To qualify my earlier comment:- I tried on 2 separate occasions to test the efficacy of B17, in varying doses, each for a period of several months, to the exclusion of other snake oil 'can't fail'...
it didn't do anything for me either chris nz...
thanks for putting the record straight and showing a light at the end of the tunnel. chris nz...
Hi JJ, I was DX in 2003, 3+3, was on AS till 2008 when I had BT, no SE's, nothing, everything still works. Make an informed choice and don't be panicked...
Cheries TC has summed up what I was going to write. In all procedures choose your team well. O.K. surgeons etc have to practice to get good, but do you want them to practice on you before they get...
Hi mjluke, another success story like mine. Just had my 9 month PSA results, now 3.1 still dropping steadily. and no SE's regards chris nz...
JohnT, I am pleased you had no more degree of 'difficulty' that I had. regards c...
Hi pro paul the first thing is not to panic, and don't be panicked into treatment decisions you do not understand and are not sure about. I am on Warfarin [Coumadin] , I had Brachytherapy after 5...
Hi Ziggy, I'll put my hand up and admit to Brachytherapy, a decision not taken lightly. I was DX in 2003, low grade PCa, so I watched and waited and actively surveill'ed, last year because my...
Hi, I had the procedure last August, stayed in the clinic overnight, next day I was driven home for 3.5 hrs, I was in a large comfortable car, and used no extra padding. no problems, went to work the...
5'9" here in NZ but gravity has something to do with it lol. chris nz...
as always we are ever hopeful that someday there will be a cure or at least a reason....
My twopenneth of take on diet. Whether a specific diet is delaying any progression is up for debate. However many people derive psychological benefit from the fact that they are at least doing...
Les. so poignant and succinct. best wishes. chris nz...
my 2c's worth. I was dx 6.1, 3+3, 1 of 8+, in 2003, chose active surveillance. earlier this year had 2nd biop., 1.8, 3+4, 3 of 10 +. Eventually decided on Brachy because of virtually no recovery time...
hi Mike, slow down, nothing is going to happen overnight, you don't have to make a decision right away, it will be your decision, don't be rushed into something you may not be comfortable with next...
Hi Banker, I took 5 years to come to a decision on the treatment options. I had seed implant in August, I was at work 2 days later. Early days yet to evaluate how successful, but I've had no...
hi, after my 1st biopsy I vowed and declared never to have another, if that is what child birth is like I am surprised there are 'more than 1 child families'. 5 years later I had my 2nd biopsy for...
I've been taking Vit D [cholecalciferol] for 16 months +. started at 4k units daily, got the level up to mid recommended level, now take 2k units daily my latest blood showed my Vit D was just above...
Hi, Add my name to the list of people who show awareness of PCa, I always wear a blue ribbon lapel badge, sadly few people ask what it means, there again perhaps they know....
Hi Ellesworth, not much to add to what has been said other than take your time and be comfortable with YOUR decision, don't be rushed into any particular procedure, it took me 5 years to decide....
Hi folks. since the last report and the Gleason increase and grading up I decided to get serious. 23 August I had Brachytherapy procedure. 76 seeds via 25 needles Iodine125, went in to hospital after...
thanks for the good wishes guys, back home now, didn't need a pillow even for the 300 km ride,...
I guys I'm off for Brachy on Saturday at 9.30 am NZ time, Can't help being apprehensive, its' taken me long enough to make up my mind....... :confused:...
Thanks for the article, I have been waiting 4.5 years practising Active Surveillence and, typically, it arrives just after I've started down the brachy route....
Hi, this thread has been interesting for me, I have been on active surveillance for 4.5 yrs and have recently decided on Brachy using I125 seeds on August 23, going for planning day after tomorrow....
hi P & D, Welcome to the site, I have been a 'lurker' for quite a while, I was DX 4.5 years ago with a PSA of 6.5, and a 3+3 Gleason, I was afraid to opt for a treatment so I went the diet way and...
Lawink, thanks for the link, I am going for a survey for brachy 7-21-08, I have been prescribed the system cleaners etc, apparently I will be anaesthetized while 'they' do an ultrasound scan of the...
Thanks for the welcome and endorsements, sure intend to be around to spend my pension....
you've got it walt, don't doubt it...
go Biker.. with all the support you've got you can't be anything other than positive, may your god be with you....
Hi, I was DX Nov '03,age 62, 1 of 8 +, gleason 3+3, psa 6.2. I tried all the can't fail cures, fairly strict diet etc, monitored PSA monthly which hovered around 10. Started using 'Prostasol" and...