Thanks for watching, Surely there are some multiple Holiday Cycle experiences out there....
I've been off this site for a long while. I have sent many here for the great help available. Its been 11+ years since my DX, Update is this. Robo in 6-07, Rad in 1-09, HDT ever since with...
Dear Helping dad, aftetr reading halfway throught all the posts. I decided to reply with a thought to focus on the cancer and beating IT. The incontinence and ED are side effects of the fight. Some...
Regarding, PSA. My take on it is that it is a fairly good indicator of trouble when you have a prostate, it is an even better indicator of trouble after it is gone. It is still not the end all be all...
Thanks for all the support. I'll be watching the rest of you too. It's a team effort. Don...
Well, I finished my 36 IMRT treatments. Everything went smoothly, No real troubles, a couple bouts of diaharrea resolved by Immodium. Now the hard part, hold my breath for six weeks. current PSA= .1...
Mike F Best wishes for You. I want to reiterate the multiple doctor scenario. I went to the same urologist for years, and when we came up with the PCA Dx, we talked about robotic surgery. He told me...
PC bGone, Please don't dwell on what might have been. Please put your effort into the future. Treatments and options. It may have been there for a long time, but it has nothing to do with what you...
My details are added now. I was a little sheepish asking about the SS benefits, But I am looking at retirement and all that goes with that issue. It is very hard to leave a job these days. Thanks DonK...
Thank you all for your responses. I am 54 and not near medicare eligibility and was looking for the supplement of disability. I have been to the SS website and definition of disability is not clearly...
Gentlemen, does Pca qualify for SS disability benefits? Input Don K...
Hi there LC, embarrasing got my attention. For the first few weeks I used to brag of how I peed. with the new clear stream, its like a 2nd grader, and sometimes in my pants!!, It will pass, Keagls...
Quick Note, Thanks for the Info. On the CTC, Dr said it tells how many cells might be floating but diagnostically cannot tell you where they are coming from. Tomatoes , especially cooked are rich in...
Thanks for the hopefuls, and I wish all the best to you too. I did not get the CTC, I did mention it and the Dr said it was not avail to me, that it was an experimental test. Tomorrow is the meet...
My trip to Dr on Friday gave me the info I expected. A local recurrance is most likely, therefore, RT. Have my appt w Oncologist Monday. What are the RT Treatments like. I expect to have IMRT at...
The pathology: Well established EPE in the left posterior mid base. Margins negative. 1 of 4 lymph nodes positive( right pelvic). Seminal vesicle invasion. Gleason 8 (4+4) pT3b Prostatic...
Hi all. Best regards to each of you posting. I am new to this site and have been encouraged from reading your information. I named this ReStart because I am restarting the dread of concentrating my...