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Prostate Cancer

Packing up RP 3/20/2018
Well, this day has finally come. My wife and daughter are going with me. Packed up a few things in case I have to stay 2 days. Wife told me I pack too much, which is true. I am in good spirits and at peace with myself and our Lord. I can't wait to get back home and tell all the trials ans tribulations of the surgery. Most…
Best Medigap supplement if newly diagnosed .
I was diagnosed with PCa 4 years ago, have been watching and waiting since. I recently had a colonoscopy at the VA and 5 cancerous polyops were found... I decided to sign up for medicare this year in addition to the VA so I am in my Medicare Supplemnt open enrollment period from July 1 2018-Jan 1 2019. I signed up for the…
Pain after Radiation for Prostate Cancer
Hello Everyone, I am writing on behalf of my dad who was diagnosed with prostate cancer almost a year ago. To give a little background information he is 73 years old, had a Gleason scale of 8 and has been using a catheter for about 2 years. He recently finished a 2 month radiation treatment and will have to continue having…
Question about Father's very high value of PSA
Hello Members, Thank you for reading my message. My father is 81 years old and lives alone in India. He was diagnosed with Recurrent Urethral Stricture in 2001 by his Urologist. He was on Tamsulosin and Darifenacin for a lot of years and was fine until Sept 2016, when he had pain in the entire penis shaft and part of his…
So far
Lets see. 3T MRI; biopsy; cancer diagnosed; 22 cores taken; a little blood in my urine after the procedure. During some of the procedure, I did feel the needle taking the samples some of the time; to this day there is blood in my semen (not bright red), just looks like mud. Next procedure, cystoscopy; inspect urethra with…
Updated surgeon rating site.
Ever since Surgeon's Scorecard stopped updating their site in 2015, I have been checking for a new ratings site... Tgis site has been around for a while, but it looks like their information is updated more regularly. Prostatectomy is included as an option. You plug in your zip code and it gives the ratings for surgeons in…
How fast does a gleason 8 prostate cancer grow
I am not able to see the surgeon until April 10th for a consult and probably won't have surgery until 2-3 weeks after that. I had 2 core samples of 12 that showed cancer. One was a gleason score of 6 at 10% but the other was aggresive at a gleason score of 8 at 40%. Am I okay waiting a month and a half until surgery. Right…
New diagnosis - any advice appreciated
Hello all, I'mve recently received my diagnosis of PCa and I'm in the middle of learning, weighing options, talking to docs, etc. I'm very glad to have found this board to read and learn, and tap for informed advice! My particulars: Age - 48 No family history of PCa 8+years montioring of slighlty elevated, but steady PSA…
Newly diagnosed
Hello everyone, New member here. I am a 78 year old referred to a urologist after my GP found a small nodule in my prostate through a routine periodic DRE. Last DRE and PSA had been done in 2014. PSA at the time was at .01. The eurologist performed another DRE to confirm and scheduled me for a biopsy. He diagnosed me with…
New Prostate Cancer Imaging Tracer Improves Dectection
The artilce found on Page 2 of the Feb 2018 HOTSHEET published monthly by USTOO organization discusses the new Tracer F-PSMA-1007. This tracer apparently makes the dection of small lynph nodes metastasees easier than with other agents. http://www.ustoo.org/PDFs/HotSheets/Us TOO HotSHEET February 2018e.pdf Note: The…
Post prostatectomy decrease in sexual arousal
Hi - I'm new here, looking for some advice/help. Age 63, robotic assisted prostatectomy 4 months ago. Went well according to surgeon who has done over 2,000 of these. Last check psa was zero, to be checked again in a couple months. Here's the deal. No erections since surgery, have been on a daily small (5mg) dose of…
gleason score of 9
I have a gleason score of 9 with a psa of 69. Does anyone else have a gleason score this high and what treatment route have you taken?
Stimulus Response sexuality
moved this from the other thread... I have noticed something a little different after my RP that i am wondering if anyone else has experienced... I may have to get explicit to discuss this, so be forewarned. The pre-RP sexual response was: outside stimulus, such as sexually explicit visual stimulus, or the touch of a…
Response (lack) to sexual stimuli post prostatectomy
Hi - I'm new here, looking for some advice/help. Age 63, robotic assisted prostatectomy 4 months ago. Prior, no health problems, meds, etc. Went well according to surgeon who has done over 2,000 of these. Last check psa was zero, to be checked again in a couple months. Here's the deal. No erections since surgery, have been…
Update on husband's surgery - 5 weeks post
Just wanted to give a brief update on my husband's surgery. Quick background - diagnosed at age 55 October 2017 after 2.5 years of rising PSA. Original biopsy done locally showed 4 + 3. We did our research, and landed at Memorial Sloan Kettering with Dr. Befhar Edhaie. Tried to qualify for the Ablation Study at MSK and…
Straining & pushing to void
For some time in order to pee, there are times I have to push and strain. I can go hours before any sensation of needing to pee occurs. Is this serious? It has been about 10 months since my prostatectomy/diverticulotomy. I told my urologist about these conditons, and he has schedulted me for another urodynamic study and…
Prostate Cancer
My story:67 year old male; PSA 4.72 increasing over the last 3 years; Digital Rectal Exam, prostate is not swollen; father had prostate cancer elected removal (the cancer did not cause his passing); I requested a 3T MRI prior to biopsy; MRI indicated 2 lesions one a PIRAD 5 and one a PIRAD 4; biopsy confirmed prostate…
PSA went from 2.0 to 2.7 in the last 3 months finished radiation May 2017
I guess this might be that PSA bounce they talk about with radiation. They have also been watching a tumor in my ulna that showed up on a bone scan back in July 2017. ( not a normal place for METS which is a good thing) It hasn't grown, the Ortho Oncologiist has been doing the wait and see due to I could lose some use of…
bleeding 2yrs after radiotheraphy
2yrs after radiotheraphy i started bleeding when urinating blood gushed out but now after a few weeks only oocures occasionally any ideas
Fiance referred to urologist over psa
Hi all. So my fiance went to dr for a check up and they checked his PSA while there. He is a 45 year old male. His results show only a 4.04. What I have read is that this isn't really high at all so I am not sure why the dr wants him to see a urologist over this. He does have a family history of prostate cancer. His father…
Nutrition, physcal activity, life style in prostate cancer
Nutrition, physical activity, and lifestyle factors in prostate cancer prevention. To review current evidence for prostate cancer prevention with nutrition, physical activity, and lifestyle interventions and identify future research directions. Multiple preclinical and observational studies have observed that diet,…
Conflicting Messages?
Hi everyone, My father was diagnosed with stage IV prostate cancer (metastatis to bone) two months ago. He's just finished his second round of chemo. He did a lot of the initial doctor visits "in secret" - i.e. we didn't even consider that he might have cancer - so I missed the majority of his initial consultations. He…
Prognosis question
My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 57. He had a radical prostatectomy in September 2017 but doesn’t want to do anything further. He tells me not to worry but I still do. I was just wondering if anyone out here could help me understand how serious this is, what his prognosis might be, etc. His stats are as…
after prostate cancer has metasized
I am in my fourth year of battling prostate cancer, had 3-d radiation and tried hormone therapy, After I went off hormone therapy my psa went up dramatically 75. had a bone scan at the Cleveland clinic and the cancer had spread to my lower spine and several ribs. Tried the hormone therapy again and had trouble tolerating.…
milk and dairy products a NO NO.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pros.23441/abstract?ct=t(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2_15_2018)&goal=0_bc8795358a-c4ecba7058-149083745&mc_cid=c4ecba7058&mc_eid=e9375bb5ef ORIGINAL ARTICLEMilk and other dairy foods in relation to prostate cancer recurrence: Data from the cancer of the prostate strategic urologic research…
PSA levels of 3 and 7 after surgery.
My Dad had prostate surgery in mid-September. Prior to his surgery, he had a bone scan which came up as clean. His pathology report came back so-so - it said that there was pueraneural (sp?) invasion. The urologist said that this was probably minor. 8 weeks after the surgery he went in for his PSA check. It came back as 3!…
Anyone here pursuing natural treatment/containment options?
New here...just bounced in off of some Google searches. I spent some time reading through the more current threads, and noticed that most people here were talking either about which AMA approved medical treatment to do...or their post AMA approved treatment experiences. What I didn't see was anyone discussing more natural…
Insurance Denial
I was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer that metatisized to the bones. After 18 treatments of chemo my Doctor wanted a petscsn done but because he just put prostate cancer the insurance company refused to approve it. When we called health-first they stated that if the doctor would have put that it metastisized to the…
Cyberknife Side Effects
Hello, I had CK for prostate cancer in November 2016. Since receiving the treatment, I have developed severe heartburn, which keeps progressing. The acid is affecting my teeth ( I had to have one pulled), and I am sure that it will only be a matter of time, before there will be more. Additionally, I am losing my ability to…
Buying PC Awareness Merchandise
Hello, Does any have a recommendation for a legitimate place to purchase PC rubber bracelets to give to family members and supports? I would like for all or most of the proceeds to go to PC research ? Thanks - Burgie

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