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Prostate Cancer

Introduction
Hi, everyone. I am a 65 year old and was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer back on October 24th. I'll offer a little background on my case. I had experienced, about a year an a few months ago, a puzzling PSA increse and decrease. I had held steady at about 2.4 for a long while, when it suddenly jumped to 5.8. A subsequent…
PSA 32 Gleason 3+4=7 Localized
Hi gang, Really appreciate all the great info I have recently received on this forum. You all rock !! My situation is below. RP lined up for mid Dec. Thankful for the clean scans of course which found no obvious spreading. Still, I can't help but to think that once I'm past the RP, I may very well be in line for follow-up…
My Robotic Prostatectomy Experience
I was diagnosed back in Aug with PCa, I'm 41, healthy, Gleason score of 3+3 and 3 of 12 biopsy cores positive. I made the decision to go with the robotic prostatectomy, mainly due to the positive outcomes of rapid return erectile function and incontinence improvements being touted by most robotic surgeons, as well as the…
So what is an undtectable PSA
In a few weeks I will 1.5 years done with combo radiation treatment ..anxiety is starting to build ..3 months back PSA was 2.0 ..this is why I'm seeing the surgeon /urologist.he is a specialist.i know the radiologist won't be concerned if it is still dropping even if it drops to 1.5 ..but the surgeon will be more concerned…
PSA TEST
I was dx with PCA when i was 52 in 2005. I was successfully treated with radiation therapy and have an undetectable PSA. My question is that I have my yearly physical coming up next week. My yearly blood test has always included a test for PSA. Now my family doctor does not want to test my PSA because in his words "You…
Active Surveillance Biopsy Frequency
I was diagnosed three years ago as a low risk PCa patient. First biopsy was two cores of 12, <5% of each core, Gleason score 3+3. Oncotype DX testing incidates low risk of progression. A confirmatory biosy and a third biopsy a year ago yielded the same results. Throughout, my PSA has remained stable to 3.5-4. I just had a…
XTANDI dosage question
Last winter about February I was able to get a GRANT to help pay for my XTANDI medication. I had STAGE THREE PROSTATE CANCER my COUNT WAS 20.9 after a long period of treatments my PROSTATE CANCER came back not long after my treatments stopped. My CANCER specialist prescribed XTANDI for me however it cost with our plan etc…
Help! On the other end of a prostatectomy and it's all hitting me now.
Condensed Background: Had the procedure on 10/10/19. Post op pathology showed 55% of my prostate was tumor, so this had to be taken care of sooner than later. Now that the procedure is done, working through the recovery piece. Unfortunately I have not taken any time to work through the emotional impact of this whole thing.…
AMS800 Medic Alert for Medical Personnel
I have worn a medic alert bracelet since getting my first of several AMS 800 systems many years ago. It states “STOP-STOP DO NOT CATH” on the front and lists an 800 number to call for a web site listing all of my health data – including how to lock the unit open before urinary catherization. Recently I had to be ambulance…
Question about supplements
Prostate cancer is a paradox: Its typically slow growth rate makes it possible to treat if discovered early, but once it has metastasized, it is often lethal. The combination of four widely-recognized cancer-fighting foods, pomegranate, green tea, turmeric, and broccoli, in a single twice-daily pill has now been shown to…
Question about Post op PSA
My syrgery was on 9/30/ My 6 week post op PSA was undetectable.I have my 2dd 6 week PSA in 1O DAYS. ANYTHING TOworry about? icemantoo
Question about post RP PSA
I've been on this board sporadically since my diagnosis in Frb 2018, and my RP in March 2018. I am taken aback by what some of the posters have been through, and are continuing to fight. So I'm almost hesitant to post this...... My post RP readings were 0.00 for a few tests, up to 0.01, then back to 0.00 until July of this…
Just Diagnosed Gleason 8
Hello all, I'm new to the forum and here looking for anything that's going to help me down the road. About a month ago I finally went to go see a Primary Physician after feeling only what i can describe as "off". I'm 48 yo and pretty active and usually felt pretty healthy for the most part. Aches and pains and a slight…
Dark blood in the semen after cyberknife
Hello, I completed my cyberknife treatments about 16 months ago. After the initial biopsy (before CK), there was dark blood in the semen. Now it has returned. Does anyone have a similar experience with this dark coloring of the semen after CK? My PSA continues to drop (now at 2.09) and no other symptoms to speak of. I…
Just got my MRI Results. Am I Doing the right thing?
I had the follow up from the advanced MRI I had last week I had Gleason 3-3 cancer show up on the pathology results when I had a TURP this summer. They waited for me to heal before doing the MRI The MRI did not find any lesions/spots to biopsy. (This is good news). It is possible that the MRI, as advanced as it is, missed…
Graduation
I am 51 months out from my prostatectomy and latest testing shows undetectable PSA. Things are looking good so far. Problem is that I am schedueled for a partial nephrectomy of my right kidney because of a 4.6 cm mass discovered as a result of abnormal levels of liver enzymes. Luckily I will have the same surgeon, who I…
Docetaxel update!
Dad received his 5th infusion of docetaxel yesterday, but the oncologist has added carboplatin for the remaining cycles. PSA has fallen from 172 at the start of chemo, to 56 at yesterday's blood draw. Platelets, white blood cells, red blood cells, hemoglobin, etc. has all been improving throughout chemo, which has been a…
Exercises...PRE Surgery
My husband has recently been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer and we have opted to have it totally removed. We have an appointment with MD Anderson here in Houston. He has no symptoms and is in good health. Other than Kegel exercises... are there any other exercises that you would recommend?
Testosterone supplementation after treatment for prostate cancer
New Kid on the Block
Greetings from Georgia, Had RP on 8/19/19, got picked off by my GP after my annual physical detected a PSA of a 4.2, had a biopsy 7/3/19 and 5/12 positive Gleason 7 (4+3). 3rd week post op and dealing with incontinence, up to about 6 pads per day, just getting use to my new way of life (TEMP). Doing my Kegels, other than…
Pain After Surgery
Hi guys. I had surgery about 3 months ago and I'm still feeling some pain and tenderness. The pain is in my stomach muscles, which I expected, but I also I have have pain in what seems to be the bladder area (above my penis and below my bellybutton). But the worst is the tenderness in the perineum area. Whenever I sit…
How to exercise after Prostate removal
Begin by standing at a comfortable surface where you have plenty of room at each side. With a 5lb. potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute and then relax. Each day you will find that you can hold this position a little bit…
bone tumor after removal, radiation, and hormones
I had prostrate removed 10 years ago. I am 71 years old. Two years ago, I had a hormone shot and prostrate bed radiation. Now, my psa is rising about 1 point every six months (currently 2.0). A recent bone and cat scan has discovered a small tumor on my rib at the center of my back. I have an appointment with my cancer…
Inguinal Hernia Post RARP
Well, I had my hernia repaired last Thursday. In some cases, hernias can be caused by a RARP. My surgeon was going to see if she could do it laparscopically, but gave me the choice of open surgery also. She told me she had just done a person that had had their RARP about 2 years ago and that when she went in to look, she…
Looking for EXPERT surgeon @ MD Anderson (Houston)
My husband has just been diagnosed with PC...looking to remove total prostate. Want the BEST surgeon to hopefully have a GREAT outcome. Has anyone had this done at MD Anderson?
I stopped by for a quick visit.
After 17 years of bf being Cancer free after a nephrectomy, a boopsy showed me with a Gleedon 8/My Uro sent me tp his friend in Orlando, Dr.Patel. Eight weeks later I met Devinci. A much, much easier recovery than Kidney Cancer and an undetectanle PSA after 6 weeks, Back to the Kicney Cancer board heloing the newbies.…
Husband just diagnosed with PC
My husband was just diagnosed with PC. He was having issues with increasing PSA. DRE’s were all good. Prostate size 34 cc. PSA first check 3 years ago in 2016 was 2.6, 2017 3.5, 2018, 4.1 so he was sent to see urologist. The Dr we saw said no reason not to re-check in 6 months. At the 6 month check up his PSA was 4.73,then…
Colonostopy one year after radiation treatment
Well it’s been about 14 months since I had external beam and high-dose Breaky therapy. Course I have had all the side effects. Tomorrow I go for a colonoscopy and I must admit I am pretty nervous. Not about the procedure about what they might find. I had three hemorrhoids banded. And anal Fisher. I have not had a decent…
Three cycles of docetaxel...
Quick update: Dad gets the regular expected chemo side effects, of course, and got one unit of packed red blood cells a few days after the third infusion (which helped with fatigue and pain), and the PSA has fallen from 172 (day of first chemo) to 67 at yesterday's check in. Imaging scheduled for next week. Looks like…
Genetic testing price
Would like to know if anyone has done genetic testing with Myriad Laboratories and how much it cost without insurance? I appreciate your response. MK

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