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Prostate Cancer

Experience with Dr. Med. Michael K. Stehling, Anyone?
Hello! My Dad was 75 and is diagnosed to have Prostate Cancer, and we will be travelling to Germany to have it done there. It's just this Doctor was reffered to us by PlacidWay a Medical tourism company here in US and I trusted their referrals as I had experience but its in terms of cosmetic surgery. I just want to know if…
Scam Message
I just received an e-mail notifying me of a private message on CSN. When I opened the message, it was one of those "Nigerian scam" offers of money ($8.3 million!) from a "helen14" in Cape Verde. Disappointed to see the CSN infected.
IADT question for VascodeGama
Hi Vasco, My husband has been on bicalutamide and degerelix since March. (Dx Feb with extensive bone mets and PSA of 32.) His PSA dropped to a nadir of 0.24, then rose to 0.26 just before we took a trip for three weeks, i.e almost 6 weeks ago. On this trip, we stuck closely to his very strict diet/supplements and meds, but…
PSA on the rise from 1.9 to 3.2
My husband, who feels and looks as fit as can be, just got his test results back...Nadir was 0.24 in August. In November, it shot up to 1.9 and today, one month on, it is 3.2. Also the Alkaline phosphatase is rising rapidly. He is on bicalutamide and Firmagon. Onc. said last month, if the PSA continues to be up on today's…
10 Years now - T3b - and clean bone and ct scans but rising PSA now 40
After a couple years treatment break after radiation cancer came back.....did intermittent hormone blockades now continual the past few years.....with different drugs along with the lupron casodex, nilandron, des, ketoconozale........ they'd work for a while then stop...... psa now rising and only on lupron docs are…
Cialis or tadalafil
Can anyone recommend a good and safe place online to buy Cialis or tadalafil.
Active Surveillance
Please see my previous post under active surveillance where I updated info and ask for your feedback. I did not know how to update my previous post under need help and advice. Thanks all Builder23
when to worry
My husband was diagnosed March 2011, stage 4 pc. Psa 1913, gleason 9, you get the picture. He is 59 now, and has been on ht since late March. Psa has remained less than 1 with monthly screenings thru Dec. Last week he tested at psa 2.2. Doc says not to worry, we wait till next test March 5, to see how fast it is rising.…
My husband's prostate cancer treatment
My husband has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. In November, 2008 he had biopsies done and all specimens came back benign except for Left Medial Base which came back as high grade prostatic intraepithelial meoplasia. After this he developed severe back pain. He was told it was infection after the biopsy and was put on…
suggestions for hospitals or doctors
I am a throat cancer survivor from APril 2011 [surgery, radiation, and 2 doses of chemo]. My brother in law in Chicago had treatment [not sure what type] for prosate cancer April 2012. He has been doing fine until late Septemebr 2013. His PSA level has come back. He is not pleased with his Chicago doctor who seems to be in…
Low PSA, High Gleason, Surgery, Radiation, persistent pelvic pain
First post here - a brief recap of my case; was treated for prostatitus for almost a year after going in with minor urinary issues and pelvic pain. Prostate enlarged, but PSA was normal and never went up (so uro continually said "well you don't have cancer"). Eventually after nothing worked on enlarged prostate, biopsy was…
PSA doubled in 3 months
I have been off this forum for quite a while because Pca was the least of my worries. I Had a heart attack and almost died of pneumonia. However I have recovered and am very concerned that my PSA has gone from 3.3 to 7.7 in tthe last 3 months. I had IMRT 20 months ago after which my PSA was 0.1. During following 18 months…
can you give me the cold hard truth please? UPDATED!!!!
hi again i posted on here around 2.5 yrs ago, when my FIL was diagnosed with gleason 7, 3+4 and had his prostate removed. it appeared to be contained and didn't appear to breach any margains when they looked at it after the surgery, but he was still registering a low psa score . at the time, i asked why that would be, as…
Another PSA Question
I do not see my Urologists any more simply because the information given here seems far more accurate and trustworthy. At time of discovery my PSA was 200, and I have very extensive bone mets. Two months after castration my Psa was 9.8, then three months later dropped to 2.3, and now, three months later dropped again to…
Mets to the bone
Hi All, I am posting this on behalf of my father who is in his late 70s. He was diagnosed 2 years ago with Prostate Cancer (early stages) and went through radiation therapy which was successful, he fully recovered and his Cancer was in remission until recently.(last year follow-up scan results of his prostate did not show…
AGGRESSIVE PROSTATE CANCER
Dear All, I need support if possible! I am 55 years old I was diagnosed with agressive Gleason 9 prostate Cancer in October 2011 with a PSA of 53. My doctor put me right away on Eligard shots every six month and 35 Radiotion sessions ended in February 2012 The surgery was not an option bearing in mind that the cancer has…
Four year update
For those of you that have recently started down the prostate cancer journey, here is my update. I was diagnosed in September, 2009. My PSA was a little over 4, which by itself is not alarming. But I didn't have regular check-ups so my doctor didn't have a baseline to compare it to. He was concerned because the digital…
MRI vs. Bone Scan
Coming up now on 4 years since my Radical Prostatectomy (12/14/09) I continue with an undetectable PSA (<0.1) which is typically a good sign. What has bothered me over the past 4 years is that upon diagnosis of my Prostate Cancer my PSA was only 2.2, which is the highest that it has ever gotten. My history is: Radical…
Active Surveillance
I am 74 yrs old with PC 3+3 gleason scale 6 and 7% canc in one core. I am having the prolaris gene test done but do not have the results. My urologist wants me to do active surveillance probably because of my age, but I am healthy and on no medications. I want to live long enough to see my 4 young grand kids grow up.…
New to this forum
Hello, I am new to this forum and am using another username until I can figure out how to register. I have a few questions: i am going to a leading cancer hospital For treatment . They have put me on a strong dose of harmonies , and a new drug called Xtandi, i am concerned because I am so tired all the time and my bones…
Should we be worried Psa 2.81 up from .51
Husband had 40 radiation treatments (gleason9) completed radiation in may. Also on Lupron. Last shot has been delayed 30 days due to other complications. Diagnosed with lung and bone dance in November, treated with chemo and scan shows improvement there, thank God. The prostate has taken a back seat to this devastating…
Do "dead" cancer cells produce PSA?
This might seem like the world's daftest question but could dead PCa cells release PSA? It is a protein, and dead cells are composed of various proteins. The reason I ask is that I just had a dream that someone told me this. (My husband's PSA recently went up from 0.3 to 1.9, and this has been on my mind a lot.) I was…
Xofigo
My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 Metastatic prostate cancer in June 2011. He has gone thru several radiation treatments to different parts of his body, as well as different chemo treatments. Nothing has worked. He is now basically confined to his bed, in pain constantly, and as of today it will be a week since he's…
Watchful Waiting
PSA is 18, (doubling time around 2 yrs) bone scan negative, no symptoms. Diagnosed July 2011, 2 of 10 cores cancerous one 30%, one 40%, Gleason 3+4=7. I'm 57, fit and treating with active surveillance, diet exercise. Vegetarian for over a decade. Father had prostate cancer and lived until 83. Not sure if cancer was a…
New member need some input
I am a new member and this is my first post. Last week I had a radical robotic prostatectomy. Everything went well. I think. Today I had my catheter removed (what a relief). Also, today I received a copy of my surgical pathology report indicating, pretty much, what the surgeon had already told me. The cancer was contained…
Experience with surgeon in NY
Does any one had experience with Dr David Samadi in NY. I was told that my case was going to be difficult and need the most experience surgeon. Gleason 8 and 7[ 4+3 ] and perineural invasion in 2 of the cores. Thanks for your help
BLEEDING FROM PENIS
THIS PAST FRIDAY I PASSED A BLOOD CLOT & THEN LOTS OF BLOOD, THE BLOOD KEPT coming out of the penis---went to eMERGENCY ROOM AT HOSPITAL--THE UROLOGIST ON DUTY PERFORMED A CYSTOSCOPE PROCEDURE TO CAUTERIZE A BLEEDING BLOOD VESSEL IN THE BLADDER. I'M BACK HOME NOW BUT FEEL LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT. PASSING THIS ON AS INFO--ANY…
ObamaCare and Us
I was over in the anal cancer board seeing what was being discussed there. One of the topics being discussed is the impact of Obamacare on current coverage plans. That topic hasn't come to our boards yet, but here it is now. Have new insurance regulations mandated by ObamaCare impacted your coverage yet? Are you concerned…
Swami's Supplements
I was asked on a different thread to list my supplements, so here it is. Now, I have no idea if anything on this list will help, hinder, or do nothing. I am not recommending anything to anyone. This is just what I doing. HERBS AND SUCH Daily 3x Ampalaya Capsicum Malunggay Mangosteen Tumeric Milk Thistle 1x I get the…
Answers - well sort of
In follow-up to my earlier posts, we finally met with a radiation oncologist today. We both really liked the man and his CV is pretty impressive. He answered all of our questions. In particular, we told him how confused we were over the relatively low Gleason score (6) vs. the pretty high PSA (40) and the positive cores on…

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