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Prostate Cancer

Newly Diagnosed
Hi All, I've been reading since last night and find all of your input very informative. Thanks. I was just diagnosed this past week, and My wife and I are just trying to digest things and begin talking about a path forward. As a result of my GP finding a bump, I had a needle biopsy with the following results: Right base,…
post IMRT treatment
always good to post good news. originally had r/p in Sept. 2003 and had recurrence. i am 4 months post imrt treatment and got my second psa test result back yesterday. another significant drop in psa. now down from 2.6 to 1.7. just before treatment it was 5.1. next test will be in December. so far it looks like they hit…
Newly Diagnosed
Hi All, I've been reading since last night and find all of your input very informative. Thanks. I was just diagnosed this past week, and My wife and I are just trying to digest things and begin talking about a path forward. As a result of my GP finding a bump, I had a needle biopsy with the following results: Right base,…
Choosing Cyberkife, awaiting insurance OK
After PSA scores of 6.2 and 8.1 in July and August, I went for the biopsy. It showed four out 12 samples positive with the highest percentage of 20% and the other 3 at 5-8%. Urologist sounded like he was leaning towards IMRT for 45 days. After a lot of reading, it seemed like the cyberknife procedure consisting of 5 days…
NIH Panel Endorses Active Monitoring/Delay of Tx for Low Risk PCa
http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/ProstateSurveillanceStateScience PANEL ENDORSES ACTIVE MONITORING AND DELAY OF TREATMENT FOR LOW-RISK PROSTATE CANCER, URGES FURTHER RESEARCH TO CLARIFY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: The National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Press Release: An…
psa stays at higher level
Had Gleason 8 stage 4 131psa in October 2000 had prostectomy in December 2000. Been off and on hormone shots since then. Always reduced psa to lowest level. Had hot flashes etc. Read an article out of Canada in 2001 about finesteride to lessen flashes. Worked well for me. Latest psa I September 2011 was 6.8. Had shot and…
I got a lower PSA
It is with joy that I inform my fellow survivors of the last PSA test which come as 0.02 ng/ml (testosterone at 32). This is lower than the previous value of 0.03 in Aug 2011 (T=33). I am now at the one-year mark since the start of hormonal treatment with a successful mono blockade of Eligard 6-month shot. This autumn my…
Hormone therapy & Blood Clots
I just read an article about a study of 154,000 men with PC. Those who had hormone therapy had double the rate of blood clots in the veins, arteries or lungs as those who did not have the hormone therapy. Any thoughts on this?
Everything is positive because it''s negative?
Okay, dad got his bone scan and the other scan results back today and both were negative, so he is a happy camper, and I am too. I could hear him in the background as my stepmom talked to me, with the "whoohoo!' going on. :) I know the feeling..At least twice. Now they are saying they want to do radiation and hormone…
Post Sphincter Implant problems
I had a sphincter implant last December 15th, 2010, and just recently began experiencing blood and light pain toward the end of urination stream; Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
The Flag I Never Wanted.....
I know I haven't been around in a while, but I checked in to read all the posts on occasion. I wanted to let you all know that my beloved husband passed away from Stage IV prostate cancer on the 17th of October. The Sheriff's Department has been wonderful to me, handling many things. His service was very beautiful, but it…
looking for fellow wives of prostate cancer survivors
My husband is 9 weeks post op robotic prostatectomy. I am interested in hoooking up with other wives for conversation and support
RP robotic 1 week ago
Well it is 7 days since I said bye bye prostate and feeling good. Surgery was about 4 hours and came out fine. Pain increased as night wnet on and took one pain pill. By Friday morning was up and ready to go home and did not take a pain pill since night of the surgery. Took some Tylonol occasionally and Tylonol PM to help…
New to board with my story and looking for Brachytherapy info
I am a 63 year old male and was diagnosed with PC on July 27, 2011. I am now trying to figure out my therapy options. With a PSA over 5, I had my first biopsy (2 out of 14 cores positive; left base 25% and left base lateral 30% with Gleason score 3+3 = 6, clinical T2) The first biopsy also showed one PIN on the right mid…
PSA UPDATE
Glad and fortunate to report that my latest psa reading was undetectable !! It's been almost 2 years since davinci surgery and adjuvant radiation and things couldn't be better. For a recap, I was diagnosed as clinical T1C but after surgery it was determined to be T3A. My gleason remained the same (3+4) 7, but the prostate…
PSA report
I saw my uro for 6 month checkup before Thanksgiving and got the results in the mail recently. I have been getting PSA of 0.008 since surgery in 2009, but this one was 0.009 which my uro said was good and indicates no cancer, but should I be concerned of the very slight difference? I am not losing sleep over this, but just…
myfirsttime
its been 22 days since my surgery of prostate and still sore in that area so need some more time to recover before returning too work, not till dec.27 2011. Just looking for some group in my area.
Consultation on prostate cancer in the SF Bay Area
Hi I'm a new member with prostate ca diagnosis Nov 2011. Member Kaiser . Age 66 PSA 3.8, 1 out of 12 core positive, 0.25mm fous on one core 3+3 Gleason, Normal DRE. No family history. I would like to get a second opinion on the path slides and also with a Urologist in the SF bay area? any suggestions? Also, what would be…
husband is 9 weeks post op
Hi Everyone, I was encouraged to give a brief history about my husband, his staging etc history of Prostate cancer journey. Here goes!! My husband has a strong family history of prostate cancer. His father passed away 15 years ago by prostate cancer, his fathers father also, his fathers brother was diagnose and had his…
impotence
I am the spouse of a 3-year survivor of prostate surgery. Unfortunately, the nerve damage as a result of surgery has resulted in impotence. I am fearful of hurting my husbands feelings and his self esteem by talking to him about our lack of intimacy these past 3 years. I miss our closeness and sex life enormously. Can…
T3B G9 psa 1.09 Post RP, NOT a candidate for RT?? Anyone had this issue?
I have been reading that if your post RP psa is over 1.0 then they would not consider adjuvant radiation therapy and that HT is your only option...is this true? bobby
Hormone Therapy Options
Hi guys, just was told last week that the RP robotic surgery went great, unfortunately the biopsys didn't PSA 1.09 G 9, 6 week Stage T3B seminal vesicle invasion and now goin to meet with Oncologist to figure out next step. Any help out there with hormone therapy experiences, I know Lupron has been around but now am…
Bone Scan and CT scan
Had some good news for a change :>) The urologist left a message on our home phone telling me that the bone scan and CT scan were negative and clean, no problems. My question is what does than mean. I know it is good news, but what exactely does it mean? Is it more evidence that the cancer is contained within the prostate,…
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
To All , Thank you for all the posts and the help , happy thanksgiving
Just had RP
One week out of surgery at Johns Hopkins and they found the cancer had spread to one lymph node an a seminal tissue. Gleason is a 3+4. I'm proobably looking at radiation therapy minimum. Anyone had a similar predicament? Please help!!!
PSA up
In April, 2011 I was diagnosed with prostate cancer (T1C) Gleason 3+3=6 one out of 12 cores positive and urologist said 1mm focus. We decided on watchful waiting and I went back after 6 months from diagnosis and my PSA had gone up to 7.2! I was put on antibotics because the urologist wanted to see if it might be from an…
New patient
Hi. I am a head/neck cancer survivor and lung cancer survivor who has been around for more than five years. Never been here before, because I feel like going into boards that do not relate to you is voyeurism. I am here now because I just discovered my 74 year old dad, strong as an ox and as sharp as a sword, hs been…
43, 4 months post Davinci, no guidance on sexual function CONFUSED
I am 43 years old and was diagnosed with PC. Gleason 3+3, clinical diagnosis T2A. Had Davinci RP surgery at Duke in Durham. I am very disappointed with the lack of post-surgical treatment and counseling. I am 43!! I don't know what to do. My health is great. No complications except sexual dysfunction. I need someone to…
Father's PSA increasing after removal of prostate 15 years earlier.....
I hope someone might be able to help me help my dad with his results today. 15 years ago he was diagnosed at 53 with prostate cancer (PSA was 14 I believe at the time) - he had his prostate removed along with some tissue/nerves around the area. 6 months later his PSA started going up again and he did radiation for 6 weeks…
Porstate Cancer
My husband will be 50 next month and just last year they told him that he has stage 4 Prostate Cancer and I nearly lost my mind.It's now been 2 years and the doctor won't tell me the truth,he tried chemo for awhile and that didn't seem to work,so now he's on a pill called Zytiga.They say it suspose to do better and I'm…

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