I appreciate the feedback. The cystoscopy showed bladder cancer, so it turned out that the blood in my urine was a warning sign. Surgery on Monday. My doctor feels I have a good prognosis because it...
I had EBRT 4 years ago with clear sailing until two days ago. There was significant blood in my urine with many clots. After hydrating heavily everything disappeared for 36 hours but came back this...
My most recent PSA test showed an increase. Hoping it is a "PSA" bump which can occur with radiation. Although it seems to me that my PSA should be lower nearly a year after treatment end. I guess...
Ziggy-forgot to respond to your question earlier. Not a case of withholding info. If I am reading the path report correctly, appears to be 13 cores, so maybe it was less than a saturation biopsy....
When discussing the results of my saturation biopsy with my uro on 9/22, he indicated that the cancer was confined to the prostate, stage T1C. On Monday,9/26 my medical oncologist at Dana Farber was...
Diagnosed in March w/G6 in one of twelve cores. I opted for AS. PSA recheck in May was 5.8(down from 5.9 at diagnosis). Life was good! Then came August. PSA of 7.19, then 7.3 on a recheck. My...
Could someone recommend a medical oncologist that specializes in PC? Looking for a doctor in southern New England. I live in RI but Boston is only an hour away. Thx, bachez...
The PSA recheck at my original lab came back at 7.3. The "active" in AS is obviously giving me a sign that more testing is in order. I am seeing my uro today at 4pm. Thanks for the feedback to date....
John-thanks for the explanation. I went to my original lab this morning for a recheck. The 20% discrepancy you mentioned would explain the different readings. Of course, the other explanation is that...
Terry, Yes, I had a biopsy as a result of the 5.9 in Feb. I have Gleason 6 in one of 12 samples @5%. Opted for AS-thus the recheck in May with the 5.8 reading. Today's increase was somewhat...
Just returned from a consultation with my GP-PSA was 7.2. This is up from a reading of 5.9 in February and 5.8 in May. When I mentioned I used a different lab, he mentioned that all labs are...
If diet and supplements play no role in preventing and controlling PC, how does one explain the China studies that I have read about? Seems the Chinese have virtually no PC and their diet is...
Suspect, If your numbers are correct, do not rush into anything. You will be doing yourself a disservice if you do not read "Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers" by R. Blum and Dr. Mark Scholz. This...
I have yet to involve myself in ongoing threads-thought it best, as a relative newcomer, to let the longer term members participate so I could learn more. AS is my choice and I freely admit that I...
It has been a while since I posted any response. My original lab results were confirmed by Bostwick Labs in VA. So, the plan is to begin AS. I agree with goodlife that we are all on a form of AS...
clocknut, Thank you for your response. A second DRE yesterday confirmed that the outside of my prostate was fine-soft, normal tissue. The positive sample was from my "left mid" region-not sure what...
Ziggy, Can you tell me more about TFT? Why you chose it? bachez...
Good evening to everyone, Been a member about a week now and cannot tell you how great it is to receive all the support and information. My wife and I have spent the last week or so educating...
I am in Rhode Island...
On this third day after diagnosis, I am starting to feel somewhat pressured from several different directions. My next meeting with my urologist is 3/28 and as mentioned earlier, he thought my case...
Medved and/or John T, How do I find the contact information for the prostate pathology "experts" on this site? It is not obvious to me. bachez...
I would like to thank everyone for responding to me in such a short time. Getting all of this feedback within a day of posting is quite gratifying and very comforting. It seems most of you concur...
I am a new member as I just received by PC diagnosis yesterday. First, I would like to thank the creators and participants for the site. I looked for a while yesterday to find someplace that felt...