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Newly Diagnosed as "High Risk" and Confused Beyond Words
Greetings to All, I am a 66-year old, newly diagnosed "high-risk" prostate cancer patient, that has only just begun the overwhelming research and learning processes associated with this wildly complex disease, and its many forms of potential treatment, based upon ones own unique biopsy/PSA particulars. Hence, I'm posting…
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lymphocell
Any of you ever got a lymphocell that had to be drained? Getting one drained now and hope to get drain out July 6. It was pressing on bladder and my incontinence is already better.
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Still leaking and now heart issues
It's been 15 months since my prostatectomy/divertiulotomy, and I'm still leaking...sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. As a result, I still wear diapers. I guess I'm to the point that wearing a diaper isn't that bad. I'm even not as embarrassed/anxious beeing seen in one by any nurses or doctors. Now, however, I've been…
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Update from Graycloud - almost 5 months post surgery
Hey everyone: It's been awhile since I've posted on my husband' progress. In a nutshell, he's doing fantastic! We just got back from a 3 week trip to Europe - walking miles everyday through 7 countries! You would never know he had surgery less than 5 months before we started this vacation. He packed his suitcase prepared…
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stable psa with t-level drop
I am pretty much symptom free. No pain, fully continent and physically active. Follow up PSA's are good (see below). My last t-level has dropped from 311 to 202. I have no low t symptoms at this time. Pretty normal sex drive for a 71 year old (I think) but a 33% drop seems a little strange. I would appreciate any feedback…
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Signet Ring Cell Cancer~~ HELP!
My father was diagnosed Friday with prostate cancer. Needless to say I am devastated and desperately seeking information. I will tell you what I know and excuse me if I am not speaking same language, but this is new to me. Learning as quickly as I can!!! Some background... he has been going regularly to same urologist for…
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Biopsy – Concerns with lack of information from doctor
During my regularly scheduled physical exam as a fire fighter, the doctor found a nodule on my prostate during a DRE and referred me to an urologist. My PSA is 0.3 for three consecutive years, but he felt a follow up with an urologist was warranted. The first urologist did a DRE and based on my age (56) and lack of family…
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hair lose
I had radition treatment and lost the hairs in my private area will it grow back
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New Member Intro & Question
i was diagnosed with PC in 2016. Initially found during my annual physical where my PSA had risen to 5.7 from 4.2 in one year. (I should note my PSAs were always high because I’m a former competitive bicycle racer, however my year on year increases had never exceeded 0.1 - 0.2. No nodules on the prostate could be felt…
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Shocking PSA = 30
Dear all, I'm writing in a state of shock and something very close to desperation. I am not the actual sufferer of prostate cancer, it's my husband who got these results: PSA = 30, Gleason = 7, no methastasis, no evidence of dispersion to any organ, bones included, according to computed tomography and other scannings. PSA…
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Anyone on Myrbetriq?
Since I have chosen to go with AS for the time being to treat my PCa, I still have the problems associated with BPH to deal with. I have been taking Flomax for about 8 months now and it seems to help, but because my urge is so sudden and strong, my urologist thinks I may have an overactive bladder as well. She said there…
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Vaxil Immunotherapy
Hi al Has anyone heard about Vaxil, the Isreali company? They have been doing trials in immunotherapy for cancer the reports say look promising. It seemed they got scepticism a few yeas ago for showing positive results too early in the trials, then fairly recently the trials showed very odd results then they say 6 years to…
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Conflicting Pathology Reports
I have a call into John Hopkins to discuss an interesting situation. John Hopkins did a second opinion of my biopsy slides confirming a 3+4=7 and increasing the percentage from 15% to 20% from my Santa Fe Pathology Report. However the MD Anderson Proton Center Oncologist is adamant that it is a 4+3=7 based on their…
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After radiation
Having hard time understanding. After proton and brachytherapy, 3 month follow psa is 74ng/ml. The prostate was nearly 100% covered in cancer, so even with micrometasis you'd think a lot of cancer was killed, therefore psa would drop quite a bit, just like surgery would debulk most of it. Guess I need help understanding…
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radium 223 and zytiga
I have been checking the use of aberatoron (zytiga) and radium 223 together, looks like it might be a fit for me and I might hang around a little longer.. Of course the cost would probably be to high.. oh well, so it goes ! ;~}
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Is Treatment Delay Harmful?
An MRI last month showed I have prostate cancer. A fusion biopsy requiring general anesthesia was scheduled, but I had a TIA (blood clot in vessel leading to eye) a week before. Due to anesthesia concerns--general anesthesia shortly after a stroke increases the risk of a recurrent stroke--the biopsy has been delayed 3…
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Casodex monotherapy
I have been successfully treating my cancer with Casodex (bicalutemide) monotherapy 50 mg daily for four years. I'm on intermittent treatment two months on, three months off. however, I have now reached the stage where the cancer mutates and apparently feeds off the drug. So I have stopped taking it and instead of PSA…
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Your thoughts about Total HIFU treatment as a viable option
I am finally at the place in my journey from being diagnosed in 2011 with prostate cancer to where I will be making a decision about treatment. I would like to know where to go to find out the best treatment centers (Stanford?) and where I might find the best research on long term survival. I understand that it is…
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52 Year Old - 5.9 PSA
Hi, 52 year old. Recently told by my urologist that my PSA is 5.9. Said I should wait 2 to 3 weeks and get retested. Do no ejaculate for 48 hours. Of course I am royalling freaking out and just know it’s cancer. Blood was drawn on Tuesday, June 12th at 8:30AM. I had had sex on Friday evening and again late Saturday night,…
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Prostrate cancer and Multiple Sclerosis
I have been recently diagnosed with Prostrate Cancer and I am 67 years old. I also have MS. I was diagnosed with MS 4 years ago. In doing my research on what is the best way to treat my Cancer, I ask how does MS effect the choice of treatment. I have not been able to get a satisfactory responce to my question. So here I am…
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Surgery 3.9.2018 - My story - New Video 23 hours later
------------- Video added 6.19.2018 https://youtu.be/VT5ThDnq0Kk March 2018: I'm a normal Kansas guy employed as a barber. 5'10" 210 pounds...I drink beer, eat beef jerky, pickled eggs and I can walk 2 miles no problem. So pretty much I'm a normal midwest fellow. I'm 59 and my PSA had bounced to 4.0. Gleason 4+3 on biopsy.…
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Psa 74
Biopsy, all Gleason 9, 12 out of 12 cores positive 8 at 100% and 4 at 90%. Psa 67. Treatment, casodex for 6 weeks, 25 rounds of proton followed by brachytherapy. Results, 3 month follow up psa 74. Wishes, hoping it needs more time to work, next psa in September. 2 bone scans 3 CT and 1 MRI all clear. Thinking treatment…
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Question about Lupron!
Hello! My father was diagnosed last October with metastatic prostate cancer (after two negative biopsies, it ended up causing a fracture in his lower spine which led to bone biopsy). Lesions in lower spine, a rib, and left hip. He’s had two Lupron injections (every 3 months), with follow up bone scans (first showed no new…
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jpeg images
In case anyone wants to post jpeg or png images in their comments... zThere are two ways... upload using an image hosting site, or upload using CSN's file uploader. Images stored on your device would gave to be uploaded to an image hosting site. Photobucket and Flickr were the most widely recognized, but they have become…
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Pathology report in - should we commend with HT?
*THREAD TITLE ADJUSTED 16/8 - Surgery was performed on this day, and related questions are further down the thread. **************************** Hi all, New to the board and desperate for your knowledge. My Father in law has been diagnosed with PC, result of the biopsy is Gleason 8 and his PSA is 24. Based on his medical…
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Newly diagnosed with prostate cancer
I am 62, physically fit, and found out I had a rising psa when I went in to get blood testing for hip replacement. My psa rose to 4.4 from 3.0 the year before. A urologist saw me on a Friday before my hip replacement the following Monday. His digital exam found an "abnormality" on the right side of my prostate. He…
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Friend Passed Away
A friend of mine with prostate cancer(Stage 4) passed away yesterday. He had pretty much taken a full course of various treatments (hormone, radiation, chemo). He never lost hope. He was always positive. He taught, sung, wrote, and directed, music. Also, he tuned musical instruments. He was a gentle giant, who did not say…
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Dry Night
Well, my RP was on 3/20/2018; catheter out 3/29/2018, when I got up this morning the pad was dry. I even let my wife check to make sure I was not dreaming. This is a first for my journey. Completely dry after a night. I have been wearing the pad and jockey/boxer underwear during the day (except when I am outside cutting…
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Confused by lab results
I decided to get a PSA test as my uncle passed away from PC at the age of 68 this year. I am only 44 but for the last 10 years I have noticed that in the mornings my urine stream is not as robust as it used to be. My total PSA came back at 2.3 but my total free PSA percentage is 17% My family doctor did not seem concerned.…
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My PSA is 10
i would like to ask your opinion. i took my psa on may 25th. the results came back today 10.84 my uro prescribed me with cipro, because he believes it may be an infection. i'm instructed to take it once every 12hrs for two weeks, then come back july 3rd. for another psa testing. from my understanding cipro don't always…