Saw my prostate cancer oncologist a few months ago. I was dx. I believe in 8/2008?, had failed open surgery in 11/2008(?), Salvage Surgery in 11/2009 (?). My PSA has been checked every 6 months by...
81 - on the voice activated stuff, nothing works with me well, voice is too soft for such things to pick up my voice, even my wife's Alexa doesn't understand my voice.. Via the VA, I have good...
I come like a ghost from the past. Wonder how many of my old HW friends are still around. I still have PC, but I only see my oncologist once a year instead of twice. Only check PSA once a year, same...
I have never been undectable, so I can't vote. I started in 2008, and despite surgery and radiation, still active, last PSA was above 34.XX a few months ago. Congrats to all the seemingly "cured"...
depends where you live for sure. in my specific part of western s.c., still a seller's market. house next to mine, was flipped and put back on market, and it sold for its full asking price in 24...
the VA is doing mine this Friday, not looking to the "doing" it part. Good luck on your results....
oh my gosh, was not shocked or surprised, but deeply saddened may you RIP, my PC brother, and suffer no more purgatory...
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sorry,, didnnt kknoww its been that long. see my ocologsy before end oof monntthh can no longer write at all, cant use cell phone.only able to on very limited basis. parkliinson is woerse thing I...
I feel for you for sure. I am still suffering perm. radiation damage myself. I underwent SRT in 2009, and it went very wrong. I too had the nasal drain thing, it was horrible. While it was going on,...
Bohemond - ran across someone recently from my sister squadron. I was in VP-17, he was in VP-50, both serving at the exact same time, in a Walmart of all places. Small world....
thanks, to all my old friends and new ones too. dj, we sure go a long way back, glad you too are plugging along. 81 - appreciate your tribute, but I am hardly a "Luke", in my case, just too stupid to...
sound like you are doing good thus far.. no such thing as normal or average, best not to compare, to many factors from guy to guy. hang in there...
Just a quick word. On my last PSA, I get mine done twice a year now, it jumped from 23.xx (?) to 40.xx. Biggest jump in a while. Still choosing to wait and watch, oncologist still agrees as scans...
My dear friend, Seeing your update, made me struggle out of hiding to both congratulate you well. You have done well....
utter horse crap, snake oil comes in so many variations....
hey Ziggy, now there's a blast from the past. still here, don't post often. still have PC,, but last year or so, been fighting stage 3 Parkinson's - really kicking my butt. hope you are faring well...
great update, congratulations...
Surgery (open) in 2008. left nerve removed, right never intact but damaged, never had any ED issues. was getting wood and "o" with original cath in place (miracle dr. said). even after very damaging...
i have been on medicare since 2008 at age 56. I was on 2 different supl. plans for a few years and both sucked. I have been back on 100% medicare only past 2 years, much better. I am on a drug only...
Saw my oncologist for my first of two yearly visits. Waiting for PSA results. In April 2018, it was 21.xx. In October 2018, it jumped to 31.xx, the largest increase in years. Doctor still wants to...
good news indeed...
Purgatory - for the pure hell and purgatory I suffered and endured from 4 major cancer battles, and all the aftermath. Most assume Catholic. I am Catholic, but in this case, the name is not connected...
pain is very subjective and personal. each person's pain tolerance can vary a lot. after my open RP with 5-6 days in hospital (can't remember), I was on morphine every 4 hours up until the last day,...
Congratulations my old friend. I am glad you are well enough to be able to start forgetting about all this PC nonsense. That's a good sign. I am in the Class of 2008 myself, not many of us old HW...
good topic. good mix of replies. this past Saturday, we just had our 45th anniversary. we did a romantic weekend getaway in Charlotte, NC. My wife was hot at 18 when we got married, she still is just...
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thanks, I think too literally to ever understand abstract thoughts and 99% of poetry, lol...
Don't do what you don't need to do. Don't let microscopic fluctuations cloud your thinking. Later, if you have true BCR, there will be time to pull the trigger with SRT. Lot of risk, and no guarantee...
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garyi: I need to make a new history here, somehow got lost over the years. Had SRT late in 2009. Since then, PSA been all over the place. Last reading, late last year, was 26.xx, yes, 26 in whole...
dj, my old friend there isn't usually any such thing as a bounce with SRT. My ill-fated SRT was considered failed within 6 months of completion. Big difference, you went nearly 10 years without...
Been a Pat's fan since 1970, Red Sox fan since 1968. Couldn't be happier! I had predicted that they would do 12-4 regular season, missed it by 1, 11-5, and that they would be the AFC champ, again, be...
Why? What would be the point or use? Never been into ultra sensitive testing, all I have ever seen it do here, is to create or increase PSA anxiety, and in most cases, has no real use even with...
"Will make" is that same thing to me as "haven't made". Promises, promises....
tud, I fully agree with your take on mental illness in general. I run across too many people that can't or won't understand those of us that suffer from the "invisible" diseases or illnesses. Even...
redwing : actually hard to OD on Lithium, not saying it can't be done. My VA shrink monitors my blood levels with the Lithium at least 4-6 x a year. Said studies that its proven that still the best...
you are making the classic case for the dangers of ultra sensitive testing. if you are under .10, feel fortunate. who said .003 is evidence of BCR? that doesn't sound correct or sensible to what I...
hard for me to type tonight but wanted to pipe in, from my experience was on Lexapro for several years, never helped me with either anxiety or depression, but if you want to lose all your sex drive -...
todd, yours has always been an amazing story, great magazine spread, lots of detail in it. we joined HW the same month and year, seems so long ago wish you many more good years of beating both the...
thanks to my old friends here and newer ones as well. some of you (a few) I met in person years ago, but most I have met online here. nice to be remembered. my uro in 2008 estimated that I had 8-10...
I agree, being married to a nurse for nearly 45 years. My DIL is also a Intensive Care RN, and teaches nursing at one of our largest tech schools. With all my medical woes, I often get better care...
NO. Fasting for cancer related reasons is unsound wishful thinking....
sorry for another long gap in updates, been rough for me most of this year in October, was my 10th year with HW PC here. in November, was my 10th year post PC surgery, 9th year post salvage...
very sorry to read about the loss of your friend, may he RIP, and may his family find peace via their memories of his rich life. all cancer is evil, PC or the many others. it's a shame when anyone...
Congratulations Andrew. Glad to see someone else here get into the all exclusive, all inclusive "elite" club. I remember clearly when you came aboard. You have giving a lot of good advice and support...
May he rest in peace, and peace to his family. Didn't really know him, but still a brother...
A fool and their money are soon parted. Snake oil is just that. Kind of like people that are overweight. No magic formula, just calories eaten vs. calories burned - not rocket science. I will stick...
I have been through over 15 MRI's in the past 10 years. Narrow, wide, and open. My routine is to close my eyes the entire duration. I either day dream or simply zone out. Never had to have a calming...
tudpock, I have known you here for 10 years. Your reply was on-target. I have always known you to be fair and even handed, the way a good moderator should be...