Thanks for the info. Looked into the site and found the info I needed. Thanks again....
Hello to the good people that frequent this board. I wanted to ask: If you have Prostate Cancer that cannot be effectively cured because it has spread to the lymph nodes, would you in any shape or...
Thanks guys. I could see someone explaining to TSA the "How, Why and Wheres" of your Gold Markers should they trigger an alarm.. You would think that this would be one case where they might be glad...
Hello to all the good people here at Healing Well I have a question as to whether anyone out would know if the gold markers inserted in the prostate prior to radiation would set off the metal...
F8, you are correct in the gym thing. My effects of the Lupron have waned over the past 2 years. Exercise has been the greatest drug I can self-induce. As for the lasting side-effects people are...
Thanks for the positive news. Your father is in my prayers....
Hello to All, Just wanting to add my two cents worth as far as the HT goes: The first year was the toughest. Loss of body hair and libido. Hair has actually gotten thicker. Mind was foggy at times...
Sonny When I go on Intermittent Hormone Therapy I will have my PSA checked along with my T-Levels every 2 months. My doctors believe that the two need to be monitored. When the PSA goes over 1.0 I...
It took 6 months to get where sexual activity was not happening. A year for the libido to become nonexistent. the loss of the libido made the loss of the sexual activity easy to handle. I have gained...
Happy Birthday David. Hang in there....
Hello Zufus, I know the area you are talking about.....reserved for the experienced skiers. I myself do not ski........yet. My wife does. I am more a hiker who likes to get outdoors away from people,...
Thanks David. I look forward to the holiday. Hopefully it will last a while. I am convinced that there are many things "on the shelf" for us guys. I wondered myself about the balloon. The therapists...
Fairwind, No surgery since the "horse has left the barn" Just Lupron and Casodex....
Happy 4th to all who visit this board, A quick update to those good people in and around the same boat as myself. After my visit to M.D Anderson this past April it was decided that I would go off the...
I've had several Lupron shots over the past 2 1/2 years. A nurse who knows how to stick and a little Motrin the day of the shot helps me. I have heard that if the muscle is tense before the injection...
Penicuik, Lupron can put people on an emotional rollercoaster. You have good days and days where you feel very helpless. Important to talk to your dad and learn all you can about this disease. I'm 2...
Wat to go Tony. There is a bright light for all of us. Enjoy the days....
Thanks Dave, We stay at the Rotary House also. Really a nice place and clean. I guess if the balloon becomes part of the process then so be it. Right now I am playing the waiting game with the...
Have not heard of the "Balloon" I have the blessing of top oncologists in my area and the oncologists at MD Anderson for Proton. Will not take a chance on this beast. On another note: can anyone out...
Sounds like quite an adventure. I am pulling for you though....
Sorry to hear about your dad. You will gain a lot of information from all the good members here. I was diagnosed 2 years ago at age 50 with a PSA of 342. HT has worked very well for me. Get your dad...
Yes David, Dr.Arajou is my Onc. I am lucky to have someone like him in my corner. MD Anderson has made me feel that my wife and me can beat this disease. It is hard to explain the emotions that run...
Looks like radiation is or will not be that bad after all....
Thanks guys. the "gold marker procedure has me a little worried though. I guess there could always be worse ;)...
Hello All, Let me first say that this board and all its members have helped me through some tough times and helped me see through many foggy days. I don"t post often but I do pay attention to the...
Hello to all the good people on this board....and all the others who visit every now and then, I completed the survey and will be receiving $50.00 for my time. This is a good survey that takes about...
STXDAVE I am also a patient at MD Anderson. Who are you seeing and what are your thoughts about the place. Take it light...
Way to go tony. Keep the faith...
Thanks for all the good medicine being thrown my way. My Drs. have given me reason to be optimistic. New therapies are in the pipeline and managing this disease will get better for all of us in the...
I can only hope and try to stay on the positive side of the road with this cancer....
Thanks to all of you....
Thanks David Each one of you who post on this board or rally to the side of those who need some sort of lift............God Bless...
This is what the results of testing revealed...and since then. Thanks for the great words of encouragement. Biopsy of 12 cores revealed: 3 3+4 80-100% 8 3+3 50-90% 2 cores revealed Benign Prostatic...
Thanks Tony. Hope things go really well for you. I relate to your situation and how you handle it. I stay mostly up but on occasion it does rear its ugly head. thanks...
Simple words that have a huge impact. Thanks for responing....
To all the great people on this board, I need a liitle bit of a pep talk today. It has been a year since my diagnosis. I have educated my self and responded very well to hormone therapy. My initial...
Thanks Dave. I'm rooting for you...
Father had prostate cancer at 62. Lived with it until he died of a heart attack at age 73. would have lived much longer if he had taken care of himself. Mother said they removed his testies in 1990....
Les Keep me posted as far as your trips to MD Anderson. I go again in April. Keep the faith Aspen 4...
Hello to all the good people here, I just felt like I should include my diagnosis since I have become a regular visitor here. Please feel free to comment on my results. I would like to know if I am...
Hello to all the good people here, I just felt like I should include my diagnosis since I have become a regular visitor here. Diagnosed at age 50 with Advanced Prostate Cancer....AARRGGGGHHHHH...
Danny Yes your therapy is working and it seems to be working very well. I can only speak for myself here in the fact that your Casodex and Lupron is doing what it should........reducing your PSA...
Pop the cork Who to go...
Les Good to hear your experience was as rewarding as mine. Many people on this board feel that getting the right Dr. is important. I am encouraged by all the posts on this site. There are many people...
AWESOME!!!!!!...
Amazing how one hangs onto a hopeful word or two. I agree. It is amazing how all of us can hang onto a few simple words. Keep the faith...
David,I went through the worry part of this cancer and still do at times. The thing that works for me is the fact that this cancer is getting the attention it deserves and that there are some very...
Great post My current Urologist here where I live and the Drs at MD anderson believe that Hormone therapy works for me until it quits working. No one can predict that time though. In my case surgery...
Merry Christmas to all the great people on this board. I say it is safe to say that many of us here understand the true meaning of family and Christmas. I know I do....
Thanks guys The side effect are similar to many of those on Lupron and Casodex. The side effects are very manageable. Initially it was not that easy. After 9 months things are easier. Maybe it is...