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Prostate Cancer

Archives for August 2016

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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…

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