Thanks for the info, Bill. I knew it would take some time for my PSA to bottom, but did not realize that it would take that long. As long as it is going down and still at an acceptable level right...
Thanks for the comments. I sure am happy about it. 44 trips for radiation is now a small inconvenience now that my PSA is down....
I have not been on for awhile, so here is an update. It has been 18 months since my last radiation treatment. My 6 month results were 2.35 and now it is down to 1.67. My only lasting problem is watch...
If I had not gotten PSA done and had a baseline, I would not have know that I had PC. I did the active surveillance for awhile until my PSA took another big jump and then dropped to the lowest it had...
Thanks for all the great comments. I will enjoy my year away from urologist. I have cut back on the coffee and it is helping. Had some ice tea the other day and wow! did I have to go. Uro did tell me...
Well, I had my 6 month visit to the Urology Dr. He was very please with my PSA down to 2.35. He said he will come down more in a year. AND did the old DRE and was happy with the way my prostrate...
Nickanick, The colon procedure that was mentioned in a topic on RT treatments was suppose to help with the burning pain. I thought 142 might have remembered as he was on that post. I have never tried...
44 treatments for me and mild bowel problems during treatment that went away after about 2 weeks. I think the type of machine makes a huge difference in the parts that are affected. Some one had...
It was like good news bad news at the same time between finishing RT and a robbery. I am glad that he had no side effects. AND maybe they will catch the people that broke into your place. Good Luck...
Thanks for all the responses. I feel that I am on the way to beat this. AND hope it does not return. I know my prostrate must be changing due to the radiation as some days I have symptoms, like...
To answer a couple of questions from above: - My intial PSA was 9 - My Gleason was 3+3 in one core out of 42. I had a saturation biopsy Jan '11. My first 12 sample biopsy did not show any thing. - My...
Well It has been six months since I finished my radiation. I got the first result - 2.35. Dr said very good for now. Won't see him for a week, but last we spoke he said that it would take a year to...
IntheShop, It is hard to say the best thing to do for your brother. You and your brother are in my prayers. Surveillance is always an option for PC....
Glad you are doing OK after your treatments. I finished my 44 in Oct '11. Still waiting to have my first PSA done in April. My urologist believes in waiting 6 months....
Congrats, InTheShop. I know how you feel having them done. Felt the same way. We also went and celebrated when it was over. I did not have as many side effects as you, but the worse for me was 44...
Hydrocortosoze cream help me. I have a perscription for 2.5%, but you can get it over the counter at 1.5%. It relieves the burn and it shrunk mine back to the size before HT. Good luck!...
I would not go to a Dr that does not share results. Ours gives us a copy of every thing without asking. When it comes to something serious, my urologist and cancer dr told me about websites to read...
I have heard that this is a Yahoo problem. Someone has been hacking into accounts thru Yahoo....
Intheshop, I am with EMS2158. I dont understand the rational behind the number of treatments or why mine went from 35 to 44. Like you I just figured they knew what was going on. I do think sometimes...
I am not second guessing the number of RT treatments you are having, but it does seem low. Most of the men that I talked to around my appointment time was doing at least 40. I had 44 even with only...
I had some of the same symptoms as you, but no or minor fatique. About 2 weeks after RT all had gone except hemmorioids. I started using hydrocortisol cream by prescription and they are back to...
Wishing you and your husband the best. I thought I had it bad driving 42 miles one way each day. Glad I dont have to do your trip....
I had radiation, but my suggestion is to make an informed decision. Someone else said that it is a personal choice. I looked at all my options before doing radiation. I have been finished for about 5...
I had most of the same symptons, except no fatique until the very end. I had 44 treatments and drove 42 miles to get there. The driving is what got to me after while, but it will be all worth it in...
CJD, You did not mention if you are on flomax. That helped me at night. My "wind" did go away after about 1 week post radiation. You don't mention what time radiation you had and each one can have...
I had 2 biopsies done and no fun. Second one was a satuation biopsy with 40 samples. That is when they found my cancer. I am now through with my radiation of 44 visits and doing well....
Sorry to hear that hubby had to join this group. I found there is some great information here and good people for support. I have a different situation, so I did exterior radiation. 44 visits....
CJD, Someone mentioned it above, but relief was the best side effect for me. It was like someone removed a ton of bricks my last day. The radiation team hands out a graduation certificate the last...
I had 44 treatments. The first thing that went was the wet farts, then my bowels returned to normal (I would get constipated during treatmenst). I did have about 2 weeks where I had to run to the...
Thats funny and a coincidence. After my first treatment I got a call the next day not to show up. All the computers were down and they did not know why. Seems that for some reason the main frame...
There are several types of external radiation. I had the one that uses a CT scan before each treatment to make sure the prostrate is targeted correctly and supposedly this machine also is programmed...
I started flomax after about 3 weeks of external radiation. It helped tremendeously with the pain and weak stream and did take Tylenol after radiation to deal with some of the urination symptoms that...
Hi Cindy, Your husbands journey sounds very similiar to mine. I also had the 12 biopsy with nothing shown. My PSA continue to have a gradual rise and each time an antibiotic brought it back down....
Hi Alf, I really have not changed anything or attempted sex. I do have the same thing going on that you describe. It is very unpredictable when the urge might come on and sometimes can just go away....
I finished my radiation treatments 7 weeks ago and all of my radiation symptons had gone away until now. In the last couple of days I have to run to the bathroom as soon as I have the urge to urinate...
I lived 40 miles from my treatment center so I did not drink until I arrived about 15 minutes before my appointment and sometimes I would not drink at all when I got there. I always had plenty of...
Hi Sandy12,I did not have anything like that and ended my treatment in Oct. Sorry that you are experiencing this. Have you tried taking Ibuprofen or Tylenol? Are you on flomax? Flomax did help me...
Welcome to the journey that no one wants to talk, but most men do. I too was shell shock when I first started, but half way got to be part of my day. I am finished now for 5 weeks and doing well....
Thanks Steve and Fairwind. Going to enjoy the holidays and not worry about my PSA....
Just saw Ocologist for my 4 week talk. Just to let everyone here know: I am doing great. No more wet "farts", bowel movements back to normal, no more gas, and best of all off Flomax for the last...
Bertb, I am surprised that you are having PSA done this soon. My drs say to wait at least 6 months and then it still will not be down to were it should be. I will see my oncolist this Thurs. as 4...
My PSA started out about the same rise as your dads. This spring it hit 11 and a recheck 2 weeks later was 6.5, but did a saturation biopsy. One spot with gleason of six found. I did not have any...
Glad you got negative results. Take care of yourself and your prostrate. I hope it continues to stay down for you. I had the saturation biopsy after my PSA continued to climb and one sample was...
Carlos said... Mal, My uro onc believes that small quantities of dying prostate tissue left over from surgery may cause a bounce after SRT. I hope he is correct. Carlos edit to correct sp. I have not...
I had radiation and have wondered the same thing about coming off of flomax. When I reach my 4 weeks and see Dr, I think I will also try the one on, one off and see how I do. Thanks...
I know Buffalo would be a couple hour drive, but there is an excellent cancer center there....
I forgot to mention that halfway thru my treatments I did have some pain urination. Hard to start. I was never on any medication prior to the radiation, so the Dr put me on Flomax. I am still taking...
I just finished 43 treatments on a different machine than what you will have done. Not sure of the exact name, but it does a CT scan before each treatment to align with the prostrate. My side affect...
anfidelmar said... Congrats on finishing your RT treatment Joko, which will hopefully lead to those coveted zeros! One question though, why the 6 month wait for your first test and not the usual 3...
I am 64 and just completed 43 radiation treatments. Have you given thought to having radiation? It is kind of a pain to go 43 times, but to me it was worth it to avoid surgery...