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Well, I made it – I am now up to date with all material submitted to date. Next thing will be to get around to the reminders for the slackers who haven’t submitted their annual updates!
NEW POSTS:
PATRICK CARMODY - newly diagnosed with Gleason Score 8 and undecided
MARC JORDAN - opted for Surgery after diagnosis in June
BEN PARROTT recently diagnosed – undecided but thinking of brachytherapy. Interesting link to thesecondopinion site – a group that apparently gives free second opinions to Californians diagnosed with PCa
GARY NEALE newly diagnosed and chose RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy)
UPDATES FROM MEMBERS
DENNIS DENNISISSURE – his artificial sphincter is working well: his action against the VA less well
CRIS SWANSON - eleven months after surgery he is still battling some ED issues, but continence is acceptable
BRAM V – rising PSA got him off Active Surveillance and on to ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)/EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy)/Seed Implants
IAN VAGG – still in Thailand using alternative methods in addition to his Eligard
MARK MAL402 - still on ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) after his RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) because of his Gleason 9 diagnosis
JOSEPH KING - very happy with the outcome of his RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) – as is his wife
