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Vasco, Welcome back, Friend!
I have missed seeing your entries the past few weeks. Please tell us more about the contest you attended in Japan. Did the shingles interfere with your participation? Are you satisfied with how well you performed? Whatever you are willing to share about your trip will be appreciated. Old-timer (Jerry)
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Do False-Stable results exist? My latest tests
I would like to inform about my tests of December. The PSA come as 1.28 ng/ml and the Testosterone at 278 ng/dL. In contrast with the previous, the PSA did practically not increase (+0.04) but the Testosterone decreased significantly (-078) and I do not know if the treatment for my case of shingles did affect these…
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Discussion Board and Chat Spam
Hello everyone, Thank you to those who've alerted us to the spamming from earlier today and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. While we have security measures in place, we can't prevent all spam. We are currently working on measures to try and block this kind of discussion board and chat spamming. If you…
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Need your thoughts.
I had a prostate biopsy october 2013 and was told I had pc in one core 7% gleason 3+3-6. Since that time I have been doing active surveillance for a year with psa fluxuating between 4.11 to 5.73. BYW I did send my lab to John Hopkins for a second opinion and they confirmed the results. Here is my dilemma, my urologist…
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PSA After SRT
I am trying to get a handle on PSA behavior after salvage radiation therapy. Halfway through a 6-week course of radiation therapy my PSA dropped from 0.3 to 0.2. This was encouraging because it seemed to indicate that the radiation was on-target and working. However, two months after completion of SRT, my PSA went up again…
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Prostate cancer risk reduced by sleeping with many women, but increased with many men, study finds
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141028082131.htm
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explain how the donut works when you have a medicare part D policy.
Can some one explain how the donut holes comes into to play when yoh have a medicare part D. some of the drugs my Dr. is taking about are vert expensive. Thank you for your help. daytona
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MD Anderson Cancer Center-New Jersey
Does anyone on these sites know anything or had any experience at this facility or doctored here. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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Prostate with mets to the bone (15months later)
Hi Everyone, I Have posted a few messages in the past regarding my father who has been battling prostate cancer for the past 4 years or a bit longer. (He is in his late 70s) Although in remission for a couple of years but his cancer came last year with mets tot the bone. He has started hormone therapy (Zoladex) for the…
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Aussie Gleason 8 biopsy
Hi Guys, So glad to have found this site. My GP received this shocker a few days ago. Been crusing the net to try to understand all the info here. He asked for the biopsy as he found the left side of my Prostate was bigger than the right but was not that worried due to my PSA of 4.7, otherwise excellent blood work and…
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AMS 800 Artificial Urinary Sphincter
10 days post AMS 800 activation and now wear only one pad per day; down from 8 pad a day minimum during past 26 months. Even had to wear Depends to hold the pad/guard. Problems associated with intrinsic urinary sphincter/gravitational incontinence: now vanished. No more having to change pads every 90-120 minutes. No more…
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Turp/Bladder spasms
Anyone know how to keep these spasms away after Turp procedure? I have been told it is caused by room temp or cooler saline solution they pump thru the patient. This was told to me by a nurse who worked in an urologists office. Going to ask the nurses to wrap the bags in warm towels to see if this helps. Also told Dr he…