Background … I had robotic surgery on 1/7/10 and reoccurrence was confirmed in Nov. 2010. My PSA was 0.04 post surgery and it was up to 0.30 in Feb 2011 prior to radiation. They are aiming at the...
I was originally setup for 33 treatments / 66gy.According to the Doc, I have been doing well and he is suggesting 2 extra treatments giving me a total of 70gy. I have been doing well with very little...
WOW two years and you're at .008 ... Man you're doing great .. keep it up!...
I'll be doing #8 0f 33 later today. 66Gy total. I had a PSA test last week and the bad news came back yesterday 0.30 up from .18 in Nov 10. We meet tomorrow to discuss what this might mean and what...
THE FOLLOWING WAS TAKEN FROM THE WEBSITE OF The Prostate Cancer Research Institute http://www.prostate-cancer.org/pcricms/node/439 PSA Monitoring Since both Proscar and Avodart lower PSA by about...
Not sure where Mycroft received his MD but I was told this my two MD's Avodart can lower your PSA levels. The PSA (prostate specific antigen) blood test is a common way to screen for prostate cancer...
My Doc put me on Avodart to see if the rise in PSA count was due to PCa or BPH. He said that if the PSA number continued to increase while I was on the Avodart then he would be positive that I infact...
David, They have me drink 24 ounces of water one hour prior in order to lift the bladder out of the way of the treatment. They also have me on a low fiber diet and ask that I try to empty my bowels...
Hi MrGimpy, Worried guy said the same thing so I called the compound pharmacy about them. They told me that they have them for $24 BUT I have to buy new syringes that will fit into them! When I...
Thx Skeener me too that was HUGE !...
Larry -- I've never had hair grow on the palms of my hands. You never see grass on the playground .... it gets worn off! lol I was going to say I had to use both hands, but I thought some might get...
Hi Jeff, Thanks for the suggestions! I've noticed before that our stats are pretty close. I looked for the auto injector all weekend at several different stores with no luck. I even looked on line...
The doctor made it look so easy last week in his office. He started with .3 ml and I received about an 80 %. He told me to try .4 or .5 ml. and that I should get the "FULL" benefit. It was quite...
First and foremost thanks to everyone that responded! I did as advised and when to see the doc today for a retest of the PSA. There was great news the PSA was actually .045 not the .45 as stated on...
Thank you gentelmen ..... I am looking for any reason to explain my recent test results! Looks like I have to keep searching....
How that he's found his toy again he won't be playing with cards! ..... Congrats!...
Said and done .. and I'll put it out to our bible study group asap! God Bless <>< Larry...
I have always heard that prior to surgery, if you have had an orgasm within 72 hours prior to your PSA blood test, that the accuracy can be skewed and your true number will be altered or could be....
Hi Guys .... Thank you all for responding! We haven't heard back from the DR this weekend (not hearing was sort of expexcted) but I will be in touch with him first thing Monday morning. I've tried to...
BB and Alf ... Thank you for responding! Last night we had some confussion here when we were on the phone with the doctor. I thought he had said the new reading was .045 my wife heard 0.45 ..... as...
I had my 3 month post-op checkup on Wed and the doctor just called with the results. In the past I had his clinic do the reading and they could only go to <.04 . Since being a member here and...
Hey David, Man you're going through enough pain for ten of us! Sorry all this is happening to you! All we can really do is pray that you'll get some relief soon! Hang in there! Larry...
I agree with Michael .... I am one month post op from Robotic surgery and just had my first post op PSA test ... it read < 0.04 which the doctor considered undetectable. Our plan is to monitor the...
I totally agree with goodlife ... what an inspriation to the rest of US! Hang in there and keep fighting the good fight! Larry...
Hey Neil .... Welcome aboard .... Now the real fun starts and soon you'll be buying beers for the zero club! Looking forward to hearing your progress! Larry...
May God speed your recovery! See ya on this side of the fence...
Dan .. I found a site last night that had a lot of information I'd never heard before ... you might want to look it over. The site is http://www.prostrcision.com/qa/full-q-and-a.php...
Thank you, thank you, thank you, and thank you! I like to thank the academe and all the fans … just joking ! Wow I was joking … how nice is that! Wooo hooo I can joke again! It feels great to have...
Hey Geezer ... Congrats on 9 mos! .... I just got my first <0.04 (as low as they could go) ... I hope to be following in your footsteps! Larry...
Best of Luck to all of you going under! May you all be Zero's in the end!...
Thanks Casey! Now I just need to hold it there for another 10 years or so!...
:tongue: woooooo hoooo !!!! I just returned home from the cancer clinic where I had my firt post-op PSA test. The reading was < 0.04 which was as low as they could go there in the clinic. I asked...
Good morning Timm, Sorry to see you here, but you have come to the right place. First take a few deep breaths! At this point you don’t know what you don’t know! As other members have already said,...
Hi Dale, This is Larry from Cincinnati, we spoke a couple times on the phone (thanks for your help!). Sorry to hear about your friend .. may the good Lord be with him and his family! I hope you're...
Ok guys .. I've been following the threads for some time now and have yet to see any links or conversations that talk about both nerve bundles being gone. Seems like most of you have been lucky...
hi David, My Dr. had me on Detrol LA for the first 10 days after surgery. Can't realy say if it worked or not, but I never had any spasms. I hope it works for you! I've been following your story and...
Tdog, May God speed your recovery and carry you when the times are rough! Larry...
Hi Len, Thanks for the reply, I was thinking that everyone else was just more active and therefore used more pads. As for the clamp .... I have a friend here in Cincinnati that had surgery 7 weeks...
Hello Everyone, I've been trying to follow all the conversations about the pads/guards and I'm just more confused! No one ever talks about how much they are drinking, how many times they make runs to...
Thanks Dan .. I just found another posting that has gone into a lot of detail about the first test ... lol ...after reading it I'm still confussed and it looks like I won't have my REAL answer for...
To David and Les .... Thanks for the welcome! Yes I'm going next week for the first PSA check ... The more I read on here, the more I feel that they may be rushing it a little. It's only beem a month...
Weather she's in the mood or not, you still have to close the deal! So the question is " Dear, would you prefer a porkchop or the other white meat?" Sorry I'm new hear and I hope this doesn't offend...
Great news Mal ... CONGRATS!!!!! Since I'd due to have my post PSA I've been watching checked next week, I'm excited to see others getting good results!...
The surgery itself didn't present any real problems or pain for me! ... It was the associated problems of the co2 and consitpation that was the real source of pain. After a week that finally that...