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JOHN HARRIGAN hits Silver status five years after his Brachytherapy with no radiation problems now – all have cleared up
HUBERT MOOG another enthusiastic endorser of Loma Linda and PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) – no problems during or three years after treatment
CHARLIE DAVIS Silver member who had ProstRcision® at RCOG (Radiotherapy Clinics Of Georgia) PSA now below 1.0 but ED still a problem
DINO BROWN’S JOURNAL Dino continues his journal entries as he battles with his urinary implant
GARY WINKLER sixeen months after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) has pretty well dealt with ED issues using Viagra and VED (Vacuum Erectile Device) - has slight stress incontinence and has lost size
THOR OH eight months after his IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) and after stopping the pain killers his painful urination has been relieved – Cialis helps with the ED
DICK FAY a bit concerned about an apparent rise kin ultra-sensitive PSA level
ROBERT WALLACE his brachytherapy was successful and he is now waiting for his radiation shield
GREG RUTHERFORD Silver member reports on his EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment) after failed RP (Radical Prostatectomy)
DENNIS CROWLEY a bit concerned about a PSA of 0.16 after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery)
RUSS SUERETH hits Gold status this year and enters the third year of his ADT holiday following failed RP (Radical Prostatectomy) and EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment)
RICH BROWN eighteen months out from RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) its mostly good news but he has some problems with The Big Three as far as ED is concerned and wonders if there are any herbal helps?
ALLEN Z gets his Silver status and has a slowly rising PSA after failed RP (Radical Prostatectomy) and failed EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment) – when to start ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) is the question
DOUGLAS CLELLAND four years after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) he still has annoying incontinence and ED issues
ROBERT E still on Active Surveillance his PSA has halved after starting Finasteride – he is happy that he got a second opinion on his biopsy slides
PAT B has decided on RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) rather than Active Surveillance and is working hard on his preparations to deal with potential side effects
CS N chose IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) four years ago and all is well
BOB GRANT two years after his RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) all is well doesn’t need Viagra
ROBERT PETERSON twelve months after RP (Radical Prostatectomy) and he has some ED issues to deal with
BILL JORDAN had his erectile implant procedure and tells us about the detail
STEVE S begins his PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) in Japan after neo-adjuvant ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)
GEORGE HARDY coming up to his five year anniversary – a date he never thought he’d keep after a bad diagnosis of T4 with a PSA of 182, but he has battled through
DAVID PATTISON twelve months after his RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) he has solved his incontinence problems, but not his ED
ARNE SOEDERKVIST gets his second Gold Star – and twelve years after starting ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) he has decided to take an ‘ADT holiday’
ROBERT HARRISON diagnosed in 2002 with a GS 8 and a PSA 421 he is still with us with a PSA of 0.9
JEREMY BACON reporting back after his HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) – all is well with a PSA of 0.40
LARRY HALES reports a PSA still falling after his PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) at Loma Linda – and looking forward to his class reunion there in April
