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NEW POSTS: WOODY I chose neo adjuvant ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) with EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) and HDR (High Dose Radiation Brachytherapy)
SELVA RATNAM our first Malaysian member wonders if he needs RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) with a 4+3 GS and a PSA steady at 3.7 ng/ml
NED G doesn’t understand why a man of 46 with a Low Risk diagnosis cannot consider Active Surveillance
JULIOS WILLIAMS chose Surgery for his GS 9 diagnosis which might have been made four years earlier if there had been a clearer understanding of the dynamics of PSA
ANDREW MR has chosen Active Surveillance for his Low Risk diagnosis
MICHAEL MCAULIFFE joins us as a Gold member – diagnosed in 2000 and told to have surgery five days later for what seems to have been a Low Risk diagnosis – is looking for help on side effects
COLIN COXHEAD diagnosed with advanced inoperable tumour he initially chose ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) but subsequently had adjuvant EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy)
UPDATES FROM MEMBERS MIKE C battling with ED after his RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) in January
BOB EYETAT has booked his RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) for November
PETER MURPHY three years after his HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) he tells why one PSA should not alarm – still battling ED issues
IAN VAGG has returned from Thailand with an increased PSA and wants to re-consider his treatment – Eligard and complementary
TOM RYAN has recovered his energy levels two years after neo-adjuvant ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) and IMRT (Intensity- Modulated Radiation Therapy).
PETE APPLE still a bit concerned about the variants in his ultra sensitive PSA levels after RP (Radical Prostatectomy)
RICHARD TRAISTER was in the middle of his IMRT (Intensity- Modulated Radiation Therapy) when he was diagnosed with MDS - Myelodysplastic Syndromes and wife Judy asks if anyone has any input on this
JEFF TRAVASTOS two years after RP (Radical Prostatectomy) has some ED problems
PETER HILL just attained Silver status and five years after his RP (Radical Prostatectomy) he says he has no side effects – uses Cialis from time to time but wonders if that’s necessary
CHUCK WONDERLY has developed Diabetes and believes it is associated with his Lupron neo-adjuvant ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) which he had prior to IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) and Brachytherapy
WAYNE WAYNE has ED without Cialis after his RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) in 2008 and has what seems like good advice for the ladies
ED WILSON is about to start EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment) for failed RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) in 2006
RON T still very happy with his HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) choice
PAUL HOUY PSA down a little on his nine month test after his PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) with no major side effects
GREG RUTHERFORD Silver member has had a good PSA response to his EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) after failed RP (Radical Prostatectomy)
PETE G the lamb that was lost is found - well he found us again after his Cryotherapy failed and he faces ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)
KEITH MURGATROYD chose an ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) trial for his Gleason Score 10 diagnosis and still has an undetectable PSA after starting an ADT vacation
TOM WRIGHT twelve months after Brachytherapy PSA still drifting down – some ED issues corrected with Levitra
ALLEN Z his doctor was concerned about rising PSA after EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) for failed RP (Radical Prostatectomy), but a second test was slightly lower
JOHN FARROW Silver member in an Abiraterone trial after failed ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) and EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) for a GS 8 diagnosis in 2002, his PSA has stabilized for the past three months
RONNIE MILLER undetectable PSA at the 12 month mark, but still has ED problems after his RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy)
GEORGE HARDY sums up the plusses and minuses of the three years since he took his ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) vacation after EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) – and extends an invitation to a party – NEXT year
TOM RANDALL three and a half years out from RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) all’s well with minimum side effects
GARY C has had a second negative biopsy on his Active Surveillance journey
JAY H three years after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) all is well
TERRY WAGONER diagnosed after five biopsies with Low Risk disease he chose ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy), IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) and EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) and has radiation proctitis
BEN FOX Silver member chose EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) five years ago for his Low Risk diagnosis – some ED and proctitis issues
PAUL A chose RP (Radical Prostatectomy) for his Low Risk diagnosis – his continence issue are irritating but his ED is not bad
WAYNE BELANGER chose RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) for his GS 4+4=8 diagnosis and eighteen months later his PSA is 0.25 with some ‘sacrifices’
DENNIS DENNIS eighteen months after IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) all is well with a bit of help from Viagra for minor ED issues
PAUL C initially chose RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) for a GS 7 diagnosis that was graded GS 9 after surgery chose drug trial, EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment) and ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) after surgery failed
AMADOR MONTEJANO is still looking for help as his PSA rises on chemotherapy for failed ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)
AXEL HOLM diagnosed in July 2009 he has not decided what path to take so he is still on the site as Undecided – maybe he should be Watchful Waiting
DENNIS TOMKINSON just made Silver status five years after his Cryotherapy choice and all’s well apart from ED
