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Prostate Cancer

hypermetabolic lymph nodes in chest
my husband has been watching his PSA slowly rise for the last fifteen years, when it reached 13 in 2011 he got one posetive bit from a biopsy gleason of 6. we were encouraged to watch and wait no big deal. In June 2013 PSA went to 14 so we had another biopsy four positive bites gleason of 7. We did bone scan and mri and we…
Advice For change in pathology
Initial diagnosis Gleason 8, age 60 years Pathology reviewed by Maimi VA and revised to Gleason 9, 4 cores I am not fond of the idea of of EBRT and Adnrogen Supression therapy. I also understand that the chance of getting clear margins in the face of Gleason 9 are slim/\
gvax trial
hello , looks like I am going through this journey once again.I am a head and neck cancer survivor from 2010. I have been diagnosed with very aggressive high risk prostate caner.gleason=4+3=7, 8/12 cores positive , psa 42. the oncologist at johns hopkins has decided I am a candidate for the GVAX study. This involves the…
Injured during DaVinci- I'mm Baaack
It's been a long time since I have made a post on CSN. As many of you know who are regulars to this site and can remeber that I had PR almost 4 1/2 years ago. I would still like to hear from members who have been down the same road I have. There has to be plenty of people out there because of all the adds I see from…
Contemplating dual surgery of sling and penile prosthesis
Been 3 years since robotic removal of my extremely large cancerous prostate (large grapefruit sized). Still leaking but only a pad a day -- sex is another story!! Tried the needle route but wife seems turned off by same. Going to see my Doc on Tuesday to discuss dual surgery of sling and implant. would love to hear from…
Feel cold even in normal room temperature. Why? Prostate cancer for four years.
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I'm confused more than ever
My husband and I met with the urologist yesterday for results of bone scan and we left feeling pretty good, but I still had some unresolved questions. Here's his status: Gleason score is 6. Both sides were positive. 10 cores taken, 5 from each side. All 5 cores taken from left were positive and 2 of the 5 on right were.…
Gleason 10 and rapidly escalating PSA
Hi All, I am writing on behalf of my father. On tuesday (22 October) this week he was diagnosed with stage 4 prostrate cancer that has metastisised to the hip bone and spine. The biopsy has returned a gleason of 10. His PSA was 5 in the beginning of august and is currently sitting at 14 after the tests this week. He has…
PROLIA UPDATE
HAD APPOINTMENT WITH UROLOGIST TODAY----GAVE ME ANOTHER SHOT OF PROLIA. MY Current PSA is 0.15 & My next ELIGARD SHOT IS IN DECEMBER. HE told me it looks like I'm in remission & Will stop drugs AFTER the next shot of ELIGARD---BUT WILL KEEP Monitoring PSA----if it goes up I WILL HAVE TO START ELIGARD SHOTS AGAIN. DOES THIS…
Prostate & lung cancer - New information only one primary - prostate?
I had left this board because although my husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer (gleason 9) in January of 2012, he was diagnosed with another primary cancer - lung cancer with spread to bones. He had 40 radiation treatments for the prostate, ending in May. 8 weeks of chemo for lung ending May 7th. Lung mets…
Biopsy 2nd opinion & radiation oncologist visit
Hi all, Got my 2nd opinion from Johns Hopkins and it's pretty much the same as my original pathology report: 3+3=6. One core, but where the original says 10% involvement the new one says less than 5% involvement. It also says something I don't understand except that it probably means it could be cancer or not. I am waiting…
Any possible negative effect to PCA/psa or rectal areas with sigmoidoscopy/biopsy 2 years after IMRT
SUBJECT: Is there any risk that by having a sigmoidoscopy and biopsy during it, that there might be a negative effect on the prostate or rectal areas radiated by IMRT ? Would really appreciate your opinions or personal experiences on this topic. Here's some background info followed by my questions in the QUESTIONS section…
ARE THERE ANY FACTUAL CURES WITHOUT PROSTRATE REMOVAL ? (SURGERY)
ALL ON THIS BOARD Does anyone know of someone being cured & still retained their prostrate?? CORDIALLY RADIATION HOPEFUL
Pathology Report
Well, it looks like surgery was the right choice for me. The Pathology Report shows that my initial Gleason 3+3 score remained the same, involving less than 5% of the total prostate volume; the stage was T2A. Although it was a small tumor, and my urologist thought I would be a good candidate for watchful waiting, the…
metastatic prostate cancer and bones, high psa
My husband was diagnosed in March 2007 with metastatic prostate cancer. It had already spread to the hip and pelvic regions. He was given Zometa and Lupron and for a short while Casadex. His psa started at 67 and came down to 27 and started to go up rapidly in January 2009. He was diagnosed with cancer in his femur last…
Official Start date of my radiation treatments
Finally got the call from the radiaiton oncologist today and my Official start of IMRT Radiation will begin on Sept 3. 38 treatments planned. This is to hopefully knock out my local recurrance following DaVinci Surgery 4 years ago. Lewvino
PSA Drop
PSA rose from 1.6 to 3.15 in a little less than two years. Had biospy, 12 samples, one positive, one suspicious. On active surveilence. My question my PSA had been steadly trending upward everytime until last blood test just 3 months after 3.15 it droped to 2.2. Dr. did not indicate any reason other than tends to flucuate?…
Surgery Wednesday
Hi all, Sorry, haven't been very active here past few months. But I've been visiting almost daily and reading. I'll be going for Da Vinci surgery on Wednesday. My surgeon will be the same doctor who removed my kidney three years ago and he has done thousands of these Da Vinci prostate surgeries. So I feel pretty confident…
Screening PSA 40 - worried wife
Hello- I'm from the breast cancer board and uterine cancer board (have had both). Now it seems we may be moving on to my husband having prostate cancer. At this point we know next to nothing - PSA screening was 40 (it was 3.3 last year), urologist feels a hard spot on prostate, says if he was to bet, he'd bet he has…
2 year aniversary
Hello all. I have been monitoring the site but only as a spectator. On October 1 2011 I learned I had PC and on Noveber 11th 2011 had an RP. My Gleason went from a 3+4 to a 4+3. No posative margins or extraporstatic extension but was in both lobes. My psa post op was <01 and moved around to .04 when I had a lymphoceal then…
How about the Hell with it
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Extracapsular Extension at Posterior Left Apex
Hi Everyone I am new to this forum. I have been reading many of the threads, and I find it very informative. I recently has RP, and the post-op pathology report came back. Most of the bullet points were good, except for one: Extraprostatic extension is present at posterial left apex. The doctor explained that the cancer…
Unexpected rise in PSA
Hello, I am new to this so please bear with me. I am 62 and was dignosed in 4 months ago with Gleason 3+3 type 1 based on two positive cores, 1 at 2%, the other at 5%. After a detailed meeting with the urologist, we are working on active surveillance. I went for my first post diagnosis PSA test a week ago and was very…
Should radiation be carried out after orchiectomy when (multiple) lymph node(s) are involved?
Hi everyone I've joined this network in the hope that someone here can help my father who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer with the following history: Age: 68 PSA post TURP - November 2012 - 17.6 Biopsy of TURP specimen confirms prostate cancer Initial Glaesons score given as 5 (2+3) - this was later deemed to be…
Some Medical News
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Prostate Cancer Success Rates
I'm new to CSN and to the diagnosis. With a Gleason of (5+4) 9 and a Locally Advanced Cancer stage the GP has put me on hormone therapy with a bone scan in 2 weeks. What are the survival rates for this stage of cancer? I realise this is like the question "How long is a piece of string?" but at the same time it would be…
Effects of an online support group for prostate cancer survivors: A randomized trial - Abstract
Published on 17 September 2013 0 inShare This longitudinal study evaluated the effect a prostate cancer-specific online support group had for self-assessed quality of life. Participants (N = 40) were randomly assigned to an online support group or the control group. Data consisted of four previously validated…
Can I receive TRT 5 yrs after prostatectomy?
I'm 53 yrs old, middle school teacher, campus tech and IT Facilorator (new responsibility). This takes lots of energy, which i really dont have anymore, task concentration, which I'm lacking, enjoyment of life is waning, probably depressed. no sex life anymore to compared to just several years ago. i have 7 grandkids and 6…
Managing pain without drugs?
My partner has just been accepted for Provenge, so he can't take Vicodin or pain opiates of any kind. But he is still having pain, sometimes extreme, related apparently to ongoing Xofigo treatments and recent radiation on one hip. Can anyone suggest ways to reduce pains so he can stay off pain meds? Thank you!
PSA velocity in Top Gear – I’ve to cut short Drugs’ Vacations
Unfortunately my latest test results requires me to shorten my “vacations” on the hormonal treatment. The PSA came at 0.13 ng/ml and the Testosterone at 2.52 ng/ml (252 ng/dL). This is upsetting because I wished to stay off drugs for 5 years but the exponential calculations of the PSA velocity shows that I will reach the…

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