Yep. Squares with my unpleasant experience with chronic Prostatitis. Google for more info. Mitch in SC...
[Mitch in SC - I invite you to re-examine your notions about chemo for PC, which would probably be Taxotere (docetaxel). It does not have the toxicity profile that you probably think of when you...
Tarhoosier: This info very helpful. I see my medical oncologist next Friday, December 19th who tends to (as a professional courtesy, I'm sure) minimize side effects from any treatment modality. He...
Thanks for your input PeterDisAbelard & Lupon Jim. Tarhoosier I want to make sure I'm interpreting your remarks correctly, which begs the following question: To what medication(s), specifically, do...
Recently Dr. Snuffy Meyers commented that there is a "definite risk from radiation therapy." He went on to say that radiation damages the Immune System. Further, he stated that prior to, and...
David, It's been a long time since you've heard from me, your neighbor, here in Powdersville. BUT, I've followed your posts right along with both interest and empathy. As I approach the end of my...
A non-problem here. From the onset (2009) I decided to tell no one and that's the way it stands today with the exception of my wife, family Doc and Oncologist. Given my particular medical prognosis,...
Tailhook VA-65 Navy pilot aboard the U.S.S Constellation CV-64 for two 1st/7th fleet cruises. Flew A4 Skyhawks and F8 Crusaders - 255 attack/strike missions over Viet Nam/Hanoi. Had to eject 2X over...
David, Sounds like you are about to hook-up with a good Doc. Consider, however, how lucky he is to have a patient as thorough as you have been in documenting your journey. My assessment: Good Doc,...
From the Swanson label - " Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take one (875 mg) capsule one to two times a day with water and food" I take one capsule every day after breakfast. Mitch in SC...
Now out of left field (for me anyway) a dire, FDA supported warning from a respected source, AARP. Since most, if not all of us, take medication(s), this pertains to you (and me). In unequivocal...
<< Very surprised if you are seeing a St. Francis dr, that he/she hasn't even mentioned their award winning program to you >> David, Appreciate the info. I'm being treated at the...
<< If you are on HT and feeling run-down, they can help you >> David, This certainly has my attention; although I'm somewhat behind you health-wise, metaphorically, I feel like I'm...
<<x= History>> Michael, As I mentioned, (late-onset) diabetes runs in my family - Mother's side. The important thing here, whether mtsarpilot's condition is diabetes or no, the neuropathy...
<<Is there any hx of diabetes? Michael, "hx" is a little too terse. Shorthand for ?? Mitch in SC...
<<The only thing that has changed in the past 8 weeks that I can correlate the neuropothy to is the RP and going on Cialis>> mtsarpilot, I had similar symptoms in 2005 at age 66, although...
<<The guys on the HW Exercise thread would probably snicker if they saw how little I am doing, and how limited I am at expanding any of the routines>> David, Hardly. You've been...
<<This is just the tip of the iceberg but, I hope this is understandable. I haven't even touched upon the various supplemental plans paid for by the Medicare patient >> Coverages for all...
Ein, I agree with the previously posted comments re: POMx. I've been taking 1000mg daily for the last year or so with no adverse side-effects. I also took 5000 IU of Vitamin D-3 daily until my...
David, I've had cortizone (steriod) shots in both shoulders with considerable but rapidly dimishing relief, but it generally doesn't seem dictated for hips. Also, I've had both hips replaced (2006...
<< so my oncologist quickly gave me a new referal back into the program at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville>> David, Would you be so kind to email me the name/number of your Medical...
<< Based on the size your describe, if it were me, I would want it removed >> Agree. The surgical procedure for removing these cysts is referred to as an Epididymectomy which I underwent...
<< My doctors sees each case of advanced PC as being very unique in how it acts, and how to treat it >> A reminder for me and, perhaps, others that PCa doesn't (can't) respond to a "one...
<< his first column after diagnosis was really moving >> Heart wrenching is a better descriptor as he intellectualizes his rapidly approaching death. The following observation sums up his...
Good Post! On his web site, http://askdrmyers.wordpress.com/ , Dr. "Snuffy" Meyers commented about a year ago that Resveratrol was, singularly, (to paraphrase) "the most important supplement"...
David, You are a credit to this forum and the manner in which you have and are dealing with a situation the outlook of which is less than bright. Lesser beings would have devolved into a condition of...
<< GG, I am surprised that you were able to qualify if you have insurance. Most of these plans require that one be destitute to join. >> Nope. There are only two online pre-qualifying...
cmetalman, << Could be a simple case of washer woman's knee, otherwise known as bursitis >> Recently experienced the same condition except with my left elbow - the fluid sac was the size...
<< Legendary Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden is disclosing a secret he kept hidden from everyone but his family for four years, acknowledging that he underwent treatment for prostate...
<<One possible (common) solution is transdermal estrogen patches>> I was told by my medical oncologist, Gary Spitzer, just last week when I inquired about this possible solution to my...
leeangelo: Don't guess or self-medicate . On your next blood panel work-up request a CBC test (Also known as: CBC; Hemogram; CBC with differential - Formal name: Complete Blood Count) See:...
<<My GP expects that I am not metabolizing it>> I recall Dr. "Snuffy" Myers in a video commentary on his website http://askdrmyers.wordpress.com/ that, specifically, oatmeal will cancel...
David, Here's what I took away from your polished video interview: "Never Give Up Hope" and "What You Don't Know Can Kill You." Excellent presentation for someone who (supposedly) is "camera shy."...
> Whoops! You're right. Just didn't scroll down far enough for the details :( Sorry 'bout that. Mitch in SC...
Sign of the (inflationary) times: Each (genuine plastic) cup costs $7.99. That's right sports fans, Seven (USD) dollars and ninety nine cents for one cup exclusive of SH and taxes, if any. This cup,...
Squirm asked this question: << do you have a TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) unit? >> Squirm, If you have first-hand knowledge of the efficacy of a TENS Unit, please...
<< I have been taking that now for 12 Months and sometimes I wonder if it is too much >> The normal range is 30.0 to 100.0 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL). Most of us have periodic blood...
http://www.aarp.org/health/drugs-supplements/info-11-2010/aspirin_may_reduce_prostate_cancer_deaths.html?cmp=NLC-WBLTR-CTRL-072911-FT1-80&USEG_id=4703293527 Mitch in SC...
We have a close friend whose cousin with advanced metastatic PCa has responded favorably to the program offered by the Immune Recovery Centers of America - see http://www.immunerecovery.net/ An...
A positive Gout indicator: the affected area is bright red. In two brief distasteful brushes with Gout (caused by trauma), my left big toe was excruciatingly painful [u]and [/i] fire-engine red. Hard...
Been there, had it /community/emoticons/mad.gif , agree with John T Mitch in SC...
Thanks David, Sonny and Tim, Much as I thought. My only "wheels down" experience in Viet Nam was for an extended cycle gas/napalm strike package at Da Nang. Beautiful 8,000 (10,000 ?) foot runways,...
Sonny, The old axiom "There's no such thing as a dumb question" may very well apply here. With that said, I have no idea if I qualify for VA benefits, yes no. My situation encapsulated: NROTC...
David, Please email your phone number. You have my particulars. Before you do, you should know I am not usually a "joiner". I am NOT interested in being part of a group which, collectively (and...
<< I want to thank the "Unnamed" Radiation Center for putting me in this situation >> David, "CC of the C", perhaps /community/emoticons/confused.gif Been there. Fired my Radiation Uro...
<< Some uro's would prescribe a daily antibiotic, and he said that would cut down the number of these UTI's, but would put my body at risk by getting immune to antibiotics, and then later, if I...
<<I was not aware of Dr. Spitzer>> David, Dr. Spitzer is also an in-network approved BCBS physician. Mitch in SC...
<<do any of you have a good local medical oncologist you can reccomend>> David, Three visits with Medical Oncologist Gary Spitzer and, so far, I'm pleased. Dr. Spitzer is associated with...
"Do they have a way of using the one needle to sample at various depths / locations within the prostate?" Don't know about various depths but, yes, the needle is normally presented transrectally to...
As explained to me by my Medical Oncologist, the adrenal gland produces about 5% of all Prostate Specific Antigens and will sympathetically start to produce more in the absence of a prostate gland....