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VANCE ROY - chose RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy)
GEOFFREY COTTERMAN chose RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) but has a detectable PSA and evidence of extracapsular extension
STEVEN THOMSON diagnosed with a PSA of 1,448.0 ng/ml he is on ADT supplemented with alternative medicines and his current PSA is 13.3 ng/ml
MARKKU LEITSO diagnosed with a PSA of 285.0 ng/ml and a GS 8 T4 chose ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)
ARNE SOEDERKVIST joins as a Gold one star member being diagnosed in 1998 when he chose intermittent ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) and is looking for suggestions for alternative treatment
DENNIS MCLAUGHAN diagnosed with GS 9 in 2006 is still dealing with side effects from EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) and ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)
LEO CROWLEY has decided on Brachytherapy and is looking for input
ROBERT CREW diagnosed in June and has chosen EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) with neo-adjuvant ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) his wife is looking for help in dealing with the diagnosis
BOB BAILEY recently diagnosed and undecided – very worried indeed
RANDY HAMPTON recently diagnosed and undecided – leaning towards Proton Beam at Loma Linda
UPDATES FROM MEMBERS
BILL MCKINNON - chose surgery in June 2008 and has significant ED issues
TOM LAUTERBACK – has almost completed his IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) but is still have significant problems with pain and continence from the TUMT (transurethral microwave thermotherapy)he had prior to his radiation therapy and is looking for input
CHARLES BLAKELY had RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy), in January but is still battling ED problems
JEREMY BACON – reports on the early days after his HIFU therapy
STEVE JENNINGS - six months out from RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) no incontinence and ED improving
BEN PARROTT - completed his Brachytherapy in September and things are going well
BARRIE SPARKS - continues his narrative about his HDR Brachytherapy – and his concerns about his diagnosis
STEVE Z - post treatment biopsy has found two foci of PCa after his focal Cryotherapy
BOB C 25 months after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) his PSA is undetectable, but has no erectile function at all
LEROY WILHITE still undecided but leaning towards Active Surveillance
GORDON MCLEOD Silver member reporting in on his continued management of his PSA 80+, GS 8, T3/4 diagnosis in 2003
CHRIS BITNER had his RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) and is very pleased with the initial outcome
ANDREW SIKES another example of an expert pathologist disagreeing with the PCa diagnosis of the original pathologist
ALAN JONES - testosterone levels recovering after going intermittent ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) in February 2009
DAVID WHITEHOUSE - eighteen months after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) and all’s well
BOB DR nine months out of Proton Beam Therapy in Indiana, his PSA is still dropping and has no problems apart from a slight increase in bowel and bladder urgency
PAT INGLESE finally bit the bullet and went ahead with HIFU in Atlanta
CHARLIE REDD Silver member – diagnosed in 2000 – he is managing his PSA with Prostasol after failed Brachytherapy and ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) which was stopped in 2006
