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Prostate Cancer

Post radiation PSA
My oncologist just told me...as I near the end of my radiation treatments...that it may be up to 6 months before my PSA drops to undectable...because of residue he said. Not what I expected to hear. Anyone care to comment? George
False alarm -- whew!
Three months ago I had my 6-month post-surgery followup PSA test and got "undetectable." (They were using the "ultrasensitive" test, so that's less than 0.01.) Two days ago I went in for the next test in the schedule at a new lab--we move around a lot (see the website), and got 2.82 ng/ml! For those of you who like math,…
8 days post Da Vinci
and no more catheter,....... ahhhhh Gleasons remained 6 (3+3), path report was that there was cancer in both sides of the prostate, which was an update as the biopsy samples only revealed on the rt side. All in all, a decent day for me. Waiting for the 6 week check up. regards -marc
is ED a medical item or a quality of life item........
The reason I ask is ,well, my wife has zero drive/desire these days..... I almost dont care if we ever do it again, it would just be one less thing to worry about. Can anyone shed light on is an erection part of the medical recovery? Or is it, just a nice thing to be capable of? What benefits (other than the obvious) is…
da Vinci 2 months out. 6 o'clock leaks
My da Vinci was September 24. I'll be 62 next month. I am down to one pad. I seem to do fine over night and most of the day until around 5 or 6 in the evening and start to leak some. On my six week check up my doctor asked me how I was doing and I told him I was down to 3 or 4 a day. He said I should try the bio feedback…
Do Kegel's work
I have not made any posts for a long time. As many of you know I have been living a RP nightmare. I'm not going to bore any of you with the details. You can go back about 5 or 6 post pages and read all about it. Look for Injured by DaVinci and 22 comments. I finally am back to beig a normal person again. I had my colostomy…
Senate Health Care Bill Would Allow Insurers to Limit Coverage for Seriously Ill Patients.
A loophole in the Senate health care bill would let insurers place annual dollar limits on medical care for people struggling with costly illnesses such as cancer, prompting a rebuke from patient advocates. The legislation that originally passed the Senate health committee last summer would have banned such limits, but a…
Sonny -Checking in with Radiation Treatment Updates
Greetings to all, It's been a while since my last post. Hope you all will forgive me. Needed a little break and things have been a little busy on the home front. Thought I might update those that have been following along with Lynn and my travels down the cancer path. Just a little memory jogger on why Lynn and I are both…
36 hours post da vinci
and a huge snow storm came thru! Doing well I think, other than I have plenty of gas that seems to disrput a nice long sleep. Just got 5 hours worth, think that is the longest yet. What do you all have for a diet post surgery? Do you stick to liquid based or move into more semi=soft foods? I am pretty much pain free, not…
Advice for Kegel's with catheter in ?
I was speaking with a work friend who is about 1.5 months ahead of me, and he has instructions to NOT do kegels with the cath in, my discharge instructions indicated to start them with the cath in.............. Is there a consensous with this issue ?
Happy holidays
To all my brothers now and in the future. I know cancer when diagnosed dominates our thoughts. I only want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas( not politically correct but as a survivor I really dont give a shi....)Fill in the missing letter and hope you smiled. Also have a Happy New year. And dont forget those who help us…
scans before surgery
My husband had a 4.6 psa and 4+3=7 gleason after biopsy. Surgery set for January 4th. The doctor said they wait 6 weeks after biopsy. The doctor does not think there will be any spread of the cancer, I guess based upon the 4.6 psa. He said if we wanted the cat and bone scan we could have it. I have a email to his primary…
Prostate Cancer Recurrence after 10 years.
I am 67 yeards old. I had Brachytherapy (seed implants) in 1998 after 5 weeks of radiation. My PSA declined after the procedure to 0.01 during 10 years. My annual PSA screening came back with a 10.1. I am scheduled for an MRI and bone scan next week. What kind of treatments will I be facing? By the way, my doctor did noy…
Lupron therapy
We have heard soy products will help with the hotflashes and flushing from lupron therapy..does anyone know how much soy to take..
Dry
Hi chaps, Well, I'm 1 week post cath and it looks like I'm one of the lucky few to be 99.9% dry. I think I've had maybe 2-3 leaks when I stood or bent unexpectedly. Now if I think that will happen, I just squeeze and I'm fine. I wear 1 pad if I go out for security then go without for the evening then 1 at night, again for…
Radiation for 83 man
My dad has Prostate cancer. The doctor just found "spots" on the spine. My father would like to know the ups and downs of radiation. He had one heart attack 30 years ago. Thanks, e
Survivor? I do not even know what my problem is?
Last week my PSA tested 39 and a second test showed 41. Bet the Wallabies would have liked to have had that score when they played the Irish last week (and Scots last night). Anyway, my GP is not overly excited, I am scheduled for chest and adomin CT and nuclear bone scans etc Monday/Tuesday this week, with a biopsy next…
home after surgery
Hi, Had my surgery sat by prof dasgupta at guy's hospital london. Everything good so far, spared both nerve bundles, the worst pain was the gas the next night.I'd never had surgery before so was a bit anxious but really not too bad. Home today by train, easy enough if tiring Having a slight irritation with the catheter…
readying for da vinci on Tuesday dec 8th......
Ironically, its exactly 11 years to the day after my lung canvcer surgery (sarcoma). 52, 3+3 gleasons, psa was 4.1 (2009) and 3.1(2008) and 3.5 in 2006. I didnt believe this years test so I requested another, it was 4.0, so did biospies, and had 10 samples, 1 of which had 10% cancer in it. JHagerup is my co-worker and has…
PSA rising, again!
57 year old - diagnosed in 2001 w/psa of 6, surgery in May 2001, cancer free until October 2007. My psa started to rise in October 2007 and went on hormone therapy in June 2008 when psa was about 8. Had Zolodex shot (3 month) in June, September and Dec. 2008. Started IMRT radiation treatments in October 2008 and completed…
One Day Post daVinci !!
Hello to all! I have found this discussion board to be a wonderful source of information and support, so I wanted to pass along my experience if it could help anyone. I have arrived home a little over 24 hours after nerve sparing robtic prostatectomy at Ohio State Hospital- The James Cancer Center. I had the robtic surgery…
Weight loss
In the grand scheme, this is a minor thing. but I lost 10 pounds after prostate surgery. Went from 224 to 214. I'm not complaining, but it sure is strange because I ate normally from the day after surgery, and didn't exactly set the world on fire with exercise. Wondering if anyone else experienced this. Thanks, Jim
Surgery Monday 30th. Nervous
Thank you to everyone who has shared their experience on this board.Your posts have been more help to me than I can say.I have read them all since finding this site a few days ago.I was biopsied 10/16/09.Looked at all options and decided to get this gland out of me.Urologist agreed.Had 9 of 12 cores Positive. 3 Gleason @6…
Night sweats
Anyone experienced night sweats? e.g., wake up with a partially wet shirt? I'm 3 weeks post-op and have been getting them nightly for the past few days. No other symptoms really.
PSA not detectable
Good news from my urologist - My 4 week post surgery blood test revealed a PSA of 0.1 which my uro said is non-detectable the way this particular lab measure it. In fact, he said if my wife went in, she would have the same reading (of course, it's impossible for women to have prostate cancer). I've seen some posts by…
catheter out
Cath came out yesterday, t'was a bit of a "yoowl" for about 10 secs, lol. The nurse said I had a urine infection so bunged some antibiotic in the arse cheek and gave me some pills for the rest of the week. Then had to drink 8 cups of water within 1 and a half hours, every time I passed urine she scanned my bladder with one…
New guy on board
Thanks for all participating on this site. I have received a great deal of information by reading your messages. I am trying to get a handle on what my costs would be for radiation and/or cryosurgery with Medicare. The fastest way to move a doctor out of an examination room is by asking costs. So far the radiation ballpark…
sudden rise in PSA
After 5 Shots of Hormone treatment with Zoladex and casodex + Zometa, unfortunately my dad's PSA showed a sudden unpleasant rise, from 5 ng/ml to 46.9 ng/ml.... has anyone experienced a resistance so soon, i mean drs said that this should last at least for a couple of years for the body to become resistant to hormone?
returning to work in a physically demanding job
hi just wanted some feedback on returning to work in a physically demanding job i work at a mental institute and on occasion we have to fight with patients and do roome entrys to get pts to comply with dr ordered meds so my question to others is how was your outcome as far as the incontinence issue and any other…
Not diagnosed but a PSA blood level of 5.02
Hello All, Not having a good day. I just joined this discussion board.I am 56. My PSA went from a 4.78 to a 5.02 in about 2 weeks time. I have no problems with urinaton or pain ( maybe get up once a night if that) but had blood detected in my urine three blood tests ago. It has since cleared and none detected via last…

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