Dear tucker bag I'm sorry my earlier reply may have sounded like a bit of a rant. I guess that sometimes I feel that there is no end to the number of medical conditions that they find wrong with me....
Dear Tucker bag Thanks for your reply but I think it will not be in my interest to seek any further advice on PD as there will be no benefit now I know that there is no treatment for it. My main...
We are all at the mercy of the competence of the surgeon whatever technique is used The only way of being sure that all the clusters are found is by post operative analysis after a RP. By this time...
larch HIFU seems to be a rapidly developing technique. The equipment available to me is truly focal with an accuracy of 2mm. I suggest you look at the excellent link posted by Tudpock18 (thanks Jim...
Thanks larch I have printed out some documents but have yet to read them I will come back when I have some time Trog...
Tudpock18 Thanks for you info. I am not sure whether you are pro or anti AS Peter Scardino is concerned about the number of RPs especially now the number of positive tests for PCa are increasing. He...
I have just had a letter from the uro confirming the results of the template biopsy. He reports 3 out of 89 cores (89 is not a typo) tested positive. My PSA has gone down to 6.0. AS is one...
Tucker bag - I have a slight balance problem but this is something that is a normal sign of ageing. Police use it as a indicator for age (I'm told). I still ride a mountain bike cross country and can...
Alf I am not sure that 83 samples is the same as 83 cores. I think that there may be more than one sample per core. The template has guide holes every 4 mm in a grid. It was 2 sites not 2 cores but...
I am 68 and overweight (BMI 29) but feel perfectly fit. I have a healthy diet(low fat, no salt, no added sugar, high fibre & plenty of fruit). I have always had low cholesterol in blood tests. I lead...
Head MRI results show nothing specifically wrong, just the usual age related effects such as slight shrinkage etc....
It is now 3 weeks since my template biopsy. 83 samples taken. 2 small sites on opposite sides of prostate tested positive. Both sites Gleason score 6 and in the peripheral zone. Neither site would...
Thanks I will post the results in a few weeks time Trog...
Finally got my template biopsy on 21st May 2010. I was up and walking normally a few hours after the op. Urine still a bit bloody but that is normal I now await the results - it will take 2 weeks Trog...
Hi slowmover I am also new to chat rooms. I joined because I wanted to share experiences with people with prostate cancer which I also have. I have found some of the comments very helpful especially...
English Alf & zufus All my PSAs are pre-biopsy. In the UK we now have the right to chose where we get treatment. The problem is that it is difficult to find out the track record of the UROs....
JoeyG: you are right about not having treatment without confirmation of Ca. My uro cannot offer a targetted biopsy and TURP is all he offers which is bound to be negative. A transperineal template...
I am a 68 year old male and I have just been diagnosed as having PD. My only symptom is that , when I go hiking, I start to keel over to the left after 4 or 5 miles. I recover after rest but then...
I have no medical insurance so paid for a multilevel MRI scan in Harley St. They sent a report showing a probable cancer in the peripherl zone. My local uro dismissed the MRI resultd as not relevant...
Thanks John T. Your extraordinary medical history knocks mine into a very minor league. Yesterday I rang my URO to cancel the TURP. I am now awaiting confirmation of an appointment to have a...
HIFU is not yet fully approved here. I am hoping to part of the NHS trials It still seems like the best option for me I have just had a phone call from the clinic as the first stage to book me in for...
"Goodlife" my information is that they use doppler imaging for cardiology but not for prostate. UCL (incidentally it is where I was born) uses Trans- perineal template guided prostate biopsy prior to...
Thanks Jeremy for your reply. You should recieve my email soon Thanks Bill: colour Doppler is not available in the UK. I have been told by a local expert that it has been rejected because the...
I haven't heard of color doppler. I will look into it -thanks Trog...
The only reasons the uro has given are family history and PSA. DRE shows slightly enlarged prostate which has become a bit nodular after the biopsies. Here they don't distinguish between free and...
Thanks. I should have mentioned that I am in the UK. I have asked my GP to refer me to another URO but he insists that I do this through my URO. My URO is being evasive because I have refused TURP. I...
I am a new member. Aged 68 PSA 7.5. My PSA score has doubled in the last 3 years. I have had 2 biopsies both blank. My URO says he is sure I have PC because my father died at 64 of PC and my PSA...