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Posted 2/28/2017 5:17 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you guys.
Michael_T, I'm in LA/Orange County area.
Posted 2/28/2017 12:48 PM (GMT 0)
Steve, sorry to hear the news. Good advice above. This is probably the hardest part for you, the next few weeks. But it's. Highly manageable situation, so try to have faith.
Give yourself time, put one foot in front of the other each day, things will improve for you.

There are plenty of others here better than I at the technical,advice side when it comes to your diagnosis, come here often for support and guidance. It will help you gain perspective, and also help you ask the right questions when you visit with practitioners
Posted 2/28/2017 4:30 PM (GMT 0)
SteveJ2017...we live in the same area. There are some great radiation oncologists at UCLA. Dr Chris King specializes in an external radiation treatment called SBRT and Dr Jeffrey Demanes is the pioneer of HDR brachytherapy. FYI, as a G9 a couple of years older than you I was treated at UCLA with a combo of HDR brachy, IMRT and hormone therapy.

Another possibility for you would be to contact Prostate Oncology Specialists in Marina del Rey. They were very helpful to me and several others here in staging our diagnoses and evaluating our treatment options. As some extremely smart and knowledgable guys here might point out, you technically don't need an oncologist at this point, but I found Dr Lam there to be an important focal point for me.
Posted 3/2/2017 8:12 PM (GMT 0)
Steve,
Just wanted to check in on how your doing. Have you asked about starting HDT while you investigate treatment options?
hero
Posted 3/2/2017 10:22 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you Herophilus for checking up on me. The very first Dr. prescribed Casodex before my biopsy so I waited to get the confirmation. I have a phone appointment with Dr. Finely tomorrow and apparently he is the top Kaiser Dr. in LA area. I will ask him if I should start taking Casodex.
I'm also going for CTScan today and bone scan next Tuesday and On March 15th I have another appointment with Dr. Basset and an oncologist. I understand, Dr. Basset is the top Kaiser urologist in OC.
I have some several general question and some specific question which I think I should post as a new thread.
Posted 3/3/2017 1:24 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, your physical exam and your pre dx PSA obviously warranted initiation of therapy... Go do it
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Hero
Posted 3/4/2017 2:47 AM (GMT 0)
Update?
Posted 3/4/2017 4:36 AM (GMT 0)
Hang in there... try not to lose sleep with worry. There are wonderful Dr.'s out there to help you ! Sounds like you will need to go through some test and lots of forms to fill out,( like I have) Try to keep active , try not to read to much, because that can drive you crazy. Go one step at a time. I wish you all the best,
let us know you progress as time goes on.
Take care.
Posted 3/4/2017 6:54 AM (GMT 0)
I received Dr. Epstein's report and he has graded everything 9, most at 100% and a few at 80% and 90%.
I spoke to Dr. Finely briefly over the phone and he suggested to do a new PET Scan at UCLA on top of MRI and bone scan. I asked if I should start taking Casodex. He response was better take it after all of your tests are done in a week since hormone therapy masks the cancerous cells and one extra week is not going to make much difference.
Posted 3/4/2017 11:54 PM (GMT 0)
What other questions do you have that you referenced in an earlier post?
Posted 3/5/2017 10:48 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Hero,
I started this thread.
How do you manage your emotional state?
https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35&m=3805428
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