouldn't let me go. Said it wouldn't be bad, nothing I could do, etc. OK. No problem. He came home and said the urologist told him (and showed him on the ultrasound) that he had cancer. Urologist did 6 cores. He had told us Tuedsay that he would do 12+! I AM FURIOUS that he only did…
Site to calculate PSA nomograms (slope, doubling time, velocity)
This site is hosed by Sloan-Kittering Hospital (I think). It will calculate PSA changes over time and give you a slope, Doubling time and velocity in months or years. I used it to check hubby's info. Even though his tests were only 10 days apart, it gives me a bit more info. nomograms.mskcc.org/Prostate/PsaDoublingTime.aspx
Are we sick or what
My Dad lived to 97 and died of a heart attack with prostate cancer and never had a PSA or biopsy and his cancer tumor was found at age 88 during turp surgery for urinary flow. Now my Doc has put me on Active surveillance and wants to do repeated biopsies every year. This worries me because of scaring of the prostate that…
Update after meeting urologist and a question
Husband's biopsy now scheduled for this Thursday. Doctor said possibility of cancer is high (better than 70%). Prostate felt 'hard' or 'firm'. Not enlarged as far as he could tell. Doing some urine tests. Will order bone scan and CT scan after getting biosyp results (insurance requires the wait). I found a site than…
Pain, sleeplessness, fatigue, and nausea after Lupron Depot injection
Had 22.5mg Lupron Depot injection 11 days ago. Fully aware of the possible and probable side effects, but didn't expect them to be so severe. Joint pain, and I mean every joint runs from mild to downright excrutiating. Muscles ache and cramp up constantly. Lower and mid back hurts so bad in lying or reclining position,…
Dr. Reviews
My husband is researching Dr. Samadi of Mt. Sinai Hospital. Anyone have any comments?
Good news
Today I had an initial visit with the VA. They informed me that I have full medical coverage with the benifits. For me, this is a real stress reduction. I would not of known about this had it not been for the input of members on this site. Mike, Samsungtech, Thank You very much. That is what I like about this site, there…
Prostate Cancer Pony Express - Rally in DC on 9/9/12
The cross country ride that took a proclamation to all 50 state capitals and involved more that 100 riders riding over 12,000 miles since March is ending with a rally in DC on September 9th. (see: http://prostatecancerponyexpress.wordpress.com/). I rode a leg of the trip back in July as the messenger bag made its way…
how do i find a chatroom for prostrate cancer?
new at this haw do i finf a prostrate cancer chatroom
Coughing up blood that looks like blood clots
I started coughing up blood that looks like a blood clot. Use to just cough up blood that was bright red And jusy a spot. Now I am coughing up blood that looks like a blood clot. Deep red and Alot more than a spot. My onc said that we needed a test and today got the results back. Lungs are clear of nodules and Was told…
Is "active surveillance for delayed treatment" a better choice of treatment for a young man with a G
Dr. "Snuffy Myers" says yes in his current video http://askdrmyers.wordpress.com/?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonuKrMZKXonjHpfsX67eQpWLHr08Yy0EZ5VunJEUWy2YIHSNQhcOuuEwcWGog80B5XCfSUaIVG9edIBg==
SWIMMING AND OTHER SPORTS POST PROSTATECTOMY TO AVOID DEPRESION AND FRUSTATION.
DEAR FRIENDS MY DA VINCI PROSTATECTOMY WAS 6 WEEKS AGO ON JULY 10, BAD NEWS WITH MY PATHOLOGY REPORTS, I AM DEPRESS, FRUSTRATED, UPSET, I AM 57 YEARS OLD WITH MY OLDEST SON 16 YEARS OLD AND A DAUGHTER 13 YEARS OLD AND I SHOULD BEGIN TO WORK EVEN HARDER BUT IT IS DIFICULT TO CONTINUE LIVING IF I AM SCARE THAT SOON I WILL…
RADIATION POST PROSTATECTOMY.IT IS TO PREMATURE TO HAVE RADIATION AFTER 8 WEEKS OF DA VINCI RADICAL
DEAR FRIENDS, I JUST HAVE DA VINCI ROBOTIC RADICAL SURGERY PROSTATECTOMY ON JULY 10. RADILOLOGIST RECOMEND TO HAVE RADIATION AS SOON AS POSIBLE BECAUSE OF PATHOLOGY REPORT FOR POSITIVE MARGINS. MY UROLOGY DOCTOR SAYS THAT IT IS HIGH RISK AND I SHOULD WAIT 3 TO 4 MONTHS BEFORE RADIATION, BONE SCAN AND CT ABDOMINAL. PROSTATE…
My apologizes
My sincere apology to everyone onmthis board. I get carried away sometimes, but I do not do it in meaness. Sorry for the recent incidents and from now on it is jusr PCa. This site is too important to have such upheveal. Pardon my judgment. Mike
Metastatic prostate cancer to the bone - Gleason score 5+5 (10)
I am a 74 year old male who was enjoying great health until a routine exam in mid July of 2012 showed an elevated alkaline phosphatase. Further testing showed bone involvement. I lit up like a Christmas tree on the bone scan, and the ct scan showed prostate problems. A needle biopsy showed a high Gleason on 14 of the 16…
Six myths about prostate cancer.
Six myths about prostate cancer. The ones about supplements do not surprise me; however, the one on over screening and over testing does. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120822181238.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+sciencedaily+(ScienceDaily:+Latest+Science+News)
Firmagon and IMRT
I discovered I had prostate cancer about a month ago with 9 out of 12 biopsy samples of 7 to 9 Gleason scores. Bone scan and CT scan showed no cancer. My urologist gave me firmagon last week and I had a little pain and redness for a few days. He plans to give me a shot of lupron after 4 weeks. I am to meet my radiation…
Diet
Guys, thanks for your response on my good news about going on Watchful waiting, but I need the real deal on diet. I am now off all animal fats, and dairy. I just started taking pure Alaskan omega-3, A prostate health complex and Puritan's Pride's pomegranate concentrate. If you think I am moving in the right direction or…
great news
Thanks guys for all you good advise, I just got back from my urologist today and he put me on WW and said see you in 3 months. Just call me hopeful and optimistic #2. Basically he said, we take no action with a 70 year old man with a Gleason 6 unless things change. The next biopsy will be more extensive in about a year and…
How often are PSA scores 'wrong'
My husband had some bloodwork done to get an insurance policy. His PSA came back as 73.76. He is 57 years old and in bascially good health. He had Rocky Mt. Spotted Feaver about 10 years ago and lost about 70% of his hearing and has trouble maintaining his body temp sometimes (he feels cold alot). He has not been to a…
Male Sling
I am new to this forum. I am a 68 year old PC survivor. I had Radical Prostatectomy 6 years ago, just a few months after marriage to my second wife. Post surgery, I had been incontinent, 2 - 3 pads a day, until implant surgery for the Argus Male Sling 2 months ago. I have been completely dry with normal continence since.…
Doctor visit
Just seen the doctor, my GP. She turned me on to a web site called PUBMED, dont know if anyone knows about this. She uses this site. Google should find it. A lot of good information on PC and other topics. Also had long discussion about PSA testing and also vitamins.
Gleason 8 Had surgery, now what?
Hi, My name is Eric Goodman, age 46. Had gleason 8 prostate cancer, had surgery, they found cancer on the seminal vessel, which they took out. Now I'm faced with weather or not to do radiation. Everywhere else shows no sign of cancer, the lymph nodes, bone scans, etc. I would still like the use of my equiptment and I'm…
AUS 1 Yr Anniversary
Here I am- 1 year from having an AUS installed. I have some slight leakage from time to time- mostly has to do with how I sit. In July I was out backpacking in Colorado with no real problems. that was something I couldn't do before the AUS was installed. No way a backpacker can pack all the pads needed for a 4- 5 day trip.…
PSA more than doubles in 5 months after biopsies reveal well differentiated cancer
Initial PSA 4.2. Had 24 biopsies with 1 core small focus (<1 mm) of adenocarcinoma; gleason 2+3 (56 y.o. good health)- had 2nd PSA 5 months later. It was 8.7 -- thoughts?
Gleason 9 PSA 26 day 1
Gleason 9 PSA 26 day 1 Submitted by fightn9er on Fri, 08/17/2012 - 6:28pm Hi Im Mike (53yrs) and this is day 1 of my fight for survival. My biopsy was 3 days ago and the results came in yesterday. Yep Im a 9er (4+5). The DR. wants to wait 6-8 week to let my prostate calm down before "the plan". Had 12 cores taken. All were…
Very high PSA
My dad has advanced prostate cancer to the bones. When my dad found out that he had prostate cancer the PSA was about 10.000. He started with hormone therapy for about 6 months. The PSA was amazing 32 on its best. Then the value increased again and he had to start with cytotoxin. The PSA decreased for a while, and then it…
Gleason 6 and let us kill it now
There have been alot of posts lately about gleason 6 with 1-2 cores positive. I can not understand why someone would not do AS as opposed to RP, IMRT, and a host of other treatments. Can someone please tell me how you would want to treat your body with radiation and not even know where the cancer is. It is confusing to me.…
New Drug
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48679807/ns/health-mens_health/ I read about this last night.
Three year anniversary
My how time flies by. This past Friday was the three year anniversary of my Davinci Surgery! My next PSA draw will be this fall and hoping to stay in the Zero Club. For those that are facing their start of treatment I was lucky and had 0 leakage and excellent return to sexual functioning. I check in this forum frequently…

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