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Prostate Cancer

Archives for April 2017

Update - Advanced Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Hello everyone, Recently my neighbor, 59 years old, received this diagnosis. He lives alone. No support system. He does not understand what is happening to him and asked me to step in and help with doctor's visits, managing meds, and generally helping him understand what he is facing. He recently was discharged after at 18…
Left side sleeping images - video
Some quotes: Sleeping on left side helps to remove lymph fluid, toxins, and waste from thoracic duct and lymph nodes. Whereas sleeping on right side may increase the risk of many deadly diseases. Make it your habit to sleep on your left. You can place a full length body pillow on your right side, while you lay on your left…
Losing Patience
I had my robotic assisted prostatectomy on February 14. All went well. Tumor was confined to prostate, nothing in surrounding tissue, and benign lymph nodes. The catheter was removed on February 27. I started out using about 5 or 6 pads a day and at least 3 thru the night. I never felt the urge to urinate. I called the…
Stage 4
I believe I last wrote about 4 months ago. My partner diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer in August/16. He finished his taxotere in Dec. Three days later he was rushed to the hospital for quintuple heart bypass surgery . He was in the hospital for two weeks. After he got out about a week later he got a gum infection and was on…
Newbie not knowing what to expect
Hi guys so went to doc this week and there was blood in my urine so I've just had bloods and ultra sound done this week waiting on results from doctor tomorrow so Ive had for the past 2 years 4-5 pees per night lower back pain (constant) feel like I'm constantly needing to pee when lying on my right side stomach pressure…
A Concerned Son - Overwhelmed!
Hi Y'all, Thank you for this outlet and the community support that adds tremendous hope for everyone involved. My father was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer around 3 weeks ago. I do not know how to feel yet. We booked him an appointment with a recommended Doctor with Dr. Ashutosh Tewari in Mount Sinai Hospital in New York…
Xofigo
can anyone tell me about this injection, my dad is supposed to be starting it on Friday
The count down begins..
Down to 8 radiation treatments out of 40 left.. It hasn't been pleasant.. I believe I had issues from the biopsy. The oncologist says it doesn't sound like issues from the radiation and the Urologist says it is issues from the radiation.. Pain in Penis Butt and Prostate and sort of itchy feeling in the uretha had since…
Gleason 9
Dr. Said aggressive! He needs surgery. All biopsies came out positive for cancer. Gleason 7 to 9 Scheduling c.t scan and full body bone scan. Scheduled survey for May 26th. We are looking for second opinion. Any suggestions for central Florida? I also want other options. Please tell me what you had DONE and how it came…
A better way!
Truth about cancer a global quest, watch it! I'm winning my battle, hope the same for everyone!
Prolia injection and Lupron HT
I started Lupron ADT this year to keep my PSA down while waiting for SRT to commence. An AUS implant must go in first, and heal before eight weeks of IMRT can begin. I mentioned to my RO that I am already osteopenic and had a severe leg injury a decade ago, and am on daily PPI's for Barretts esophagus, so am at increased…
Tesla 3 MRI Not for Everyone
Just FYI for those who may not know: MRI imaging can help guide the urologist during biopsies and help assess the state of the prostate and whether extensions may be present. Obviously the sharper and clearer those images are the better. While the newer, high-powered Tesla 3 (3T) MRI machine provides high resolution, vivid…
New to all this and scared
It is hard to know where to even begin writing. My husband hasn't been dx'd with prostate cancer yet but with the information we have I am very afraid the dx. is soon to come. I will start with his history. He is 56 yrs old. Always been healthy and never went to a doctor for routine yearly exams or tests. Months ago he…
What becomes of the dead prostate cells?
I will ask my urologist this question, but that's in the future. After taking radiation in what ever form I would assume the prostate and the cancer cells are dead. What becomes of this dead material? Does the body eventually absorb it? Or does the body attempt to repair it? Worse, does it putrefy? Second question, If…
Need recommendation
Hello, i had left a message on the other board with Stan, My last visit with radiologist was on Feb 28th to check out my PSA which was 2, this being done after treatment was finished on Jan 16th. They then made an appointment for me with the Urologist on the 3rd of April. I told them they already had me scheduled on…
Starting the voyage...
I'm glad to have found this forum. I am just starting the prostate cancer voyage. I am a relatively physically fit 76 year old. I work out almost every day by either running, biking, swimming or weight lifting. Six months ago my PSA was flaged at 4.5 and went up to 5.91 mg/ml, prompting a biopsy that revealed a Gleason…
Seeking Info for my Dad
Hi All, My dad is 94, and in good health. However, he recently had a PSA score of 51, so he had a biopsy done. The doctor said he had rather aggressive cancer and said he had a Gleason score of 9. I have not seen the actual pathology report yet. Dad already had a bone scan. There were a couple of spots for which the…
HELP with the end Small Cell Prostate Cancer
Hi this is the fist time i am writing here and i am devastated as the dr. told my dad yesterday that he has only a few months, of course dad has hearing problem so he understood that he will have a few years and i did not have the heart to tell him. I rather he not lose his mind thinking he will die in a few months. I dont…
Any stats on CA spreading while under AS?
We know that nightmare scenarios of cancer spreading beyond the prostate while under Active Surveillance exist, but are there any hard stats? I know there are many variables (PSA, Gleason) but there must be some numbers to go on. Any help is appreciate.
New here.. Had biopsy about 3 months ago. pain wont go away..
Had prostate biopsy about two months ago. While having the biopsy I felt a real sharp pain in my penis on the 3rd to the last needle.. (stongly)Mentioned it to the Urologist at the time he said some times there is pain.. Well it hasn't gone away.. (I ended up with a Gleason 3+4..) I am doing radiation now #22 of 40.. And…
after surgery scared to go to Dr and take meds.
I am woundering if this is normal. I had open surgery on 12/20/16 and now i am scared to go to the Dr. or tell them any new symptoms or problems i am having , I have also quit taking most of my medications as i am scared that they might end up causing any more or other cancer to grow. I know that this is something that i…
Surgeon's History of Surgeries
Is there a website that shows what type and how many surgeries a surgeon has peformed?
Older guy with prostate cancer
I am an 81 year old guy in good health that was just diagnosed with prostrate cancer of the low level. A nodule was found when a doctor was performing a colonoscopy which prompted a biopsy which only 1 section of the 12 biopsy's taken is cancerous. My urology doctor wants to observe and I am not sure I want to do that. It…
New to board here
My PCa was diagnosed in OCT 2016 and took the Radiation, HT route Had 44 treatments ending Jan 16 of this year. The had me do PSA on Feb 21 and when I made my visit to the Rad Dr on the 27th he said it was 2 I have hot flashes a lot, frequent urnination which when i get up to go 4 or 5 times a night causes some insomnia.…
I'm Still a Zero
...... in more ways than one! April marks the seventh anniversary of my DaVinci, and all is well. "Apparently" I have been able to put the beast in my past. Here's wishing members of this forum all the best, and a thank you for all the good advice given by those so much wiser than I. A special prayer for those just…
ProstRcision
Hi All-- Does anyone have any experience with ProstRcision? Apparently it's Low Dose brachytherapy with permanent seed implantation plus external beam radiation. They claim impressive results and have a lot of data to mine to suggest possible outcomes. I'm scheduled for a robotic RP but am checking into alternatives. Also…
Recently diagnosed and new to the forum as well
Greetings, This seems like a good place to start. March 1 I went to see my new doctor for a physical and update my PSA number. It had been 3 yrs since I had seen a doctor. Historically my psa has been low for my age however during my DRA the doctor felt a nodule on my prostate. That psa was 3.7 with blood detected in my…

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