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BUD E diagnosed in June and chose RP – going in this week
STEVEN PINCOTT chose RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery)
PATRICK T newly diagnosed and undecided – leaning towards Brachytherapy
LARRY HELBER diagnosed with GS 9 disease despite a low PSA of 1.6 has chosen RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) with neo adjuvant ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) plus IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy)
MARIAN GRZELAK is in Poland and was recently diagnosed with a PSA of over 3,000 ng/ml and staged T4 he needs help urgently but bear in mind that drugs available in US and UK may not be available in Poland
RICHARD UKMAN comes in as a Gold member and gives a blow by blow description of his salvage Cryotherapy after failed EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment) with neo-adjuvant ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) which he had in 1999
STEVE C diagnosed in June and chose RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy)
HANK HANCOCK chose RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) but is concerned about detectable PSA less than three months after procedure
UPDATES FROM MEMBERS FRANK FAZZINA after his failed RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) he is on ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) and EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) and consulting Dr Myers for diet and supplements
DAVE WOJTA his first choice of RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) is not recommened so he is investigating EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy)
RIP SMITH had RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) in December 2009 and is very frustrated by ED issues – looking for help
JOHN HEIGHTS two years after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) has slight incontinence and ED
GREG KAMPA has almost completed his PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) at Loma Linda and, as is mostly the case, enjoyed the process
TIM BARBER undetectable PSA one year after his GS 10/T4 diagnosis treated with RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy), EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) and ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)
KEITH TWEED still thoroughly examining all his options
ANIL NATHANEY has completed his EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) with good results
ANGELO CIFELLI PSA is 0.20 12 months after PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) at Jacksonville
STEPHEN DUGDALE still looking at his options and being urged to treatment
GLENN C undetectable PSA three years after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) but had both incontinence and ED so he decided to fit the mechanical devices to help him – like Dino Brown, he had some problems
DAN BRYANT four years after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) has recovered erectile facilities and has miniscule leakage
FRANK MASLEN Silver member now on adjuvant ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) prior to EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) after failed RP (Radical Prostatectomy) seven years ago
BRIAN MARSHALL diagnosed with a PSA of over 900 and a T4 staging he had a survival prognosis of 6 months, with ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) he is still with us three and a half years later
DAVID WALLSLY one month after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) everything’s normal except for ED
RICHARD TRAISTER has completed the first two weeks of his IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy)
BOB KAHN frustrated by the lack of good information and certainty – is considering Brachytherapy
REINHARD POLLER three years after PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) he has had a slight bump in his PSA
CHRIS BUTTERISS Gold member has started his ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) for failed RP (Radical Prostatectomy) carried out in 2000 – current PSA is 166.0
TERRY HERBERT PSA down from 8.2 to 2.3 ten weeks after the first Zoladex shot in the current ‘on’ cycle of his ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)
DAVID N three weeks after his RP (Radical Prostatectomy) his path report confirms GS 9 biopsy diagnosis and he starts ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) soon
JEFF FRANZEN still not sure of what best to do in the face of a rising PSA after RP (Radical Prostatectomy) in 2007
GARY C has let his exercise and diet regimen slip while on Active Surveillance – PSA up 1.0 ng/ml and another biopsy
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