Great info. My oncologist is starting me on finasteride + casodex today after finding growth in a lymph node in a CT last week. My PSA rose this month to 5.45, higher than my pre-surgery level. The...
Jazzman, if you're talking about the nerve graft, it's anything but common. I'd wager a number of urologists aren't even aware of it, or maybe only in passing from medical literature and they likely...
I'm nearly 2 yr post-op followed by RT and HT. I still have some urine dribble but mostly before now when i'm getting excited. Early on i would spurt some during orgasm. But that has faded....
Cyrus, if the Lupron is giving you that many side-effects, have you talked to your doc about switching to Zoladex or Firmagon?...
Sounds like you're in a bind with that group. You might try tracking down a compounding pharmacy that provides trimix/bimix and ask if they can give you the names of a couple urologists that send...
I'd find another urologist. Seriously....
I'd like to share another perspective on these results from a post by someone on another forum. Hopefully the mods won't mind. I'm a mod on the forum from which this came. I know the author won't...
Thanks for posting this, David. Just over the past few months I've developed a red, scaly rash on my calves. I mentioned it to my MO and RO but it didn't seem of particular interest to them. I see...
Arnie, are you saying that Vitamin D can raise testosterone? Would low T then also correlate with low vit D? If that's true then I can't help but wonder if lowering T through HT could depress D...
I decided to ask my MO about screening my vitamin D levels while they were doing my other blood work recently. My level came in at 25, normal range is 30 - 100. Not too great considering that I was...
hb2006, dang, I hate to admit you might be right. Guess I should check in with the urologist's office and see what they have to say about the situation....
I see two possibilities. First, from being intubated during sugery. Second, I had a horribly sore throat as a side-effect of 5mg daily dose of cialis. It resolved by lowering the daily dose....
I have been having a bit of an ache whenever I have anything approaching an erection. It's not at all severe, but quite noticeable and annoying. Unaided I get only a bit of "swelling" once in awhile...
Absolutely, presuming you want you want your best chance of being functional once this is all done. Realistically I know I'm pretty likely to wind up with an implant after partial nerve sparring and...
I'm right there with you, Fairwind. I just finished my third week of the RapidArc, with Lupron and Casodex starting together a couple weeks before that. I'm not exactly a bundle of energy, and having...
F8 said... most men know "if you're going to get cancer it's the one to get." I really wonder why people say that, considering that the mortality rate for PCa is close to the same as breast cancer....
I wish some mainstream journalist would pick up this story and report it with less of an obvious slant. For instance, I downloaded the PDF of the the healthcare bill and there's nowhere near 40...
TC, where did you find the 78k figure for breast cancer? The number I have found on a few different sites is 207,090 estimated in 2010. That puts the mortality rate for breast cancer and PCa close to...
I also took part in that study, but didn't have to worry about mailing any blood samples since Catalona did my surgery and 30 years ago he did a TURP on my father....
For those who have been in HT a bit longer than I, how long would you say it took for your libido to bottom out? After about 3 weeks I can tell it's reduced, but it's certainly not gone....
I'm only a couple of weeks into HT and it hasn't caused any additional sleep problems for me so far, but I have had transient problems with it for years. Ambien works OK, but I don't like the idea...
Bob, Yes, I had the two cath's. It was uncomfortable with the one in front but i got over it and as of today I have had my first official treatment. They used the cath's to insert dye and to make...
After this afternoon I'll be able to say that I've had it. My first treatment is today after work. As for the mapping, yes they use a cath, but I wouldn't let that scare you off from using the...
One thing I neglected to mention. I figured when they did my CT that I'd be getting the tattoo dots I've heard about. Turns out they don't do that at the hospital where my radiation is being done....
Cialis gave me a raw throat at 5mg/day, so I cut back to 2.5mg most of the time and occasionally used Levitra to mix it up. No problems since....
Goodlife, I recommend you at least take a glance at that article I just posted about the radiation hazards. The guy doesn't have a political agenda, he's a research scientist raising legitimate...
I found an interesting write-up in a scientist's blog about the potential radiation hazards from the new TSA body scanners. I HIGHLY recommend taking a few minutes to read this....
The cath was the one part the annoyed me. They were careful to tell me about and show me the small tube going in the back, but the one in the front came without any warning. I didn't appreciate that....
Mel and Mr Bill, I was taken to radiology for my CT and they had a black plastic bag on the table. They mixed a solution they described as simlar to foaming insulation and poured it into the bag,...
I went in for my initial CT and to make the mold for my RapidArc treatment on Monday. Next Monday I go in for my trial run and I'm sure the 7-week run of treatments will start soon after. Many thanks...
The ACLU is starting to take an interest. http://www.aclu.org/technology-and-liberty/tsa-pat-down-search-abuse Partway down the page is a link to report TSA screening abuses. My surgeon often has...
I've read plenty of info on how minimal the radiation exposure is supposed to be. That makes the presumption that all the machines always function properly. These things are in high-volume usage, far...
Yeah, that doesn't work so well when you need to travel across the country and back over the course of a few days. I'll happily drive for trips under 500 miles, but when you're talking about 2000 or...
I've been reading about the new TSA screening procedures, with a choice between low-level radiation screening or invasive pat-downs. While they talk about how minimal the radiation exposure is, I...
I had my first Lupron injection (and also started Casodex the same day) last Friday. It was a one month dose and the doc plans to go with about a 3 month dose next time. Just my luck, the timing for...
Just a word about MUSE and injections. It might be worth trying bimix, without the prostaglandin. That is the ingredient in trimix that is most often associated with pain. I couldn't tolerate trimix,...
I hope to know a little more after an appointment with an RO at a local facility that has the RapidArc later this week. The Varian website listed it as the only place around here with the RapidArc,...
John, if you have any examples or details about how to believe your HT was handles differently, I'd be interested to hear....
142, thanks for the info and the link to your story, I'll check it out. Fairwind, that's interesting about the new machine. I think that in the morning I'll make a call to the newest hospital in town...
My 6-week post-RRP PSA came in at 1.7. Now, 2 months later, it's at 2.2. /community/emoticons/cry.gif I'm on track for starting HT and then radiation. At first I was holding out hope that I could...
"7. Many men who go on HT even for a short time suffer from hypogonadism forever (low T levels). Typically the use of androgen replacement therapy is common." Is there any data on one HT drug versus...
Thanks! In my case it's not only trying to find the right dose, but the right technique and/or needle length. I have both 5/16" and 1/2" syringes. I'd rather not go any deeper than necessary (a...
I'm one of the guys who experienced pretty severe aching from the trimix. I could barely stand to be touched and was in enough pain/distress that I was sweating buckets. Since the prostaglandin is...
I use the liquid D3 from Costco....
I'll have to check into that study. The RO was talking about starting me on radiation by the end of October, and said HT could start at any time. My CT to prepare for the RT is scheduled in about 3...
I saw the RO yesterday to get the results of my scans over the past week (CT, bone, and prostascint). The CT showed an enlarged node, but it didn't light up at all on the prostascint so there's a...
Just one piece of info. I started off doing kegals with the routine recommended by my urologist, Dr Catalona. He suggests doing sets of 10 reps 4 or 5 times per day. The local urologist I'm using for...
I met with the radiologist for a few minites after my scans today. I'l get full results on Thursday with the RO, but he did mention they found an enlarged lymph node (about 1.4cm, as opposed to 1cm...
Thanks! As for the prostascint scan, I'd rather not have cause to know what it is, either. On Friday I was injected with the isotope, then I return tomorrow for the scan. They gave me a card to carry...
RRP on 7/20, started going without pads at night a few weeks ago, then decided on Friday to try going for the weekend without a pad. Success with that (including a couple of sneezes at the store...