Posted 2/10/2022 2:37 AM (GMT 0)
to Tudpock18: A supernatural healing is a non-medical healing of a sickness or an injury. It involves prayer to Jesus Christ, the Great Healer, to bring about the non-medical healing. These types of healings happen frequently in our society and around the world. I realized when my PSA began rising (recurring) that there is no medical cure for recurrent PCa, so I sought out someone with which I could pray for a supernatural healing. I met that person, prayed with him, and expected my PSA to go to 0.00 afterwards. My PSA did go to 0.00 for about 6 months this year, but after 9 months it went up to 0.03, which prompted my curiosity about why it would go up after 9 months. So, I came to this forum to see if there is some knowledge I might gain from the experiences of other men who have been through recurrent PCa. I didn't come to be ridiculed for my faith beliefs, just to get legitimate advice and feedback. So I hope that, as a moderator, you won't let that happen.
In 2012, at age 62, I had a PSA that rose from 0.7 to 1.9(ish). I was sent to a urologist who did a DRE on me and found PCa, so he did a biopsy on me that resulted in 11/12 cores at 4+4=8 for my Gleason score. He recommended surgery. I chose Proton radiation for treatment. I completed that course of treatment in Sep 2012. I had my PSA taken annually after that. It was always either 0.30 or 0.40 for the nine years up to 2021. In late Jan 2021 my PSA came back at 1.90, so the doc retested a week later and it came back 2.10. I knew I was screwed at that point. I then went to the VA for further treatment. The oncologist, there, had me sit for a PT scan using Acumin as the tracer. The scan showed a lesion on my pelvic bone as well as some other lesions in and around the prostate bed. She started me on Leupron and generic Zytiga in Mar 2022. It was after that beginning that I decided to have a supernatural healing. In my mind, it was my only clear shot at healing. The meds I was on was not going to heal me. At best, they would prolong the inevitable death that recurrent, metastatic PCa will bring about in many men with it. Yeah, I know, I might die of something else in the meantime, but reality is reality. I am now in a situation where my PSA is at 0.03 (up from 0.00) and my testosterone is at about 180. I'm thinking, on one hand, my PSA is rising - indicating a negative prognosis, and on the other, maybe the bump in PSA is an aberration and it will settle out at 0.00, which is what I expected after my prayers for a supernatural healing.
Like I said, I came to this forum looking for feedback on my medical condition from men who may have been through recurrent, metastatic PCa before and want to offer serious feedback. I am not seeking judgement on my prayer life decisions. As the moderator, I hope you can lead me to legitimate feedback. Can I count on you?
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