Hello all, It's been quite a while since I've read anything here, I hope that you are all doing well and that more and more of you are being treated by HIFU, maybe it's even approved? My friend who...
Happy for you hb2006, that life is good for you, you've taken more than most of us could. If your PSA is now 0.00 then it looks like you need to update your signature, as your last update says 1.3 Is...
Lastest test put a spring in my step and a big smile on my face 0.2 ___________________________ My June 2009 PSA was 8.6 4 cores positive Gleason 3+3=6 my gland was over the size limit for HIFU...
youser, HIFU is also good for moral, self esteem, maybe it's approved by now? __________________________ My June 2009 PSA was 8.6 4 cores positive Gleason 3+3=6 my gland was over the size limit for...
Viper, I don't think my story is unusual or special, I also know someone else who had HIFU before I did, he's fine. I think it important to remember that the men who come to forums usually have...
Dreamerboy, they don't need to cook the entire capsule, they can just treat the infected area, in fact the reason that I have a PSA number means I still have some part of the gland. I requested total...
I sure can understand why fellas would be afraid of HIFU, but it's not the HIFU treatment that makes it scarey, it's the FDA not approving it for reasons of lack of information, when the information...
Thanks for the tip Bob. And my best wishes go out to you hb, and all of the rest, really nice to hear no side effects with your radiation as that's not what I've heard in the past. I guess I'd need...
Larch, I am very sorry to hear your situation, would you mind sharing what your first PSA score was after treatment? I can't help but wonder if we all don't expect to be totally cancer free after any...
As I titled this thread, HIFU works and it works well, here is my newest test results. larch, how about you? you said "I understand that others are concerned about lack of proper 10 an 15 year stats,...
I meant to tell you fellas that my doctor told me he got an email from a doctor friend of his from John Hopkins who wanted to inform him about HIFU, about it and that it is very promisicing....
oh no hb, I am really sorry to hear that, gives me another look, you are undoubtedly right, I made my decision after getting the stab, what's another year? It’s just that I understand that prostate...
Hello all, The doctor phoned and left a message saying that my " test result was the same as last time". Now, I've been thinking, I'm not a spring chicken anymore (71), why worry myself with these...
Jerry. Been wondering how you are doing? Purgatory, this isn't 'catheter #17' for you, this is THE LAST CATHETER. I hope and pray. You certainly have a wonderful wife. Your patience is remarkable,...
hb, As I just learned, I still have the gland itself, the contents are gone, as is, I will always have a PSA reading, and 0.2 is as good as it gets. Rarely the PSA is lower after HIFU treatment,...
My 9 month PSA is the same as before, 0.2 and my friend who also had HIFU 2 years ago now, says he is still cancer free. Dear Donna, I hate to be the bloak that talks anyone into anything, so I hope...
First off, I know purgatory is reading this, and I want to tell him how sorry I am to read about[b] all his troubles, may they end very soon, glad to read the pain is less. [2] My son had his PSA...
Sorry I used the words "pee out the ash", as it didn't go through my penis, it was in the catheter bag, thus in my pee, and it was ash colored small pieces, along with tiny bits of blood. HIFU is so...
JerryB-UK, Glad someone who also has had HIFU has joined me! And you sound like you are glad you chose HIFU. I believe that the doctor can choose what tissue to ablate, and so some of the gland can...
JoeyG, While I do not have a medical degree, I believe that total ablation of the prostate gland means the gland is not there, it has been destroyed. I pissed out ash for many days, and the fact that...
Purgatory, I hope that you are out of purgatory, as it must have been, did you ever punch your doctor in the nose? think I would have, as I would have needed something to punch, 4 c diagnosis, more...
Cedar, I don't believe doctor's crossed an ethical line, what I saw and met while in Mexico were men who chose to go HIFU and they knew the facts, that it was new, they were more than willing to...
hb, Oh they biopsy whatever they stick? the bladder? your dad had a hard road, sounds like he's traveled it well. I can understand how cancer cells could escape in the process of surgery, with all...
It's $10,000. to be retreated with HIFU, not $25,000. I pick cherries to have food and wine on the table, why not spend it on a better life? I figure it's my son's money and he was all gung-ho for me...
I don't know as much about prostate cancer as many of you so I won't touch the subject. But I do know that all this talk about spammers and scammers and hype are not people in the HIFU industry, they...
My treatment was back last summer, July, so it has worked for me, and for my friend who had the HIFU treatment a year prior to me. We sure think it is well worth the time of being cancer free, with...
hello again, I wanted to report back in that I had my PSA scored again and it has decreased, it is 0.2 now. I don't know why HIFU scores are higher than post surgical, maybe one of you can shed some...
Hello tinfly, I had HIFU and I'm happy to report no trouble, well, a little ED but that spell has passed, now my PSA is 0.2 It's only a couple hours at the hospital, didn't have any feeling anything...
I certainly didn't think newspapers have copyright priviledges. My son sent me that story, I had to get the link from him. This is the link. I can't write like the newspaper writers did. This news...
I learned about HIFU at this site, and for that I'd like to say thanks. I was skeptical about it prior to going, but my son researched it quite a bit and we decided to give it a go. My PSA is now...
Much thanks for opinions. I had the blood test done, 9.2 PSA, haven't told my doctor yet (free blood test at health fair). I'm 69, a farmer, may sit this out. I hear it takes years anyway....
I had decided on seeds, but I just found this on another cancer site, was wondering if many other people have this reaction: I had the prostat seeding procedure about six weeks ago, I have had lots...