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MARK CAMPAGNA - unusual diagnosis with a Gleason Score of 5 – he chose surgery and is concerned about ED
PAUL JOHNSON has gone back on ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) after failure of salvage radiation therapy following his failed surgery in 2006
JOHN LIGHT diagnosed in 2004, choosing EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) which failed; had ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) and is now hormone refractory – looking for help
SOC DOC chose surgery and is waiting for his first PSA
STEVE KRAMER on the cusp of Gold Membership, he chose surgery in 2000 which failed, but he has managed progression with ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)
MIKE C had Brachytherapy – Seed Implants – in early 20008 and although there are minor urinary problems, he is happy with his outcome
JEFF DUNAWAY diagnosed in August is having RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) on Sept 14.
SPORTY JERALDS very happy with the outcome of his RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) earlier this year
RICH LONGTIN was considering brachytherapy with adjuvant ADT – had some curious advice along the way
DAVID MCGEE comes in as a Silver member after taking the Active Surveillance option five years ago
GARY I half way through his 42 IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) treatments he’s very happy with his choice
MEL PANTHERSFAN - first post treatment PSA is 1.8 and, like virtually every other proton beam man, he is very happy with his choice and his experience
LEN AIREY – developed a stricture after surgery which was resolved after some cyberspace exchanges – so far so good and his detectable PSA of 0.04 is stable
DAVID M his extraordinary saga continues with another negative biopsy after the disagreements on the first and second
KEN MCWILLIAMS – eighteen months after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) he has no more ED problems and PSA is undetectable
ROBIN H - the youngest member – age 34 at diagnosis - reports in 12 months after RALP – all going well thanks to Viagra
DON GREGGS - Platinum member diagnosed in 1991 and choosing surgery which failed is to have radiation following positive bone scan
ROBERT ELLIS - another member, diagnosed with T4 disease only last year has passed on
TIMOTHY HOTUJEC – chose surgery as primary treatment, which failed and is now concerned about possible metastasis
JIM JAUCHEM Silver member who chose surgery and whose PSA eight years later is undetectable and who has no problems
JOHN VONHOF chose EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) and ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) now has gynecomastia
PETER JACKSON Silver member is back on ADT3 in view of rising PSA
KENT WILLIAMS has decided to go for proton beam at Loma Linda, despite not getting insurance approval
RICH BROWN - has just completed a year from RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) – some slight incontinence and ED problems
ALAN CHARLTON - was told earlier this year that his original PSA was not 1,500 as he had been told, but 2,100. Has had a rollercoaster ride with his PSA numbers since his last update in May last year
PAT PRIESTLEY had a really bad problems with shedding brachytherapy seeds – a TURP (Transurethral Resection of the Prostate) helped in the end
BEN PARRETT has had his seed implants and will review progress next month
CHRIS MERROW has had a number of problems, some prostate related, some not, which have added up to an unhappy year
AL AL a little over a year after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) is happy with the outcome
GARY C chose Active Surveillance and his latest biopsy did not find any adenocarcinoma – just a deal of PIN (Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia)
TOM C had brachytherapy in April last year and all’s well
