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Prostate Cancer

Prep Day
It is prep day. On my clear liquid diet today. Robotic surgery tomorrow. Should be home Friday. Thanks again to everyone on this board for you advice, listening and support. Thanks, Joe
doctors
I was diagnosed today with prostate cancer and am considering the davinci method. I am in the boston area and want to know if there is a place to research which doctor has the most surgeries and best feedback from patients?
Anyone out there with stage IV bone mets chemo?
I will probably be starting chemo soon, PSA doubling every 4 months, despite ADT3, Zometa, and Keto. I'm exhausted every day, long nap, sleeping/dozing 7:30, bed soon after. My world is shrinking. Was very active, skiing, a runner, marathon and halfs, gym. Not able to do anymore. Have good oncologist, but wondering how…
No Luck with Cialis / Dr. suggest BIMIX (injection)
It has been 6 months since Robotic Surgery. My doctor suggested cialis (take one as needed). I have not had any notiable erection since surgery. My wife is taking it better than me. Anyone with different results? Jim (shubbysr)
Increased need to urinate after biopsy?
Hello, Diagnosed with Gleason 6, 1 positive core with less than 5%( confined) on 12-23-09. Going for CT and bone scan this week and a 2nd opinion . ( Dr is suggesting robotic surgery).. Not sure if this is normal or not, but i have been getting up 2-4 times a night since the biopsy. Even during day have increase urge to…
2nd opinion on biobsy results
Hi Has anyone requested that their biopsy results be interpreted by a second pathologist, if so did the results differ?
IT'S DONE- IT'S OVER- #35 IS IN THE BAG
It is official and I have the graduation certificate to prove it, I have completed my IG/IMRT therapy of 35 treatments. My T-shirt has had all of the numbers crossed off and the techs have all signed it. First PSA is scheduled for 6 weeks out, so we won't know the effectiveness of it til then. One thing I know for sure is…
3 month report
It's been 3 months since my RP surgery. Here is an update: Surgeon: about 250 procedures before I came along. Complications: In the 1st 4 weeks, had some blood clotting requiring re-catheterization. Difficult, but just a bump in the road. Incontenance: Since day 1 - no diapers, wore a pad for a week or so, just to catch…
Don't over-simplify Incontinence
This Post is meant to address only incontinence. The message hear is in response to a post that claimed that incontinence is temporary and easily controlled by pads. This is so untrue and obviously that post was done with no thought. Let me qualify this: Incontinent over 3 1/2 years. Live life to the fullest. But, living…
Pelvic floor stimulation therapy.
Anyone have this "done" to them? Basically, there is an electrode inserted in the backside, and it is connected to an electric fence that zaps 5 seconds out of every 15 seconds in my case. The tech indicated that it might make you (temporarily) less continent......... Kinda concerned that I dont care for this and that it…
Radiation After Surgery - Adjuvant or Salvage
Randy in Indy, I have lost your email address. This is the info you asked about. I opened this topic so that others that follow might have access to it as well. I had surgery September 17,09 and my first three PSA tests were detectable so I opted to begin IG/IMRT at only 74 days post surgery. Today I completed #33 and have…
PSA 0.1 but detectable.... :(
My boyfriend had prostatectomy in July 30, 09. His path report shows with a posible margin. His first PSA check in Aug. 28, 09 was 0 undetectable. His second PSA test was in Nov. 20, 09 with 0.1 but detectable. His doctor refers for radiation but he thinks that he would wait until next PSA check in Feb. 2010 if his number…
should you have an oncologist
My husband had the divinci january 4th, 2009. psa befor surgery was 4.6, gleason 4+3. Pathology: present in right and left lobes and involving 40% of the prostatic tissue. Tumor involves inked margin at base. Seminal vesicles involved. Perineural invasion. Lyphatic/vascular invasion. Tumor type Acinar. He is T3C. We went…
PSA decline with diet change
My PSA went down after cutting black pepper out of my diet. http://psa-prostatecancer.info
path report in
Got me path report in today: Gleason upgraded to 3+4 (ugh!) Apical shave clear circumferentail margin clear base of gland negative seminal vesicles negative bladder neck shave negative PT2 cNX cMX Any thoughts guys? Cheers, Mike
Chemo + hormone treatment after a positive post-surgery PSA?
I've posted on here before about my Dad. He is 66, had the DaVinci surgery, but he still has a positive PSA ranging from 1.3-7.0 in the last 3 months. His oncologist wants to start him on hormone therapy. His oncologist says that chemo is more for the "end stages" of cancer. Yet, my Dad's family doctor says that chemo…
Still BANNED from CSN / bigxbadxjohn Coloplast Virtue sling out / AMS Advance sling in
It has been nearly one month since I was BANNED from accessing the CSN site. I noticed a reply from a moderator that assured me that I had not been BANNED because I had never used any offfensive language and therefore I must be mistaken. When I attempt to login to CSN, from my primary internet provider, my sceen goes…
Blood in urine
I'm 2 weeks post surgery. Catheter was taken out 4 days ago. My urine is brownish today, and a few clots are coming out. I'll talk to my Dr tomorrow but has anyone else experienced this? Urine has been very clear up until today. Wonder if I overdid it blowing leaves today (not raking, just blowing)?
Sonny- IG/IMRT #30 done and only 5 to go
At 7:30am Friday morning I completed Treatment #30 of the planned 35. 1 week and only 5 treatments to go. This week I started to experience some of the side effects for the first time since treatment began. The urinary urgency has increased to multiple times per hour during the day, but surprisingly I still only get up 1…
Kegel Exercises
I am nearing 3 weeks since the removal of my catheter following DaVinci Surgery. I will see the doctor in mid-January. I am on a suggested regimen of Kegel exercises, walking for 30 minutes four times per day, and voiding every two hours, while trying to hold in between. I am currently functioning with 4 pads daily. My…
Sonny- 25 IMRT Treatments Done- 10 To Go- Happy New Year
Hello all and Happy New Year, Well I completed IG/IMRT treatment #25 at 7:15 Friday morning and all is still going very well. Only 10 more to go. No real side effects from the RAD other than a little fatigue in the afternoons. Or maybe it's not fatigue but just my way of taking a nap without guilt for letting the little…
how long before return to work
i know this may vary for just about everone but i had the robotic procedure done on nov 13th and im wondering when some of you guys returned to work or what your doctor recommended for the return to work as im seeing him this coming wed any input would be of use to me my job is physically challenging thanks in advance eldon
Lurker comes forth
Hi all--been lurking since Aug. Here's our story. Hubby got good insurance at work so broke his habit of not going to the doctor to see if there was any relief from many years of back pain. Doctor said a back transplant would be good but since there is no such thing he suggested a new career not so strenuous (he does…
Prostate treatment decisions?
I have recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer. First discoverd with PSA of 5.5 followed by a transrectal biopsy. cancer size 2mm. I am currently having additional test to see if the cancer has spread to other areas of my body.
Four Weeks Post Op - Happy New Year !!
Today marks the 4th week since my surgery and the 3rd week since removing my little cath buddy. Not much change since my 3rd week post op report. Still doing two pads a day, one after my morning shower and one at bedtime. Lots of little leakage accidents during the day and morning, but none at night. Interesting thing that…
High PSA Low WBC
I'm 58 and have been dealing with PC for 6 years and now have a psa of 75 and wbc at 3.0. Last Feb. the psa was 12 and wbc was 6.5. I know about all the available treatments and only want to know why or if the two numbers are related and from someone who has personally been in this situation. I am all about quality of life…
PSA Rising
My husband had RRP in March 2004 followed by 37 radiation treatments---Psa undetectable until Blood test done Dec 23rd, it is now a .2. Is this a bad sign, he is very worried. Bless you all.
bro-in-law w recurrent prostate cancer
Hi, My 62 year old brother-in-law, Bill, was diagnosed w prostate cancer in 2007 (Gleason 8) treated w Da Vinci radical prostatectomy in May 2007 with clear margins. Undetectable PSA until April 2009. Has been rising since and now about 4. His urologist has recommended hormone therapy (Lupron and Casodex). His reading…
Good News Story - Diagnosis to Surgery
I was diagnosed in July 09 when my PSA went from 3.9 in June 08 to 6.0 in May 09. The biopsy showed 3 of 12 with RLB: 35%, RLM: 75% and RA: 50%. My Gleason scores were all 3+3. RLB and RLM showed perinueral invasion. After visiting 4 urologists and discussing all the options, my wife and I decided that a robotic assisted…
Prostate biopsy
My urologist has recommended a prostate biopsy but I have found on-line sites that claim that prostate biopsies can cause metastasis. Is this a real danger? Are there alternatives to a prostate biopsy, such as a sonogram or MRI?

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