psa test
How long should one wait to have a psa test after having sex?
Salvage Radiation
As I write this the feeling is the same as my first entry here at YANA almost 5 years ago. I had an RRP almost 5 years ago with good results, my PSA was
Today's New Posts and Updates
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Well, I’ve started on the backlog of entries and the first of these are below
NEW POSTS:
FRANK STIRLING - very concerned about rising PSA after ADT for GS 8
JIM MARSH - a new Silver member who had surgery seven years a...
Casodex/Avodart
I AM ABOUT TO BEGIN THE COMBINATION OF CASODEX AND AVODART FOR MY RISING PSA. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHEN I MIGHT EXPECT A PSA DECLINE ?
Today's New Posts and Updates
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
The backlog is shrinking - I'm up to July 5 now! Strange thing about this batch is the number of men who report increased PSA levels (including me). makes me wonder if there has been a re-calibration of the standards!!
NEW POSTS:...
good news
I had a radical prostatectomy last Oct 28 for a prostate that measured a 10 on one side.
since then I have gone through all the things we hear about..
BUT now I am 95% dry...even wear boxer shorts to work and the Urologist tells me that my most recent PSA was
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Last Post: Jul 20, 2009 9:27am by Jim Wade
6 week post op doc visit
Went for my 6 week post op doctor visit today. My psa was less than .05 which pleased my wife and myself. My doctor recommends radiation but together we decided to go three more months to give my body more healing time and to give me more time to learn about radiatio...
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Last Post: Jul 20, 2009 3:50am by FRED
Has anyone had bad reaction to Cipro or Levaquin?
I just had a PCA3 test and it is positive, now I have to get a biopsy. (that I've been avoiding)
I'm 65, have tendon problems from sports injuries, and have read that old folks with tendon problems can have major problems from taking these antibiotics.
Has any...
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Last Post: Jul 19, 2009 1:44pm by MIKE F
CAPRA score
Aloha,
Has anyone been able to locate a work sheet to calculate a CAPRA score?
Joe
bowel prep
I was wondering what bowel prep was the easiest to do? I did one before my biopsy (half Lytle, I think) which tasted pretty bad. It helped to chill it first, but still had a strange taste and thickness. I will be having my robotic surgery sometime in April, so I'm...
Rise in PSA after only 6 months hormone therapy
Hi, We are new to this site. Just registered but as Terry is away I guess will have to wait until he has returned to get processed. Anyway my husband who was diagnosed with advanced metastatic PCa in Oct. 08 His initial PSA on diagnosis was 141 with a Gleason score o...
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Last Post: Jul 17, 2009 1:35am by Rhonda
Recently diagnosed
I was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. My doctor is a local guy that I really like and it seems as though this was caught very early. He is recommending robotic removal which one of his partners does. I am going for some other opinions at some big hospitals (...
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Last Post: Jul 15, 2009 10:37pm by Steve Z
Differing Pathology Reports
My original pathology report after my surgery showed positive margins and cancer in the seminal vesicles, but no lymph node involvement. We requested that everything be sent to Bostwick for a second opinion. Bostwick reported the same results although changed the G...
Referral for an oncologist in Florida
Hello again folks,
Can anyone recommend a highly regarded/respected oncologist who specializes in Prostate cancer treatment in Florida? Preferably South Florida.
Much appreciated,
Dean in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
PSA
About a year ago I a MIR for back problems and when seeing the Doc for the test results she started to ask about how I was peeing and such, after answering some questions she said she needed to check my prostate, now I am 47 and did not even know what a prostate was...
Adjuvant Radiation
I have a meeting Monday with my radiation oncologist to discuss my pending adjuvant radiation treatment. My wife and I are not sure of the exact process. In our prior meeting, he indicated that they would make a body mold to that I will be put in each day. He also...
Post ADT Side effects
Hi again folks,
During hormone therapy I had the usual common side effects of Zoladex (Lupron), such as erectile dysfunction, and felt weak and tired for a long time.
A lot of guys reported becoming more emotional etc. during ADT, but that part didn't seem to h...
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Last Post: Jul 12, 2009 8:52pm by George
Foley Catheters
Are foley catheter holders and the design of velcro leg wraps, urine bags, etc. a joke for those of us that work in semi physical jobs? Somewhat new to PC world and shocked by arcane and ineffective products we get sent home with post surgery.
I had a RRP, urethra...
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Last Post: Jul 12, 2009 10:26am by Larry
Deciding my PCa treatment
I was recently diagnosed with PSA 16, G3+4=7, very involved in the left node (5 of 6 cores, but mostly grade 3 (80%) and near the mid margin.
I am researching treatment options before my meeting with my urologist next week.
There seems to be a good likelihood o...
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Last Post: Jul 10, 2009 8:10pm by George
Recently Diagnosed - Imagination Working Overtime?
Hi,
I'm a newbie, who got the initial diagnosis last week. Last PSA was 4.1 (3 years ago it was 3.7) I was told 8 out of 13 samples showed cancer, on both lobes, with a Gleason of 3+4 (nurse said borderline 3+3, but I don't know how they can be so vague. She describ...
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Last Post: Jul 9, 2009 7:07pm by George
Salvage Radiation side effects
This problem may sound really insignificant to many members of this site, but it is a really large problem for me.
I am 19 treatments into salvage radiation and for the last week I have had what I call significant pain in the rectum. It began about two weeks ago....
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Last Post: Jul 9, 2009 6:17am by Jim Wade
Proton Therapy
I am neither a doctor nor a medical professional: however, I am a PC patient who has completed 45 treatments, seven months ago at Loma Linda Medical Center at Loma Linda CA. The process (Proton Therapy) was painless and I have not suffered any side effects. My PSA...
Rising PSA and Further Treatment
Greetings;
First, I would like to thank Terry and all the other contributors to this web site. The site is a wealth of information and I wish all of you good luck, good health, and prosperous times.
I had open surgery in August 2008 and have since had a slowly...
Castration
I am having significant problems keeping my testosterone levels down and have had two different drugs, Lupron and Casodex fail. Doctor recommended surgical castration. Has anyone had to go to those extremes and what were the results?
Herbal Viagra
I had a Robotic RP last September, and am starting to regain erections with the help of Viagra, but I do not like some of the side effects that I am dealing with. I basically wake up with a "Viagra Hangover" that sticks with me most of the next day. I have tried all...
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Last Post: Jul 5, 2009 10:29pm by George
Post RADIATION side effects
Hi all,
I ended 37 sessions of RT in November 2005 and it appears to have been very accurate in killing of those very nasty cells in my T4 tumour.
By May 2008 I felt I was finally back to 'normal' - I had been off all cancer meds for over 6 months and at last I f...
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Last Post: Jul 4, 2009 8:56pm by George
Emailing Our Friend - Trueman Seamans
Dear all,
I think everyone here will have looked many times at the Yana Mentors List and checked to see how Trueman Seamans (Maine, Connecticut) is doing.
I, like so many of you, read his story soon after my own diagnosis, and felt inspired. I was filled with h...
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Last Post: Jun 30, 2009 7:10pm by George
Update - Post Op Report perineural invasion
Hi
I have got my post op report and here is what it says.
"Prostate - Adenocarinoca. The tumour represents a high-grade peripheral zone carcinoma consistent with Gleason 4 + 3 = 7. The tumour is no longer prostate confined and widespread extraprostatic spread...
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