Good luck, Bob. Hopefully the nail guy will be able to "nail down" this problem for you. :)...
There isn't a lot that can be done for nail psoriasis because it is so hard to reach. I went for many years thinking that my scalp psoriasis had moved into my toenails. Turns out that, after seeing...
Hi Chris, Sorry it's taken me over a year to thank you for your reply. I think I will take your advice and give T-Gel a try. Do you know if it has any negative effect on the hair when it comes to...
Amazing to see how much hair he had when we were all younger and now he is mostly bald. But, without a doubt, Mr. Taylor sure can still sing. Always loved his music....
Howdy, Never have any doubts about belonging here. If you have ANY type of PC, this is YOUR place. With this in mind, also think of others who have stats similar to yours, who may just be lurking...
Thank you GeetarMan, I'm probably a member of the United Federation of Planets and our mutual friend is most likely a Klingon or Romulan. LOL Chuck...
Chuck: Moderator PeterDA asked you and Buddy to "leave it". Please do. Thanks, Jim...
There can always be micro flusuations with faint traces of PSA. But they usually mean nothing at all. That is why a lot of doctors do not believe in using the ultra sensitive PSA test. Usually, just...
You sound more & more like myself -- I run about 7 miles every single day. Did this up to the day I left for my surgery at Mayo. The better shape you're in, the quicker you tend to recover from...
The others are giving you great info. The PSA test really means nothing until about 3 months after the surgery. Your husband's PSA actually looks like it is progressing down toward zero as the first...
Hi there, I'm glad you got to meet with Dr Tollefson today. He is on the younger side and is most impressive. Also sounds like you should be just fine for AS as long as you stay on top of things....
If he is up to making a trip, I would recommend Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Also Johns Hopkins and other medical icon clinics would be good places to go. Since I was treated there, I kind...
I'll have a Coke Zero. If you don't have that, a Michelob Lite will do nicely. LOL...
Hi, So very sorry to hear about your friend. A Gleason 10 prostate cancer is the absolute most aggressive type of the disease. Can you tell us what treatments he has had? If the cancer has become...
Hi Geeterman, If you have a fear of the catheter, this is something you probably need not worry about. After Dr Tollefson performed the surgery on me, I never had any pain from the catheter. Didn't...
No need to feel sheepish. People have all kinds of PC cases, from mild to severe. And many of them come here to learn what they can, to get some comfort, etc. And this includes milder cases. So,...
If his situation at Mayo is like mine was, he will automatically have a second opinion from the Mayo pathology lab. When I went there for my second opinion, they would not give me an appointment in...
Hi Colleen, I don't recall if I've commented to you in other threads, but your husband's situation is somewhat similar to mine, except that his PSA is much higher than mine was. My comments, of...
Hi, Glad to see you are going to visit with Dr Tollefson. You will be very impressed by him. Your case does look very favorable in terms of your outlook. You can see what Dr Tollefson has to say. I...
Nice comments Alf, I had to laugh at your comment about delicate surgeon hands being so sloppy when holding a pen. For whatever this is worth, at Mayo Clinic they now just type the script on their...
I like what the doctor said to me. He said "see you in 10 years AND by then we'll have something BETTER." So maybe a much easier test will be coming out someday to replace the colonoscopy?...
Oh yeah, I forgot about that. That REALLY sucked not being able to eat regular food the day before. And, to make things worse, I was ALREADY on a restricted diet the day or two before because I was...
If they did a cystocopy on him 12 years back, they may have seen whether or not there was a tumor in the bladder. So my guess is that it may have been caused by the radiation. However, in defense of...
I'm not absolutely sure about this, but my understanding is that blood loss with the robot is MUCH LESS than with the open method. That is one more of the robot's advantages. I suppose different...
As long as your biopsy report is accurate, you have a case very similar to mine -- with an even better PSA number. When the doctor saw me after I was DXd, he told me the chances of it having spread...
I just had my first ever colonoscopy in September at age 64. I have to admit that it also was the easiest test I've ever had. The only bad thing was the liquid crap I had to drink the night before...
Hi there, As others have indicated, I have direct experience with Mayo Clinic in Rochester. My family has had their annual physicals there for over 30 years and I had da Vinci surgery for PC there...
If you should need salvage radiation treatments, I hope & pray it will quickly complete the cure for you. :) Chuck Resident of Highland, Indiana just outside of Chicago, IL. July 2011 local PSA lab...
Hi Chris, Can you give us your exact biopsy stats? Things such as number of cores taken, how many were positive for PC, the Gleason scores and the percentages of involvement in each positive core?...
Nice going. Keep up the good reports! :) Chuck Resident of Highland, Indiana just outside of Chicago, IL. July 2011 local PSA lab reading 6.41 (from 4.1 in 2009). Mayo Clinic PSA Sept. 2011 was 5.7....
Darn, I can't remember if I had 5 or 6. I think I had five. That goes to show -- to those considering surgery -- how it can become part of the distant past and almost seem like it never happened. It...
Hi Otis, I'm glad you were confirmed as a G6. If you have to have PC, that is the one you would select if given a choice. Did the doctor ever mention having an enlarged prostate? While...
Hi, Congratulations on having such a nice family. I'm sure your husband will be right there with you someday when they get married, have children, etc. Yes, it does sound like there is a Gleason 7...
I agree that 600 would certainly be more desirable, but many of the reports I've seen suggest that the robotic learning curve is 300-350 surgeries. Out of respect for John T's study, I would feel...
I agree with Lotsahope regardless of his next to last sentence. LOL This IS a "support" group and, while we're here to try and increase the knowledge of newcomers, we're also here to respect a...
Hi, How old are you? You're much like my situation was in that I was wondering more of "when" rather than "if" I would get PC. My Dad had it and at least one of his brothers had it. My local...
Hi there, As the others have noted, it is possible to have a high PSA and not have PC -- just as it is possible to have a very low PSA and HAVE PC. No doubt, part of the reason for the high reading...
Good points for him to consider. At Mayo Clinic they told me that the goal of my surgery was threefold, in this exact order: 1- Cancer control 2- Urinary control 3- Sexual function If you have the...
Hi, PeterDisAbelard gave you some pretty good comments. Can you tell us your age? Also, has any DRE revealed any enlargement of the prostate? Your PSA reading is definitely rather high, probably...
I suppose that is correct to say that it is "detectible." But it is still zero -- and that is the big difference. Fluxuations on the micro level are always possible, but are meaningless as long as it...
It apparently was a very small tumor. I can't recall from your other posts, but what was the Gleason score and staging? My initial thought is if it is low risk PC (Gleason ≤ 6), it would make a big...
Hi, Did they tell you that your bladder temporarily shrinks in size during a prostatectomy? I have to admit that this is the first I've heard of a bladder having to return to its original size. Or...
Good points. In my own case, I was G6 in 3 cores with less than 50% involvement. But having three positive cores (even at 5% and 20%) kind of nudged me away from qualifying for AS. If only 2...
Howdy, At the age of 32, it is highly unlikely that you would have PC. Not impossible, of course, but not very likely. As for free PSA, the doctors get suspicious when it goes below 10%. Generally,...
Hi Buddy, I've been down the email route with Jim and he rejected my request to tone down the attacks on my, and others, references to surgery and radiation. So there is nothing to be gained by an...
It is difficult to discuss issues like this in this particular forum because those who support radiation treatments over surgery will entertain very few comments that even hint that radiation is not...
My "bullying" comment was in reference to anyone who attacks another person's position. Such as Buddy in the other thread, where he and others were characterizing opposing views as spreading a myth,...
Jim, Every time I read one of you guys referring to our surgery comments as fear mongering, myths, claiming it is false information -- you ARE bullying. Now, if you simply state that respectfully...
No treatment can guarantee 100% cure rates -- not surgery and not radiation. Perhaps the problem comes from the 20-30% of biopsy clinical reports that are incorrect -- a biopsy can easily miss a...
Good points, Mel. I, for one, am getting sick and tired of this bullying from those who favor radiation over surgery guys. And it is not helpful when the moderator, himself, joins in the bullying....