I hesitate to post because I don't know many of you any more and because I know most of you are fighting prostate cancer with courage and resilience. But I want to reassure people who are just...
I may be able to shed some light on this situation, although my information relates back to the 2008 era when I had my prostate removed at MDA. By the way, in 2008 AS was practically non-existent;...
DJBearGuy, All we can do is try to learn something new every day. logoslidat, The sound of one hand slapping my original face before I was born. All the best to you both, Zen9...
Thanks, garyi, F8, Break60, and Tim G. My best to each of you. I remember F8 and Tim G from the "early days," but I don't hang around here much any more. In 2008 I was also diagnosed with colon...
Thanks, InTheShop and Reltnie. Good luck to both of you! Reltnie, it's been interesting to watch the changes in the prostate cancer world over the past decade. Ten years ago my approach to finding...
All - This is my annual post re my PSA test results. Ten years post-surgery I am still undetectable. Briefly: date of robotic-assisted surgery = July 2008, when I was 56 years old all post-surgery...
Most (not all) men whose PSA becomes and remains undetectable after surgery do not continue to participate in this wonderful forum. I make my annual post primarily to give men (and their loved ones)...
All - I received the results of my annual PSA test today - still undetectable after 9 years. Background: robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy in August 2008 at M. D. Anderson in Houston, Texas; age...
Great topic. When I got the results of my annual physical in 2008, everything was fine except that I had a PSA of 4.1. My GP circled that result and wrote on the bottom of the results: "Make an...
This is my annual post. Eight years after my radical prostatectomy, my PSA levels continue to be undetectable. I am still 99+% continent. On the other hand, I believe I am impotent, although my wife...
This is my annual post. My PSA level is still undetectable seven years after my radical prostatectomy. Just wanted to let newbies know that this can and does happen. I wasn't given a very warm...
This is my annual post. I had my surgery five years ago this month. I learned today that my PSA is still undetectable. Best wishes to all, Zen9...
Friends: I thought I'd make my annual post, say hello, and share the results of my annual PSA test. And maybe say a few words to newbies. My 48-month post-RRP PSA is still undetectable. No, the PSA...
I haven't visited for quite a while. I see a few familiar names and many new ones. Plus ca change .... I recently received the results of my PSA test done three years after my robotic surgery = still...
Wow! Congratulations, Purg, that is quite an accomplishment. If I wrote down everything I know about everything, I couldn't fill 10,000 posts. Best wishes, Zen9...
Purg, You probably don't want to even hear what I think ... But for whatever it's worth ... I support your decision not to take HT. The ancient world understood what the modern world often forgets -...
Is it just me, or have there been an awful lot of studies coming out of Penn State recently? They must be under a lot of stress. Zen9...
Purg, Excellent news. Oh ... and Mel - remember that 79% of all statistics are made up. Zen9...
Best wishes. Zen9...
Mel, Seven operations 2008-2010. Six colon, one PC. I was up front with my employer, kept them informed each step of the way. They seemed great, told me that "my only assignment was to get well,...
Mel, You will be in my evening meditations. Zen9...
Trepidation, With respect, please back off a little, at least for a while. You are relatively new here and may not know that over the past months/years several people have urged Purg to go outside...
I wish for you peace, David. Zen9...
Tony, Oh, OK. Thanks. Sorry for any inconvenience. Zen9...
I believe you've got Scardino's first edition on the list. You may want to replace that with his second edition (2010). Zen9...
Mel and Purg, Good luck to both of you. For different reasons, you are two of my favorite people on the board. Zen9...
Purg, I will dedicate my evening meditation to you. I wish you a declining PSA test result. If that is not to be, I understand and fully support your decision not to undergo any further treatment....
First, writing "just my opinion" at the end of a post does not protect you from being wrong. Second, the creators of the MSK nomograms may not take kindly to attacks on their professional integrity....
When I hit the two-year mark without BCR, my doctors told me that the two-year mark is an important milestone. In particular: 1. The chances of subsequent BCR "go way down." They never reach zero, of...
I guess he's still gathering data. Zen9...
Susan, I agree with Skate. Most women are nothing like you; your husband is very lucky. In fairness, most men aren't gems either. Ah, the desperation that sets in as we realize that time is growing...
Mel is our resident mathematician and he may have some professional thoughts. If so, I would love to hear them. In the meantime I would say: 1. Several doctors I have consulted here in Houston have...
Worried Guy, That is interesting - although not much consolation for those of us who lost both wives and careers due to PC! Zen9...
Heck, no, don't trust him. Zen9...
Want to gain weight, Mel? No problem, just come hang with me for a few weeks. Zen9...
Thanks, James. That's a very interesting video. This is why I visit this board (plus I heard it's a great place to meet single women .... /community/emoticons/shakehead.gif ) Sorry, Purg, haven't had...
Try to take one thing at a time. For example, right now I'm focusing on finishing this post. Zen9...
So let me see if I understand this correctly - I'm supposed to get a dog and pee on it twice a year? Zen9...
Purg, You are a better man than I am. I doubt I could be as supportive as you are of doctors in a "smaller area" if I had experienced what happened to you over the past few years. I don't think I...
Scardino...
Purg, I'm homebound today due to icing conditions on the roads (rare for down here!). I thought I'd spend some time this afternoon cutting and pasting from some of your posts while you were getting...
Purg, Not that I think for a minute that you will take advice from me, but ... I have been a plaintiff in litigation (albeit a while ago). Your post is naive. Defendants are not going to "play fair."...
First, as others have said, take your time! I am the exception. I had robotic, and everything healed quickly without significant pain EXCEPT for the largest incision on my right side. That hurt a lot...
For what it's worth, my PSA readings taken at M. D. Anderson are not the ultrasensitive type but merely report "<0.1 = undetectable." Prompted by an earlier discussion of this issue, I asked about...
Purg casts cold water on threads such as this one because he comes at the Healing Well forum from a different angle than some of the rest of us do. His vision - and the vision of many others - is of...
I haven't had a chance to study any of these abstracts in depth; one would of course like to see the entire articles rather than abstracts; and all prior caveats expressed by others about "mixing and...
James, James ... what are you saying? Speaking as someone who hasn't had sex in 2 1/2 years, I want him to describe everything in as much detail as possible! Thanks. Zen9...
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I want to put in a word for my surgeon, DR. BILLY BOB SMITH. Everything about his practice is first-class, from his beautiful and semi-talented receptionist to his ultra-clean offices. My operation...
ChrisR wrote: "One thing I have realized is that until the mortality rate is 0 I will constantly live in fear." With respect, you can't possibly mean that. It's not as if you were immortal until you...