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Prostate cancer Pathology Report
Could someone explain my pathology report i received today im worried. Clinical History Prostatectomy . Left and Right apical tissue . Histopathology. Macroscopic Description Specimen container labelled ‘ prostate ‘ . Please note, tissue was collected for tissue banking from the right mid zone and the left mid zone on…
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Statins and ED
I'm still pre-treatment for my PCa, but just discovered that Simvastatin and other cholesterol reducing medications have the side effect of also reducing testosterone production and causing ED. Found this out because I take Simvastatin (generic for Zocor and one of many statin drugs) and, after we doubled the dose I was…
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I Upset the Wife Today
I"m sorry I said it, but I did. I said, if my PSA starts to go back up, I don't want any more hormone shots. I'm done with them. I should not have said it. It was insensitive to her feelings and fears about this PC thingie. I resolve to be more careful about how I speak of my treatment to her in the future. And perhaps…
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COLOPLAST VIRTUE SLING / Continuous pain and suffering one year later.
It has now been one year and two weeks since a Coloplast Virtue sling was implanted in my body without my consent. I had consented to simple and well proven AdVance or AdVance type sling, not a 4-armed contraption (Virtue Quadratic Sling) undergoing clinical trials. I feel like I am a victim of “bait and switch”. The…
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Waiting For Surgery
I am new here and find this site very interesting. I was diagnosed in April and went to my second opinion on 6/11. I just got a call from the scheduler and my surgery is scheduled for 8/11. All of this waiting is driving me crazy but reading the posts on this site have given me a very good idea of what I can expect during…
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One Year Update
It has been one year (Aug 09) since I had my surgery and wanted to give an update for those interested on this site. Just to briefly reflect backwards . I am 54 yrs old; Dr Patel at Florida hospital performed my surgery and it was a very good experience; excellent staff, hospital, recovery. My Gleason was 3+4=7, very small…
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Bone Mets
Hubby had an early morning call from the hospital yesterday, his latest bone scan showed mets to the spine.They wanted him to come up for radiation treatment right away as it was close to the spinal cord.He was a few hours for the set up and treatment and he was back again for more treatment this morning.He will be…
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EBRT and seed side effects 10 yrs later
2nd time in 10 yrs suffering from burning when urinating. affecting rectum and penis. last time took 2 yrs to go away. drs say it is radiation burn from external beam radiation and seed implementation for prostate cancer in june 2001. any suggestions for some relief.
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sometimes...maybe
Hi all I am now cancer free,so far, but my life has changed radically in other ways.Some days i wish I never had a PSA test and just lived blissfully with no ED or the rest. Feeling sorry for myself but I dont think Im alone with these thoughs. Prayers to all and beat cancer and the after effects Nick age 53
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Recommendations for VEDs
I am wondering if anyone would have any thoughts they would care to share on their experiences with VEDs. I am 50 yrs old. Diagnosed with Prostate CA in April 2010. Da Vinci prostatectomy June 8, 2010. Everything was within the margins. I am almost totally dry so am very happy about that. Now I am concentrating on the ED.…
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Latest Monthly newsletter From LLU proton Center
Really good stuff in this month's newsletter: http://www.protonbob.com/newsltr.asp Enjoy!!
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Question on Gleason scores
Does the Gleason remain the same? Like if you do not treat the PC will the gleason 6, progress and become a 7 then an 8...? Also we have seriously tried the no red meat, no dairy , low fat eat healthy diet hopeing to see a lower psa to show for it but our psa was exactly the same 4 weeks later. I did see that having a…
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Incontinence--------the continuing Saga--New Doctor
All, After my last encounter of having my record or surgery basically lost. My new Doctor will be giving me a Botox Injection on Oct 11. Not so sure what the other Doctor gave me. I was told it was Botox, but there's no record to be found. And no change--so maybe it was Saline solution---we may never know. Lion1
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Biopsy
I was curious about something. A contributor mentioned that he was "too drugged up" during the biopsy to remember anything. The people I talked to prior to my biopsy reported they were either "knocked out" or were given Valium or some other mind-numbing drug. At Johns Hopkins I took it like a man(joke). No sedation, no…
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To wait or act?
Like many I have been reading comments on this forum for months, learning much about dealing with pca. I finally decided to "jump in" and join the discussions. Here is my background - sorry if I included too much or too little: Age: 67 Biopsy June 2007. PSA=6.0. 2 of 10 cores contained adenocarcinoma; 1 with 30%…
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Post-Prostate Erection Article
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27083_3-20012833-247.html?tag=cnetRiver
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What is Real Care? Who is the right Doctor? Where's my record of Surgery?
After talking to my wife tonight something hit me like a ton of bricks. It bothered me more than ever before. I am speaking of the care I have received or the lack of it. As I head to my third Doctor tomorrow in Jacksonville Florida, I am hoping that not only I get the care I deserve but the attention I deserve as an…
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Post CyberKnife Procedure -- 30-Day Checkup
I had my 30-day post treatment follow-up with my medical team on Friday following 5 radiation treatments that ended on July 1. So far, everything is excellent. No urinary issues. No bowel or rectal irratitation. No ED issues. There is a slight reduction in the amount of ejaculate but that is considered normal. No pain. No…
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0 CLUB EXTENSION
SIX MONTHS POST DAVINCI AND 2 MONTHS POST ADJUVANT RADIATION, MY DOC CALLED AND SAID MY PSA WAS STILL UNDETECTABLE!!!! VERY GOOD NEWS INDEED. SOMEONE MUST BE WATCHING OVER ME BUT I THINK ALL THE POSITIVE SUPPORT AND FEEDBACK FROM ALL WHO POST HERE ALSO PLAYS A PART. THANKS !!! AND IF GETTING A 3 MONTH EXTENSION IN THE ZERO…
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Brachytherapy After-Effects
10 days after Brachytherapy (25 May 10), I started to have a near complete blockage fourtunately eased after some 20 minutes. Increased HARNAL to twice daily, plus anti-inflamatory medication (Brufen, Celebrex). My side-effects eased but in week 5 I'm still feeling urgency (8-12x daily) and can releive only 50-100cc a…
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HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound)
Anyone heard of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound? Uses sound waves to destroy cancer tissue without prostrate removal.
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Successful prostatectomy on transplant recipient with negative margins - radiation?
I'm 58 and had a kidney transplant 5 years ago that is still working well. Early this year, I was diagnosed with Gleason 9 prostate cancer. One doctor told me I had to quit my drugs, reject my kidney, and go on dialysis so my body's full immune system could fight the cancer. Another one disagreed completely. I did a lot of…
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77 year old wants surgery
Dad received diagnosis of Gleason 7, Stage II Prostate Cancer and is set to see a urologist in another city to discuss treatment options. The biopsies were positive "throughout" the prostate. The wait is very difficult and he's reading up on this. Would really like to have the surgery, but wondering if most surgeons truly…
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Elevated PSA
My husband just received the results of his recent PSA test. It is elevated again. 18 months ago it was elevated to <0.3 then a year ago it was .3 and then 6 months it was just under .3 and now it is 0.64. He had a bone scan last week and is scheduled for a Prostacint this week. The initial visit to get the injection is…
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Safeway Prostate Cancer Campaign Nets $11.6 Million for Research
Thank you to my friends at Safeway... Safeway Prostate Cancer Campaign Nets $11.6 Million for Research Company's June Tradition Credited with Saving Lives PLEASANTON, Calif., Jul 21, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Safeway Inc. concluded its annual prostate cancer campaign and continued to transform how the public treats and views…
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cath out
i wanted to ask anybody about when they take the cath out, when i had the camera up the old junk it felt like a 35mm camera going in and worse coming out. what i want to know is how bad is it coming out. the cath line is bigger than the camera line. it is just such a bad feeling i can,t explain it, like they are pulling…
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The value of PSA and a second opinion
Early this year I noticed my doctor hadn't given me a PSA test in 3 years. Being a transplant patient, I am supposed to get them yearly, so I told him to do one. It came back 21. Biopsy came back a Gleason 9 even though nothing was detectable in a DRE. I got several opinions. 3 of the most highly rated robotic surgeons in…
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Second Guessing
These types of reports always make me pause and wonder whether the early treatment actions that so many of us have taken--either RP, proton, radiation, HIFU, or some other therapy--were all unnecessary. All cancers aren't equal but sometimes we tend to view them that way. Good news is that all this treatment of low risk…
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I am still in the Zero Club
Dear PCa friends, I just got the result of my PSA, the second after the surgery. I got my surgery on March 15, 2010. I am glad to report that I am still a member of the Zero club. I thank God for His Grace. Victor
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Hello and Update from Sonny
My Fellow PCa Brothers and Sisters, It has been far too long since I have been here, and for that I apologize. There hasn't been much to update or report and Lynn and I have been traveling quite a bit in the new RV. In fact we just got back from a 4 week trip. Lynn really enjoyed the traveling by RV and it kept her away…