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Newly Diagnosed Agressive PC
My PSA was 4.6 in October 2015, 7.1 with a 15% free PSA April 25th and I just had a biopsy last week. I am meeting with my Urologist in 2 days but obtained a copy of my biopsy report and I am almost in tears. Very agressive as follows... SURGICAL PATHOLOGY REPORT FINAL DIAGNOSIS PART A. PROSTATE, LEFT LATERAL BASE, NEEDLE…
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Brand New Member
Greetings! I'm 56 years old and have been tracking my PSA for the past few years. It went from 4, to 6, to 8 over the past three years so I decided I couldn't put it off anymore. Also, my father had had PC so I felt it was just a matter of time for me. Anyway, I went in for a "pokey-feely" with a family doc and he only…
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My husband has prostate cancer
My husband has prostate cancer and it has enter the bones , he's very weak , he has loss look like about 30 lb in about six weeks , he had a fall then that when the weight started to dropped .what do I do now , I work as a medication tech , I've seen this on my job , but never my home , im lost for words
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Post Op T3A and waiting for treatment plan
Thanks for valuable information that the members of this message board provides. I am 1.5 weeks into recovery from RP surgery and trying to come to terms with the information provided by my pathology report. PSA at 26, Initial biobsy indicated 5 of 12 positive with a Gleason score of 4+4 90%. The post surgery pathology…
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AGENT ORANGE
Fellow Veterans - If you served in Nam or Korea on or near the DMZ during the below dates you are eligible for VA disability - prostate cancer is one of the listed diseases - prove you were there and have prostate cancer, VA grants automatic approval. Also, there are other locations for which you may qualify. (see link…
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My Hero
After 5 yrs post diagnosis I lost my best friend and husband May 8, 2016. He was my hero and fought valiantly until the very end, was on hospice a year to the day, and never lost ground until the very last day. I came home from work, he was on the floor, and it was over in 30 hours. This horrible disease stole an otherwise…
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One Month Post Surgery
I am doing much better and no pain at all. Still incontinent, but improving there also. Slept without padded underwear the other night and the padded sheet was almost dry in the morning. I did the same thing the next night and the padded sheet was wet- go figure- :) Went to a Urologist at Cleveland Clinic Florida today,…
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Our father is a patient with prostate cancer and I have questions
Our father is a patient with prostate cancer. He is currently deciding if he should undergo the chemotherapy treatment option that is offered to patients (6 cycles, 3 weeks apart). I Would like to know if anyone else has been in a similar situation. The chemo protocol Dad would go through Docetetaxel is the chemo, given…
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going Veggie and Conjugated Whey Protein
I have given up fish and shrimp and am now pure Veggie. There are two reasons for this. First, fish and shrimp are now raised in pens commercially and fed only God knows what. Also mercury levels are high. Secondly, it is a higher conscious decision to choose not to eat any kind of living animal. I believe that for me,…
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standard brachy vs hd brachy vs cyberknife for boost treatment?
I thought this might be better to post as a new topic. My original thread is here if you need history http://csn.cancer.org/node/300336 Went today for my first dose of lupron at UCSF. Also got the results back from my 3TMRI which showed the following: FINDINGS: Prostate volume: 18.29 cc PSA density: 0.41 ng/ml2 Post-biopsy…
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Post RP PSA
History: April had de Vinci radical surgery. The post operative patholoical report of the gland was not what I had hoped for: 70% tumor, Gleason's grade 9 (4+5). Of more concern was the margins: bladder neck - positive bilaterial, perineural invasion-positive, extraprostatic extension-positive, seminal vesicles-positive…
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MEMORIAL SLOAN NOMOGRAM - PROSTATE CANCER SURVIVAL
FYI - Interesting information - I input my information and it comes out to me having a 96% chance of living 15 years post surgery - Nothing was stated about additional treatments, RT or Hormones. For me, something to think about as 15 years brings me out to 84 years old! Our post-radical prostatectomy nomogram can be used…
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Penile implant for ED after non-nerve sparing prostectomy
Two Doctors at MD Anderson are recommending I strongly consider a penile implant for ED resulting from non-nerve sparing radical prostectomy. Surgery was approximately 18 months ago. I have tried shots, vacuum and even Viagra (just in case some nerves had remained). These were not successful. I am 62 years old and my…
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Good News Keeps Coming
Hi All, This past week has been the best week I've had in 2 1/2 years. I have been, in addition to fighting Prostate Cancer, been dealing with a reoccurence of Melanoma. After 11 years, during all my Prostate Cancer Treatments, my Melanoma came back full blast. I've had 11 surgerise in the last two years. The reoccurence…
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PATHOLOGY IS IN - POST OP
Not a great day - results are in -- Post OP Pathology: Non-Focal EPE, 2 positive margins, Gleason 4+3=7, involving 50% of gland, prostate weight 31.5 g, Stage pT3a N1 Lymph node involvement: 2/10, right side positive, Diameter of largest N Metastisis 2 mm Surgeon, at U of Miami, says PSA in 3 months - then Lupron and…
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Can a month make a difference?
I'm newly diagnosed with Gleason 4+5=9, adenocarcinoma in 14 out of 19 cores, extraprostatic extension present, ISUP Grade 5. I was advised that the cancer is contained within the prostate, and have been scheduled for radical prostatectomy in July, but that 'extraprostatic extension' has got me worried. I've been going…
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Just diagnosed 4/29/16
I'm still a bit shocked.I am very spiritual and a Christian.So that helps and comforts beyond words.My numbers psa 6.5 and out of 12 samples in the biopsy 4 had cancer Gleason scores 3+3,3+3,3+4,4+4.So a 6,6,7 and 8.I have no symptoms at all that I'm aware of.My urologist says the oncologist will probably recommend hormone…