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Prostate Cancer

Archives for October 2015

Rookie Mistake; nervous in the service
Before going for my six month Active Surveillance appointment on 10/19/2015 I made a rookie mistake. I rode a bicycle before the appointment. My PSA from that day was 8.0 and Free 20. a very large increase in PSA. The PSA was redone on 10.26/2015 at a different lab, quest , walking distance from home. The number is now…
Movember 2015, Time to grow mustaches
to bring awareness of Prostate Cancer and other Men's diseases to the general population. Spread the word about what is needed to screen for disease. Information about Movember http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wanted-movember-shave-november/story?id=26654042 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movember#History Foundation site…
Helpful Books
http://www.masteringthepowerofnow.com/#register This is a course of how to use and understand Eckhardt Tolle's The Power of Now. I am now studying it. The Power of Now was no. 1 on the N Y times best seller list for many months and was featured on Oprah. http://worldprayerfoundation.com/resources/Ken Keyes-Handbook to…
Radium 223 Treatment
Hello,my name is JoAnn and my husband is Bill. We live in Virginia and have been married 50 years this past July. Bill was diagnosed 3 years ago on Sept.15th with aggressive stage 4 prostate cancer that had metastasized to his bones. He went through the Provenge treatment,he had radiation on his spine,was put on Xtandi…
How To Heal Yourself
All of you have unlimited amount of power, love, and wisdom that few know about. There are two worlds we live in: one, the world of man called the materialistic world, and, two, the spiritual world. Spiritual means of the spirit, and spirit is love. The spiritual Father is often described as pure love. If the Spiritual…
Back in 2013 my psa was 22.1
I had my prostate removed in 2013 after my byopsie came back pos. for cancer in 3 of the 12 taken and was told it was contained to the prostate. 1 year after I had my psa done and it was 00.0... 1 year after that I had it done again and it came back 0.22 The Dr. told me we would recheck it again in 3 months and at that…
Big PSA jump aft undetectable
had surgery in January, 9 months ago. Surgical path was G7(3+4), negative margins, beg seminal vesicles, negative lymph nodes, (9 taken) no ECE, 5% of prostate involved by tumor, have had 3 UNDETECTABLE PSAs, all <.02. Today I got my 9 month PSA results , came back at 3.38! Is it even possible that ther could be a jump…
Expectant management for men with early stage prostate cancer
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/caac.21278/full This is the most inclusive article that I have come across to date about expectant management for early stage prostate cancer. H
Multiple Opinions Received
Greetings. I've been reading through the board, and it seems like there is some good advice here. So let me throw my hat into the "I need some advice too" ring. I am newly diagnosed and having a difficult time deciding on the treatment plan. I guess some stats would be helpful. 54 years old. Routine colonoscopy Nov 2014,…
Alternative generic treatments?
Hey everybody! It’s very nice to meet all of you. I’m 69 years young and I'm going to start some prostate cancer treatments. They prescribed me doxorubicin which is pretty cheap. They also told me to look into Viagra to go with the doxorubicin. However, at my age, and still working, I don't have a lot of money. I was…
casodex
Previously I posted about casodex on this forum. After IMRT my PSA slowly started rising. I started taking Casodex 50 mg about two years after I finished my IMRT when my PSA rose to 9.5. In a very short period it went down to 0 and I continued to take the medication for a total of three months. My PSA stayed very low for…
Calcium From Supplements or Dairy Doesn't Strengthen Bones, Study Finds
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/diet-fitness/calcium-supplements-or-dairy-doesnt-strengthen-bones-study-finds-n435726 A new study should put the final nail in the coffin for any lingering beliefs that calcium supplements are good for you. The new study finds that people over 50 don't get stronger bones either by taking…
Cancer Now Under Control and Competing Again
This is a report on my cancer. For those who do not know, I have stage 4 Prostate Cancer with very advanced bone matastases. The severity of this cancer is needed to be told to understand this story. Here are the % of my body covered: 50% lower half of skull 100% spine and pelvis 80% all ribs 40% shoulder and knee joints…

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