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Posted 3/14/2016 5:27 PM (GMT 0)
Hello Brothers and Sisters,I completed my 5th and final CyberKnife- SBRT radiation treatments this morning.My medical team at Illinois CyberKnife were fantastic.My RO,Dr.Arica Hirsch and her team were true professionals.She wants to see me in a month for a visit and in 3 months get the first PSA.Al least I can breath easy for a few months.As of today I have no side-effects.0.

Thanks to this Forum and everyone that replied to my questions and concerns,made this journey much easier for me and my Wife.We visited at least 2 Drs in the different modalities learning as we went.Its a big mind game as most of you know.I wish everyone peace with the decisions that need to be done.It will all work out in the end.

I will keep everyone posted as time goes on.Time to get a few beers and a good veggie burger.Yummy ! See you all on the other side.SemperFi,
Posted 3/14/2016 7:28 PM (GMT 0)
Great news.

Keep us updated on your progress,
Andrew
Posted 3/14/2016 7:30 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, let us know how it goes.
Posted 3/14/2016 7:36 PM (GMT 0)
0311, glad it's over. I'm guessing that before long this will all be a distant memory.

Jim
Posted 3/14/2016 9:14 PM (GMT 0)
CONGRATULATIONS! Such good news that you are having no SEs!

Enjoy the veggie burger! Goes down easier with a beer.
Posted 3/14/2016 9:27 PM (GMT 0)
Congrats 0311! Glad you've got this in your rear view mirror now and can focus on moving forward with living life to the fullest! 😄
Posted 3/14/2016 11:02 PM (GMT 0)
OK, I'm the last of the CK trio here to get treatment; with 2 good outcomes in hand, I sure hope there isn't some kind of law of averages working against me, lol. Thanks for the update 0311! Enjoy your evening! And hopefully enjoy the rest of your life PCa free.
Posted 3/15/2016 12:28 PM (GMT 0)
dcd55,when do you start CK ? Where are you having it done ? You will be fine.

Tudpock18,this past year was one that will be with me forever.Im not totally out of the woods yet.That comes with the territory.Its like I just finished my first tour in Viet-Nam,just happy to get thru it.Really like a search and destroy mission.The search was here on HW to help find the method of treatment that was best for me and to destroy the cancer.And that was, mission accomplished, these past 5 sessions of CK.
Posted 3/15/2016 1:27 PM (GMT 0)
0311, I'm penciled in for 3/23 at St Louis Cyberknife, every other day for 5 treatments. I'm supposed to hear shortly whether that's in fact the start date.
Posted 3/15/2016 1:51 PM (GMT 0)
dcd55,most important is to watch your diet with gassy food and drink.During my sessions they had to stop the robot and tell me to bear down or raise my legs to my chest while laying flat just to move the gas around a little away from the prostate.That happened 3 times to me. The first session,twice, and last session yesterday,once.When I bear down yesterday I actually farted.Its really no big deal .Take your Beanos or whatever they told you the day before during meals,and you will be fine.The day before I stopped drinking Beer,but I had some Red Wine instead the night before.

There was a study from the Univ.of Missouri,my daughter went to Missou,that red wine was supposed to give the radiation a better effect during treatments.Google,red wine during prostate radiation.So i did red wine during my treatments.But thats just me.A lab mouse so to speak.
Posted 3/15/2016 2:06 PM (GMT 0)
0311, no Beano prescribed, just a low residue diet starting 2 days before treatment and then continuing for the duration of the treatment. And an enema each morning of treatment. Thanks for the red wine tip. I love red wine, but I'll probably abstain. I found that Missou study. Wish there were others corroborating the findings in humans.
Posted 3/21/2016 2:40 AM (GMT 0)
I did the low-fart diet and it worked fine, though a bit boring with no raw fruits or veggies. Had an occasional glass of wine, but I prefer white.

ps.. congrats on finishing the therapy... now for the next chapter. hope all goes really well....

Post Edited (rainwest) : 3/20/2016 9:26:28 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 3/21/2016 1:59 PM (GMT 0)
I did not have Cyberknife but had its first cousin SBRT. No special diet and no table adjustments and no side effects since last fraction on 10-20-13.
Posted 3/22/2016 3:24 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Guys,
I feel like the three of you just finished your ride on Space Mountain, now I'm getting ready to climb in for the next ride. Today makes it four weeks of Lupron and Casodex in preparation for SBRT with Dr King at UCLA. I guess I'll call tomorrow to see if there's a date for my fiducials installation (strapping on the seat belt, so to speak), then between three and five treatments to be scheduled. Getting ready for that ride up the first hill, then plummet down into the dark twists and turns. I'll be back at the station soon!
Jim
Posted 6/29/2016 10:37 AM (GMT 0)
How do i find Cyberknife treatment centers in the Southeast? My family doctor recommended Cyberknife as a probable treatment method for me if/when i decide to initiate treatment, but my Urologist has never mentioned it among the various treatment methods we have discussed for my case. I am on Active Surveillance and likely to stay on it ...awaiting second opinion from Johns Hopkins...but i just want to look into Cyberknife as one alternative to consider. Thanks for any helpful info . Congratulations 0311 on your treatment.
Posted 6/29/2016 11:46 AM (GMT 0)
Thank You bearcatjer,where is your location ? You should post your stats in your signature so other members know your scores.Im from Chicagoland.After interviewing 2 top notch Surgeons (urologists),1 LDB,low dose Brachy (seeds)Dr.Brian Moran, 1 High dose Brachy Dr,Alvero Martinez and 3 CyberKnife radiation Oncologist,plus phone consul from Dr. King UCLA,one of the best in the world for CyberKnife,then heard of Dr.Debra Freeman in Florida,CyberKnife,I had a phone consul with her as I was willing to travel to Florida as I have family nearby.But she recommended a colleague near me of all things.So with all the info that I gathered in all the modalities I chose Cyberknife.If you start a new thread,more exposure,just ask the members ,Looking for Cyberknife in your location and you will get some leeds.My Uro,also didnt know too much about CyberKnife and even said no studies,insurance dont cover it etc.He was totally incorrect.I thank God that I found this site.I studied hard for 5 months and chose SBRT and Im doing great 3 months out.Feel free to contact me thru e-mail.Good Luck.
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