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CLEAR MARGINS
Jesse has clear margins! WOO HOO! Will get complete pathology report on Thursday. Don't know how much of the gland was cancerous. Gleason remained 3 + 3 for 6. I know, I know, gonna hear from some of you that he could have waited. This was HIS decision and he wanted it OUT! So, begone prostate cancer, and never come back!!
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Other prostate cancer discussion boards.
I started reading this board a few weeks ago, shortly after my diagnosis and have found it to be very helpful. Does anybody have links to other discussion boards about prostate cancer that are fairly active like this one? I am not looking to abandon this one, but just want to read as many perspectives as possible. I have…
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Men who put on pounds after prostatectomy nearly double odds of recurrence, one study finds
By Steven Reinberg Tuesday, April 20 (HealthDay News) -- Men treated for prostate cancer who smoke or put on excess pounds raise their odds of disease recurrence and of dying from the illness, two new studies show. The findings were presented Tuesday at the American Association for Cancer Research's annual meeting in…
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Interesting, Radical?? Treatment for PC
I just heard this today. My daughter-in-law had a patient in her dental chair this past week out in CA. His PC was similar to mine in many ways- surgery, hormone shots, rad. He was on hormone treatment for 1 yr and quit- just too uncomfortable for him. I would agree with that- nasty stuff. Anyway, his PSA began to go up…
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PSA went up after 6 months of Adrogel (testosterone)
After 6 months of being prescribed Androgel at 5 mg level my psa went from 2.8 to 5.1 to 6.5. I have no symptoms other than psa level went up. I'm 71 years old and my Doctor took me off Androgel and now wants to do a biopsy to see if it is due to cancer of the prostate. If any of you have had a similar experience with…
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surgery update
Jesse was scheduled for a 12:30 procedure but they didn't actually start until 2:30 due to the previous cases running over. He was in surgery for 3 hours. By that time all the support staff in the waiting area had gone for the day, so no one let us know when he was in recovery. Finally around 6:15 I went to the…
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Hats off to you Ladies in our lives........
In most cases discussed here, I observed one of two things (typically). 1) There is a picture of the poor sap who has PC, but in the pic, there is often a pic of his gal standing/sitting there with him. 2) If #1 above is not applicable, I hear writings/stories of the lady that is the foundation for healing & understanding…
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New Doctor New Prospective New Direction
First appointment with the new doctor, Dr. Isacksen, today. First, We agreed to stop the Eligard!!!!!! and see what happens. I am all for it and he feels comfortable with going that direction, too. So I am now on the down side of Eligard. Either the surgery, radiation and a year of hormone shots will hold and do its work,…
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Treatment OPTIONS??.. we Just got PS diagnosis....A wife needs UR opinions on SEED therapy.
My hubby, Sean age 42, was just diagnosed with PC in Dec. (2 days after Christmas) no symptoms, no signs. (other than he runs a pretty constant low grade fever) He is a cancer survivor (15 yrs now) TOTALLY unreleated cancer, fever was his mainstay to know that something was wrong. :'( PSA test was 9.8 & found during a…
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physically back to work mentally ive changed since the onset of cancer
hi guys i need some feedback on this one i had my prostate removed via the da vinci route on nov 13 of 09 and have just returned to a very physically and pressure filled job that offers no relief from ongoing stress that is inherently part of the job i work at a mental hospital and have to deal with patients in everywhich…
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New zero club member
I had my appointment on Wednesday and got the news - I'm a member of the zero club too! Thanks and my prayers for everyone on this incredible discussion board.
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Nutrition, exercise and prostate cancer
The guide is Provided by Prostate Cancer Foundation and pretyy good IMHO (http://www.pcf.org/site/c.leJRIROrEpH/b.5699537/k.BEF4/Home.htm) ... I a posting this becasue I have recently corresponded with Dan Zenka, Vice President of Communications for the PCF as he is now a newly diagnosed prostate cancer patient himself and…
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PSA 2 weeks after surgery
Hi All, As part of a physical check up after surgery, my PCP asked for the PSA test just two weeks after surgery and the result came at 0.21. I did not know that he ordered this test since the computers were down at the time and the nurse just wrote the code of the test. Otherwise, I would not havve agreed. Talking about…
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My grandpa, 81yrs- told has Prostate Cancer/ PSA of 25 from LAB Work / he's waiting for me to tell h
My grandpa, 81yrs- told has Prostate Cancer/ PSA of 25 from LAB Work / he's waiting for me to tell him what to do next. HELP!!!! My grandpa has had Type 2 Diabetes for years now and does not watch it as well as he should. He does not get regular check ups either. He is scared to death of any diagnostic procedure and has…
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Six week Visit-post surgery
Went for my six week post surgery visit today (actually 6 weeks and 2 days) and my urologist told me to just live my life. He was surprised that the last three week I have pushed out 50+ miles per week average and now and I have no physical restriction and I can prepare for my Half Dome climb later on this year…He also…
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PSA 6 weeks after surgery
Dear All, I just got the results of my first real PSA test after surgery. It is 0.01. So I can claim that I am now member of the ZERO club. My PCP ran a PSA test 2 weeks after my surgery without my knowledge and it came out at 0.21 which made me worry although I knew that the test should not ne done less than 6 weeks after…
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Things to Do When You Have Prostate Cancer
Get your picture on the front page of the paper- without getting arrested first. I am Carl Brown. http://tinyurl.com/AmmyRescueCCD http://www.cooscountydemocrat.com
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Here's to a successful Surgery for Jesse & (Mrshisname - Maria) - Tuesday 4-27 He gets his cancer r
I will be praying for you guys! Randy In Indy
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Vaccine for prostate cancer?
I just heard a bit on the radio about a vaccine for prostate cancer that is likely to be approved by the FDA this week. Apparently it's administered in the same way as dyalisis. They didn't name the drug so I can't provide any illuminating info. They did say it would cost somewhere around $70K. Has anyone else heard of…
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Incontinence underwear
At a DaVinci support group meeting, a nice woman mentioned she had gotten these very underwear-like garments for her husband. The incontinence pads slip right into them. They are very pleased with them so I just ordered two pair for Jesse. You can check them out at: http://www.llmedico.com/n/gentleman/
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Second PSA Test Following IG/IMRT
Hello All, I have not been here in a little while, but yesterday I received the latest results from my post IMRT PSA tests. My journey through this maze of PCa has been well documented here, so I figured an update was in order. For clarity and for those that may come here looking for answers I am posting the short history…
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The turtle has awakened
yes the viagra has finnally kicked in each week things are improving .I have tried calais viagra and livitra some side affects to start but not so many now.Viagra 20 minutes before sexual activity still not 100% but me and the wife are very happy .I know it may seem a selfish need but we are so relaxed now and feel like…
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Ip6 ?
Anybody tried Ip6 & Inositol, the formula from Dr Shamsuddin ? I've been taking it for two weeks. will ask my surgeon for PSA check in two weeks (5/3/10) Prostate cancer history: Pre-biopsy PSA = 14 ng/ml Biopsy gleason score = 9 Radical prostatectomy August 09 First PSA after surgery = 0.1 (3 mo after surgery) 2nd PSA…
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Active Surveillance (watchful waiting)
The doctor that I seen for the last year is a surgeon at UCLA. I visited with him yesterday, and he referred me to an other physician at UCLA who specializes in Active Surveillance. There is a new type biopsy which is " three dimensional ultrasound" for a prostate biopsy which this doc is able to do....I understand it to…
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Vitamin D - Optimum Level Varies by Race?
Can vitamin D have more benefit for one ethnic group than another? A new study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that it might. http://www.drweilblog.com/home/2010/4/24/vitamin-d-and-skin-color.html
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My True Story
I have been reluctant to tell what really happened to me, but I have been here long enough to have confidence in all of you. So here it goes.... What really happened was I was out in a field late one night star gazing. This big disk shaped thing came out of the horizon flying very low. How big? It would have taken acres…
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2010 JOHNS HOPKINS PAPER ABOUT PROSTATE CANCER CURE
FYI. I just found out about this. Disregard or pass it along if you have read it. http://www.johnshopkinshealthalerts.com/reports/pdfs/JHHAGuideto7keystoProstateCancer.pdf Please let me know if the link works.
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Anyone with experience with Kaiser West LA or Dr Maynes for Robotic Procedure
Hi everyone, After PSA tests that have been slowly going up over the last two years (I am very happy with Kaiser Health Care) my Urologist suggested I have a biopsy even though my PSA 3.8 was only slightly high for my age (51) and my digital exam was inconclusive. 4 out of 12 samples had cancer with a gleason score of 6. I…
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Eligard side effects after stopping injections
I took 22.5 Eligard shots to shrink my Prostate before opting for Brachytherapy. All went successfully but still have side effects from the Eligard after having my last shot 8 months ago. Does anyone have info about when the normal time frame might be for all the side effects to diminish? Hot Flashes and ED/Libido still…
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Bleeding from Catheter During BM
I've noticed over the last couple of days that blood oozes out from the catheter during a BM. Is this something I should be overly concerned with?