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treatment decision for those with very low or low clinically localized porstate cancer--recurrence r
untitled.JPG I hope that this works, if not let me know your email address and I will forward to those who request........Ira shalohatoyou@yahoo.com this information is from www.nccn.org There is a grid discussing protate cancer at various stages.......I haven't read it yet, but I believe that it will be very informative.…
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Never give up!
This year, in celebration of Father's Day, consider giving the gift of research. Make your donation before June 14th and Prostate Cancer Foundation they will send a card to acknowledge your thoughtful gesture: •If you make a minimum donation of $25, they will send a special Father's Day card to the recipient of your…
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My Father has metastatic prostate cancer
Hi I just joined this site today in hopes of helping my Father. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer 7 yrs ago. It was treated initially and then it came back into his liver. He now has a tube thats draining the bile off of his liver. The past 5 days he has had hiccups and extreme nausea. Does anybody have any ideas or…
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Strictures and Cystoscopys
I has been just over a week since I was scoped, or what I like to call a lower root canal. I have been leaking a LOT more since the procedure. Is this going to continue, or will I gradually get back to....... I must keep repeating, "I think I can, I think I can..." Its depressing- every time I come on here I am reminded…
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6 month checkup results.........are in
another Zero ! Now if I could just get my Sgt Johnson to stand at attention......... I have tried all 3 drugs, no difference, I get a thicky, but not a woody...... any suggestions? I am thinking that I should consider changing women ! lol. -marc
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blood test
i hope i'm asking this correctly? my Uncle has prostate cancer. was diagnosed >5 years ago and had the prostate gland removed. well, recently his cea went up and he began radiation treatment. i was wondering if this radiation treatment can cause low blood counts like hemoglobin, iron, red blood cells etc.. my Uncle has…
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How soon back to work?
Just hoping that some of you could give me your input on when I can get back to work after my June 1st da Vinci prostate removal operation-assuming (and hoping for) a typical recovery process I work from my home and can scale back my work to really just be using a computer (sitting at a desk), going up and down stairs…
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Decisions, Decisions
As many of you know from previous posts, I was diagnosed with PCa about five weeks ago. Age: 59. PSA at Dx=4.3. 1 of 12 biopsy cores showed adenocarcinoma with 15% involvement. No evidence of perineural invasion. Gleason score was 3+3=6. My prostate volume is 47 ml giving a PSA density of 0.092 ng/ml/cm3. My PSA velocity…
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Post Surgery PSA's ZeRo - Continence - Erections... Glad I Didn't Do "Watchful Waiting"
I had my da Vinci radical prostatectomy on Nov. 9, 2009. My Gleason score was upgraded from 3+3=6 to 3+4=7. My surgeon said that had my margins not have been clean - we would be having a "different" conversation. Originally I was told I was a candidate for "Watchful Waiting" Thank God I didn't do that. It turned out that…
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Just diagnosed
I'm 45.. just diagnosed and now I have to decide on the treatment. No history in family, total shock. Cancer is just in prostate. Met with radiologist and have appointment with surgeon for consult. I am overwhelmed. Question.. for those under 50 , why did you choose the option you did? Radiation VS Surgery. How was/is your…
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Huge steps forward
Hi, Just got a call from Dr. Very positive post operative pathology report. The highlights: Gleason score changed from 6 to a 7. Volume of cancer within the prostate 7%. No positive margins, lymph nodes, nerve bundles all negative. The 2nd best thing is I had my cath removed earlier and I already have some control. A great…
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Thinking of getting a pump
I had my surgery in Feburary when I was 59. I still haven't had an erectian. Any one had any luck with the pump my doctor's talking about? They want almost $500 for one at the office.
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Upgrading of Gleason Scores After Prostatectomy
I received the following on another forum, and thought it might be of interest to guys on this forum who are looking at treatment options .... Especially if one of the basis of your selection is a low Gleason Score (eg. 6). ********** "http://www.nature.com/pcan/journal/v13/n2/abs/pcan200954a.html Interesting study here…
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Good News about Provenge
Good moning! Yesterday it was my father's monthly appointment with his Oncologist. We discussed with him different medications (Abarenic, Plenarix, Degarelix & Firmagon) that are given to decrease PSA to patients with advanced prostate cancer. While discussing the effectiveness of these medications, he told me to hold my…
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urine, UTI
prostate cancer survivor, at climax, even after voiding blatter, urine is spurted. Can this be a cause for UTI in my partner
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Nutrition and Cancer
I attended a Nutrition and Cancer seminar at UCSF today and thought I'd share what I learned, which actually was pretty much what I expected -- eat better quality food (less fat, less red meat, less salt, less sugar, less alcohol and more fruit, veggies, fish, nuts, whole grains, fiber and antioxidants) and exercise more…
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My father's Prostate Cancer returned after seed implant
My father is 79 years of ago, had the seed implant in 2002. In 2007 the PSA level started to go up. His Urologist did not know what happening. After examining him, he said everything looked ok. Recommended him to a bone scan, it came out normal. The PSA level continue to raise, than he sent him to an Oncologist. The…
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MUSE experience - when to start, pain, effectiveness, other options
My doctor is suggesting to start MUSE 3 times a week for 3 months after my da vinci surgery next month. I believe it will start 6 weeks after surgery. Not sure what the doctor plans are for the first 6 weeks. Here are my questions 1. Any other used this approach or is being suggested by their doctor 2. Pain of its use -…
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Walgreens pads....
Hi, guys, over the last few months I have seen on the discussion boards that a lot of you have tried the Walgreens pads and like them better than any other brand. I went to local Walgreens and found pack of 51 pads and on package indicated they are for women. Now in my mind pads are pads. These are wider than Poise pads…
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Proton Sites, Proton Therapy
There is a proton site in Indiana- here is the address; http://www.mpri.org:80/ I will add more info on proton therapy as I have time. -Trew
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Orchiectomy
Hello everyone! I just had an Orchiectomy two days ago. It was a dual where they took both of my testicles and I was just wondering if any of you had ever had this procedure? My legs are real sore but my overall pain is not to bad. Any advice I can get would be very much appreciated. God Bless everyone and please let me…
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Pathology Report
Just got my pathology report. Don't know what to make this since it was mailed to me and the Doctor plans to go over it with me at my next appointment: Prostate gland and seminal vesicles, radical prostatectomy (A-Q): A. Prostatic adenocarcinoma, Gleason score 6(3+3). See note. B. Stromal and glandular hyperplasia. High…
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injections
three questions: literature says that should not inject more than every other day, is this being overly cautious, can you safely inject a couple times a day over a two or three day period My first injection was administerd in the MD office, he gave me 10 whatever, about half the shringe, did not apply a tournaquit to the…
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Update from Sonny-It's been a while
I have not been here in a while, and for that I apologize to all of you my brothers and sisters. Been traveling a bit with my wife and trying to live a little normalcy for a while. But today has prompted me to up date you on the latest of the good news and blessings that have come our way. First (probably the most…
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5th day post-op and still in a world of hurt
Funny, I have a high tolerance for pain and do not complain.. but I gotta tell you this one has been rough. Most of site is much better and 4 of the 5 surgical openings are fine. However, 1 is an area under my rib cage that hurts like heck and now has a huge black and blue that just showed up in the past coule of days?…
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Cayenne pepper research on prostate cancer
I wanted to share some of this research with all who are concerned about prostate cancer or other forms of cancer for that matter. Multiple research articles have been published by credible sources such as the American Association of Cancer Research and others showing that the active component found in hot peppers,…
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Fathersson
How are you doing? Are you home yet?
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CSN CHAT IS BACK UP!
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Follow up visit tomorrow
Tomorrow is Jesse's followup visit with the urologist. His DaVinci prostatectomy was last Tuesday. Hopefully will 'pass' cystogram and get catheter out. Will post tomorrow evening. Wish him luck!
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AREAS OF CONFUSION IN ONCOLOGY -Rising PSA in Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer 1
Hey it saved it in my edit??? JUDD W. MOUL, MD Division of Urologic Surgery and Duke Prostate Center Duke University Medical Center LIONEL L. BAÑEZ, MD Division of Urologic Surgery and Duke Prostate Center Duke University Medical Center Urology Section, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center STEPHEN J. FREEDLAND, MD…