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Husbands new diagnosis
My husband is 50 his history is as follows PSA Was 2.2 in May 2015 3.8 in Nov 2015 5.4 in May 2016 free PSA 3.8% positive DRE in May 2016 Biopsy August 2016 results: T2b Gleason 7 Left perineural invasion present, 6 of 12 cores were 70 to 95% adenocarcinoma 4+3and 3+4 MRI Scan scheduled for 6 Sept What i am wondering is if…
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Testosterone injections after prostate surgery
My case is a bit unusual. A number of years ago, I had a pituitary tumor. It was operated on and removed, which left me without a functioning putuitary gland. I have since been on hydrocortisone. I was also given testosterone injections to replace the loss of male hormones. Four years ago I developed prostate cancer, in…
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Active Surveillance continues
Results are back Total 19 cores taken Positive Prostate Biopsy Cores in Target Biopsies: (these cores were prior positives in systematic biopsies) Gleason 3+4=7 4mm (5 % Gleason pattern 4) occupying 30% of biopsy tissue Gleason Grade 3+3=6 involving 1 of 2 cores, measuring 1 mm, occupying 5% of biopsy tissue Gleason Grade…
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Rapid Doubling of PSA & Probable Recurrance
What a mess! My prostate was surgically removed in April 2014. A few months later, my PSA started going up so I began radiation treatment and hormone-blocking therepy. I completed all that in March 2015. Last month, my PSA was .83. This month it's 1.63. A retest, less than a week later, showed that it had increased to…
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8.5 Years Post Initial Treatment (G9, 3tb, PSA 34) - Keeping Up the Fight
Just received latest PSA blood test from Friday (8/15/2016) and I have never seen such a low result across my name - 0.016! It's not been a roller coaster ride for me - more like a slow constant rise after significant drops! Initial treatment included IMRT and three years of Luprone shots. I blew up in weight adding 45…
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Ready for the AMS 800 Artificial Sphincter
Greetings. to all. I've browsed this site for a year but this is my first post. I had a robotic prostatectomy 9/21/2015. Incontinent since surgery. I've been through Kegel PT, no improvement. I do various kegels and stretches daily. I wear Depends plus a Depend Max-Absorbancy pad. Using 4-6 pads daily with 14-20 ounces…
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PI-RADS Score Info Please
Hi Guys...Went for my biopsy today...Nowhere near as bad as I was expecting, 12 cores and only 2 of them were uncomfortable....Very nice Doc and Nurse...Was able to ask them a few questions, and even had a couple of laughs....Asked this doc about the PI-Rads Score (which I have since learned about)....Apparently my scan…
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Useful Post Surgery Items
USEFUL ITEMS POST PROSTATECTOMY SURGERY These are items I found critical after my prostate surgery. There are many other things that can be helpful but these are the ones I found critical for me. *- CRITICAL! - A pair of oversized basketball type warm-up pants with snaps or zipper up the leg (to allow easy access to the…
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How Accurate is the 3T MRI at detecting cancer
Hi Guys, I'm new here, Live in the UK (hope this is OK here this being a US site). Currently awaiting a biopsy and just wondering if anybody here has had this experience or knows the answer to this question re: 3T MRI scanners..... Briefly: 58 Years old, Live in UK so under NHS, been referred by GP and having tests at…