Back here after quite a long time away............ A resume of my current situation:- I had hemi-ablation HIFU with Mark Emberton in London at the end of October 2009. The quarterly PSA results since...
I received my second PSA result (six months after HIFU) a couple of weeks ago. The three-month result was 0.4 and the latest measurement was 0.5. Bear in mind that I had focal treatment so I still...
John, 10 days ago I had a high-resolution MRI scan combined with a gadolinium contrast agent. The scan was carried out in London, UK. I'm not sure how this differed from a Combidex scan? Maybe they...
I wish all the very best for you David. Your courage and strong spirit are an inspiration to all of us. Jeremy...
My prostate size was reduced from 52cc to 28cc by 3 months of hormone treatment, when I was thinking of having brachytherapy. BUT, I think it is likely that the conditions of eligibility for the...
Count me in. 0.4 in mid-February 2010 and no side effects. Next one in 3 months time. Jeremy...
My first PSA test three months after having HIFU treatment has come up with an encouraging figure of 0.4, despite the fact that I had focal treatment and therefore have prostate tissue remaining. In...
Hi donnathewife James C makes a good point. Descript ions of the way that HIFU works can sometimes be a little confusing, such as 'ablates the entire gland' or 'treats the entire gland'. It is only...
Hi donnathewife I had HIFU in the UK at the end of October and my first PSA result, received a couple of days ago, was 0.4. Bearing in mind that I had focal treatment (i.e. I have prostate tissue...
Dogyluver I think you are confusing cryotherapy and HIFU. Cryotherapy kills tissue by freezing; HIFU kills tissue by using focused ultrasound to produce localised temperatures of 80-100°C . Neither...
19th February 2010: Post-HIFU update It is now a little over 3 months since I had HIFU treatment. Towards the end of December I developed a UTI which was successfully treated with Ciprofloxacin....
Here, plus Cancer Forums-Prostate Cancer Forum and Yananow. Also, particularly for UK-based guys - http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/forums/ All slightly diffferent and all very helpful and...
A template guided biopsy (taken though the perineum) is likely to be more accurate than a standard TRUS biopsy and incurs less risk of infection. Jeremy...
Hello Trog, I too live in the UK. You can see my experience so far with PCa at the Yananow website - http://www.yananow.net/Experiences.html#hifu (HIFU / Jeremy Bacon). I don't know whether colour...
Hi HelpingmyDAD It's important to separate diagnosis from treatment. Diagnosis of the extent and aggressiveness of PCa is pretty much the same regardless of the treatment subsequently. HIFU is...
Hi Goodlife, I'm inclined to agree with your implication that the word 'ash' is perhaps not quite appropriate. The ablated tissue has not been heated to the point of incineration (the focal...
Hi Cheries, As far as I'm aware total ablation of the prostate gland using HIFU means that the contents of the gland have been ablated. This does not include the capsule. If the entire gland was...
Hi Mel, An interesting post. I guess we are all different in the way we initially react to the news at first and then later, once the concept of having cancer has fully sunk in. My initial thoughts...
5th December: Post-HIFU Update 5 weeks since HIFU treatment and not much to report, which is a good thing! I have been through phases of passing mostly small pieces of debris from my ablated...
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. In the UK we've got to wait another 4 weeks for our turkey dinner, but we do get Boxing Day as compensation for no Thanksgiving! Best wishes. Jeremy...
14th November Two weeks since HIFU treatment and things are progressing satisfactorily. The ability to pee normally is returning: gradually, sometimes frustratingly, but there is progress day by...
David, Sorry, I failed to pick up on your post yesterday. Like you I use the disposable leg strap to keep the 'Y' portion of the catheter strapped to my thigh. I'm interested that you mention the leg...
Hi Sheldon My HIFU treatment was done with the Sonablate machine. Having looked in some detail at the claimed advantages of the French-made Ablatherm machine over the American-made Sonablate machine...
7th November It is a week now since I had my HIFU treatment, and perhaps it's time to assess the last seven days. My experience with HIFU has not been one of - 'out on the quad bike the next day;...
Thank you for your nice comments folks. Tony - the decision whether to go 'whole gland' or 'partial gland' was a difficult one. Obviously, the theoretical advantage of hemi-ablation is an improved...
2nd November 2009 I had HIFU treatment with Mark Emberton in London on Friday 30th October. The procedure went very smoothly. Despite uncertainty regarding the extent and location of PCa in my...
In a little over two weeks time I shall be having my HIFU treatment. Just some general comments and pre-treatment information, for those who may be interested. I think that the information in the...
Hi David, I plan to post details at this website about my experience with HIFU. You are quite correct that my Gleason is fairly 'strong'. However, biopsies so far (including a template guided...
Hi Curious, Purgatory is absolutely correct in that HIFU is not yet approved in the USA, or the UK. I believe, but I'm not certain, that it is 'approved' in some other European countries. I'm afraid...
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Tony, Thank you for your kind comments, and no apology is necessary. There have been some turbulent times recently here and at The Cancer Forum regarding the subject of HIFU, but I think everything...
Hi Cheries, I too had been weighing up things between brachytherapy and HIFU. A few weeks ago I made the decision to go for HIFU and hope to have the procedure sometime in the next couple of months...
Thanks TC-LasVegas and STW. STW - pretty much my experience too. Side-effects not particularly noticeable until about one month into the treatment and then it all happened! Great to hear that for you...
I am a little over halfway through a three-month period of hormone treatment (Prostap3 injection) with the aim of shrinking my prostate prior to brachytherapy. I am experiencing low energy levels,...
Thanks to you all for your helpful comments. I won't attempt to reply 'individually', but will hopefully touch on the main points raised. It is a little difficult to accurately determine the...
Has anyone got information comparing Ablatherm and Sonablate? Comparative reports, personal experience? Plenty of information available on each process individually, but difficult to compare...
Thanks Zufus, London 2000, and James C. All wise words. As London 2000 says, I am entitled to a second opinion on the NHS, but that doesn't mean they will fund HIFU unless it's as part of a clinical...
Hi Everyone, I'm new here having been diagnosed with PC fairly recently. Details below. Initially, I had decided on brachytherapy, but was unable to go ahead with this because of the size of my...