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Prostate Cancer

Pain management with mets
Hello Due to cronic back pain my husband for years has taken pain meds for that condition, recently the pain meds has not been working, long story short, mets from prostate cancer suspected, need biopsy and probably radiation, meantime what is a good pain med for the mets pain, hydrocodone is not working, we live in a…
T-shirt slogans we would love to see
There are a lot of cancer slogans for T-shirts to be found on the internet. Having had a go round with surgery for prostate cancer, and now having a recurrence, I was looking for somethng regarding prostate cancer. I saw the "Piss on Prostate Cancer" T-shirts, but for a lot of prostate surviviors, that shirt isn't quite…
To chemo or not to chemo
Well just started into 220 days plus with this HT. First the good news. PSA=0.24 down from 0.78 three mos ago. T < 0.13. Had two appointments this week. First one Tuesday. Hes was not sure as the recent study stated HT at the same time as Chemo,. WHile he was excited about the opportuntiy and was at the conference, given…
Incontinence Exercises
Hello, I'm new here and 10 days out from my LRP at Kaiser Denver by Dr. Justin Green. The surgery went well and the pathology results were about perfect. Now I'm dealing with the reality of incontinence. I do understand amount and time are an individual matter. But searching the topic here I found a post with a YouTube…
psa rising after treatment
I ws diagnosed in 2011 with prostate cncer gleason score 9 I underwent 45 radiation treatments and 2 years of hormone treatments when done my pas was 0 and my testosterone was <20 I had a follow up psa and testosterone test in dec 2013 6 months after finishing treatment and psa was .31 and testosterone was 269 I just had…
Pain after male sling surgery
Six months ago I had an operation for prostate cancer. After six months I still had a severe incontinence and decided to implement a so called Male Sling. This surgery was performed some three weeks ago and the problem with incontinence seems to be solved. I am not using any pads and urinating is close to normal. But I…
follow up on my radiation/HT
I am gleason score 9 (4+5) in six cores on left side prostate decided on HT and external beam radiation as treatment Had 2 shots of Firmagon and then a 6 month shot of trelstar Have had 30 radiation treatments 15 to go no real problems worst problem is the Hot Flashes from The HT They want to continue HT for 2 years Has…
Prostate Cancer -the future
My friend was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer 18 months ago with a 1600 PSA - yes that is not a typo error. It had metatized to his ribs, etc. He has been given lupueron injections each month, pills to strengthen the bones, etc. His PSA had dropped to 1 over a 6 month period. It rose to 4, then to 8 in the last…
Repeat Biospy
On active surveillene. PSA just under 4 has increased by a little over 1. in the last year. First biospy showed 5% andricarcinoma (forgive spelling) in 1 out of twelve cores. It ws in the right medial apex. One other supicious and one inflamed. Second biospy showed 1 out of twelve positive only this one was in the Left…
All CSN members are invited!
It’s finally happening! We are happy to announce that as early as tonight, a new Chat application is being launched on CSN. It is NOT Java-based and it DOES support members using mobile devices. To access chat, you must be a CSN member and logged on. Once logged on, all you have to do is click chat in your left navigation…
PSA 5 STRAIGHT INCREASES AND NOW 1 LOWER. GOOD THING I GUESS?
After 5 straight PSA increases every 6 months since my IMRT in 2010 i finally got one that went down. From 0.29 to 0.25. My RO said i should take this as good news for now but will just have to see what happens in another 6 months. Next visit is with my MO. Hope for another decrease and go on from that one. pT3b NO MO…
need some advice
In Jan. of this year biopsy was 1 core out of 12 w 5% of core cancer,PSA 9.4 Gleson 3+4. Dr. wants to start treament for lung(reacurance) and bladder cancer with chemo. Treatment 4 cycles with 2wks off after each cycle. A little math would put the treatment at 4mo. Question: thru this time period I asked what about my…
Newly Diagonosed
Familair story, and I am looking for your thoughts and or advice. During my annual physical my PSA was 130. THis was up from 3.2 two years ago. I was refered to an uroloigist whom performed a targeted biopsy. As a result my Gleason socre was 8. The bone scan indicated mestastases in the back and hips. I did not and still…
cyberknife vs proton therapy
Can anyone give me thier experiences good and bad about cyberknife and proton therapy. My oncologist is pushing IMRT vs proton....he doesn't do proton. IMRT $$$$$
lupron vs mental health
So I was reading here and read that lupron effectivness can wear off ,so is there some kind of time line. . Well anyway Iam a widower and retired 67 Iam not totally disabled can you have a orgasm while on lupron,Iam used to seeing my poor shrunken penis .What a chore I go through periods of depression(wife passing) and…
Advance Prostate Cancer, end of life
Hi All, My dad is 96, always in good health until he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He decided not to have treatment, but recently a doctor ordered homones injections and it seems that seems turned for the worse. I am writing because my father is in Venezuela, where currently the country is going thorugh horrible…
Low But Slowly Rising Post-Surgery PSA Over 13 Years
I had a radical prostatectomy in 2001. My pre-surgery PSA was 11, my Gleason score was 7-8, and there was cancer in the seminal vesicles, but none in the margins or lymph nodes. I've had no post-op treatment of any kind. My post-op PSA went to less than .04, but has gradually crept up over the 13 years since my surgery and…
PSA constantly rising
Forgive me, I just want to rant. My husband's PSA has been steadily rising from a nadir of .24 and he is apparently castrate resistant after just a few months. It is now 7.0. Last month it was 3.9. The cancer centre doc says he can have a CT scan and a repeat bone scan (finally) but neither he nor our regular oncologist is…
blood in urine
The last two weeks i have had blood in my urine off and on. I am three years post divinci, and two years post radiation. I will have blood, then then it will be clear.
Spam Emails
We have been made aware of another round of spam emails being sent to users. While we try to have security in place to handle such emails, we cannot always catch them all. If you have received an email asking for money, please do not respond to the email or the private email address that was given by the sender. Please…
Another study on Vitamin D and PCa
Seems lack of Vitamin D may be a bio marker for advanced PCa tumour progression, per Northwestern School of Medicine study. See: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/Vitamin-D-deficiency-may-lead-to-prostate-cancer/articleshow/34482918.cms
hormone use with cyberknife
i have been told i need a hormone shot with my cyberknife radiation is this needed,my gleason score is 4+3 one asap suspicious,one hgpin,one pti, core where.Doctor said i was intermediate.is a hormone shot with cyberknive agood idea.my age is 65,my prostate size is 4.8,12 cores were taken,psa is4.29,core where cancer…
Got the news, big C two weeks ago...
Hi, I'm 58 and in good overall health. In December I went to my primary care physican for my routine yearly physical. No new complaints. Every lab value was normal except for my PSA which was 4.69. My DRE is unremarkable. My doctor referred me to a urologist, however made the comment that it is probably prostitis. The…
PSA RESULTS OFR MAY2014
ALL following my radiatoion PSA results especially VGAMA---------JUST GOT LATEST RESUTS > PSA IS NOW 0.09. THE PSA dropped again from 0.11 last month-----this is a good sign. RADIATION HOPEFUL
Long term prosatate cancer
Gidday. I was diagnosed at the age of 55 (in 2000) with PC and had a TURP done and radiation tratment. PSA was about 18 at the time. PSA then settled down to about 1 - 2 level until about 3 years ago. Was having annual tests during most of this time. PSA suddently started climbing rapidly and am now on Lucrin (hormone…
ADVANTAGES VS. DISADVANTAGES FOR SALVAGE RADIATION WHEN PSA IS LOW !!!!
Is there any advantage to early intervention with salvage radiation since my psa is so low( 0.044 ) vs. waiting on the 0.2 threshold ?
5 Years Out from DaVinci
Tomorrow marks my fifth year since DaVinci surgery for PCa. PSA remains undetectable. All is well ... I'm fortunate. Good luck and best wishes to anyone starting down the PCa path, and to those who continue their fight against the beast.
Curious !!!! What is happening with my psa ?
Last 4 psa results at 3 months apart using ultrasensitive psa test were 0.030 , 0.040 , 0.033 , 0.038 and the latest 0.044 !!!!!! Is this normal when using the ultrasensitvie psa test ? Should i be worried about this ? ( surgery aug . 2012 ) At what psa level should i consider salvage radiation ?
Update from Lewvino
I had my first check up following my radiation treatments and I am back in the 0 club! They will recheck in six months and then hopefully if 0 I get to go back to yearly testing. For anyone new on the forum I'm including my 5 year history since diagnosis. lewvino Age 59 / age at diagnosis 54, PSA 5.1 Robotic surgery…
Gleason 6: Active Surveillance or Surgery
In my opinion this discussion is well presented by "Snufy" Myers http://askdrmyers.wordpress.com/2014/04/09/gleason-6-active-surveillance-or-surgery/

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