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Good Days and Bad Days
I am having a string of down days lately. I started taking one of those 6-day steroid packs last week to relieve swelling in the bladder from the radiation and almost immediately I started dripping again- I am right back to where I was when the cath was pulled back on March 31, 09. Very discouraging. I am starting kegels…
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Good Da Vincy surgery information - 8 weeks after Da Vincy
I found this website education about Da Vincy - very good for someone want to kmow about this process - I'm 8 weeks from Surgery - 1st PSA check up yesterday is <.1 = Zero. Thanks and make me feel good! will check up again in 3 months. http://www.davinciprostatectomy.com/assets/patient_ed_prostate/ I'm 59 year old -active…
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Six month Update Following DaVinci
It's official I'm still in the 0 club. Six months after Davinci PSA 0 ! PSA 0. Using No pads. Having Success with Levitra. Life is good. Larry age 55 Gleason 7 (3+4) Positive margin noted from Surgery Results.
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first post surgery checkup
Hi its been almost 2 months since surgery due for first post op visit ,hope all news is good .any questions I should ask and when do you get first PSA Test done thanks Shane
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Antiinflamatory affecting PSA, any opinions?
I came across the article below that talks about possible benefits of aspirin for breast cancer survivors. That aspirin is an antiinflamatory. Well, for years my PSA was about 2.2 this year there was a slight rise, July 2.5 , NOv. 2.6 and last week 2.0........For the last few months I've been taking an antiinflamatory,…
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Proton therapy
I'm looking to talk to someone who has had proton therapy, or knows about the situation at Loma Linda??? Thanks, Ralphie
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Comparing Doctors- What do you think of this?
Please, give me some advice. On March 23, 09 I had surgery in Lansing, MI by Dr. Mashni. On March 31 I was in to his office to get the cath pulled and the path report from surgery. Dr. Mashni came in to seeme after the cath was out and told me I had positive margins, that I would need radiation or die. That has been the…
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Post-op ride home
I am scheduled for a daVinci on Friday, Feb 26th, at Allegheny Hospital in Pittsburgh. I live in State College, about a 2 1/2 hour drive home. Sorry if this seems like a silly question but will it be the longest ride of my life? Any suggestions? We have an older Suburban that floats down the road like a couch on wheels ...…
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Incontinence Status after Botox Injections
To all of you that commented and were interested on my previous posts about Botox Injections in the Bladder for Incontinence, here's my current status: I was told I should see noticable results after two weeks. It's been 2 1/2 weeks---no change. The good news is the procedure was painless and I experienced no side-effects.…
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First PSA Result since Surgery
I am officially a member of the ZERO CLUB!!!!!!!!! <0.1 NONDETECTABLE!!! I now feel I have confirmation on my choice of methods...and particularly surgeons! Pardon me I am going to celebrate with my sweetie! Here's to everyone making the right choices for a cure! my stats: 52 years old PSA 9/09 7.25 PSA 10/09 6.125…
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Double whammy...2 cancers Prostate and bladder.
Interesting how all of this worked out. In late October, My GP noted a rising PSA ( 4.8-5.02) and sent me to a urologist. DRE normal and biopsy ( 1 core less than 5% cancer, encapsulated and gleason 6). No symptoms until December when urination frequency became a minor irritant. Having 4 nurses in the family looking out…
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1st PSA test post davinci results
**UPDATE** Less than 0.06 was the reading, doc says good deal, start with a pump & ED samples, and tell the MRS to brace herself - lol. Nothing but good news this time, got measured for bladder emptying ability, I passed with flying colors per the tech. Time to get back into the swing of things with the next appt in 3…
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PSA Check #2
I got the results of my 16-week PSA today - "less than 0.1, undetectable"! 8-week check was "less than 0.04 undetectable". The second check was at a different lab that only reports above 0.1, anything lower is simply "less than 0.1". Pre-op: PSA - 5.5 Gleason 6 (3+3) PNI Post-op: Gleason 7 (4+3) Staging - T3a Extension…
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injured during surgery
I'm just courious. Has any one other than me been injured while under going the removal of there prostrate gland. I had the DaVinci procedure done on june 15th and my urologist poked a hole in my rectum. As a result, I have an ostomy bag attached to my belly until Nov. Or Dec.. I also have a cathether in me that I also…
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Is anyone Else on Eligard Hormone treatment?
Just wondering. I didn't find anyone at Loma Linda who was on it either, though my oncologist certainly was aware of it. Also, while I get Eligard injected into my stomach, most of the guys I talked to who were getting shots got their injections in the hip or butt. There is also a gleason score line that once crossed,…
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Frequent need to urinate
I think I read something about this at one time but can't find it now, can someone point me to the subject? I had RP 9 years ago and radiation 6 years ago. From time to time, usually after driving for a couple of hours I develop the constant need to urinate. I can go and still feel the need to urinate as soon as I walk out…
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PSA recurrence
had RP surgery 1/04. 8/09 PSA of 2.1. 12/09 Psa of .40. Going back to Mayo to find out what is up. From what I have read, the tradtment suggestion may be salvage radiation. Would appreciate if anyone in this group that has been down this same road would reply. At time of RP, Gleason was 4+3, PSA around 20. I look at this…
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treatment options and survival rates for metastatic prostate cancer of my dad(59).,from india
what may be minimum survival rate of my (59year)old father.,and emerging treatments of my dad(59),who is with metastatic advanced -prostate cancer,spread to pelvic lymph nodes and left acetablem,femer,---with psa 8,and gleasons score3+3=6.,undergone orchyotectomy 10days back in hyderabad.,no other health problems till now.…
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To the veterans here, what is a reasonable time frame to “recover” fully for “day to day” activities
To the veterans here, what is a reasonable time frame to “recover” fully for “day to day” activities after surgery?…I am very active now and fully plan on best case with doing my required workouts to get back on top… Specifically, has anyone out there looking for work pre and post surgery? I am having surgery March 3 and…
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Lupron not shrinking prostate?
Hi all, my father was prescribed Lupron after his PCa diagnosis this past November (Gleason 9 & 10, seminal vesicle involvement, no other spread detected), partly in an effort to stop the cancer, but also to shrink the prostate before radiation scheduled for late March. It seems to have succeeded in lowering his test.…
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Hearing Problems and ED Medications?
Has anyone experienced hearing problems (hearing loss or tinnitus (ringing in the ears) from taking one of the three common ED medications? Hearing problems caused by certain medications are referred to as ototoxicity. These problems can also be caused by exposure to very loud noises and aging. About eight weeks following…
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Incontinence--Pads,Personal, Private Thank Goodnes for CSN
Incontinence, it's not like you could talk about it with people you know--maybe your wife or your parents, but beyond that it's a difficult dilemma. It's not like you could go to work and tell your fellow workers that you're really leaking badly today, or wow! I only used three pads today. How many times have you sat in…
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Husband 72 Gleason 9
Hi this is my first post on the internet ever, so please bear with me.I have been reading the information on this site for a few months now and have seen how helpful and supportive everyone is.My husband is 72 and was diagnosed last May 2009 with PC Gleason 9 P.S.A 29.In June he was seen by an oncologist and put on Casodex…
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Chat Room
Does anyone here ever use the chat room? I went into the chat room this evening for a few minutes just to see how it works- no too bad but mostly women which is ok. Just wondering if any of the men aorund here use it?
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Kegel question
Forget it.
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BMs--regular but runny
No doubt there's a thread about this somewhere. But anyhow: I'm 4+ months out of cryosurgery, and all is going well as far as I know. However, despite eating well and being dutiful with my Benefiber, I have yet to deposit a nice, firm package into the toilet. Never more than once or twice a day, but always diarrhea-like.…
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Cath is Out! Yes!
Had my follow up today and they took out the catheter. What freedom!!!! Got the pathology as well. My original stats were 47 years old 2.9 PSA 1 core positive 3 suspicious rest okay Gleason was 3+3=6 Post Op Gleason 3+4= 7 Tumor Confined within the Prostate Gland Resection Margins and Seminal Vesicles Free of Tumor Tumor…
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The cost of ED meds
I'm curious as to how much money people are paying for ED meds (Viegra, Cialis or Levitra). I got 5-20 MG tablets of Levitra for $80.00 and that's a HMO price! Let me know how much you are paying (number of tablets and total price). Seems a bit pricy.
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Hormone shots: to Continue or Quit
I have been on the anti-hormone shot eligard for almost 1 year. I get the 6-month shot. I have hot flashes many many times during the day and night since starting the shots. My energy level is down, sex is gone, there is some short term memory loss, and a few other symptoms. I hate these shots! I have just finished…
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cancer treatment centers of america
hello, i am new here and nice to meet everyone on the board. i have been diagnosed with prostate cancer in feburary and then had biopsy april. came back as cancer . gleason score 3 + 4 = 7. my psa before surgery was 0.97. post psa 6 weeks later was 0.55 and then month later was 0.39. now in october its 0.45 . no my…