Good morning Mattam, I did not interpret your post as anything other than caring and supportive. We are all here for the same reason. It is because of people like you that this forum is the go to...
Thanks for your post Mattam. My use of the word "proof" possibly a bad chouce. I was looking for more current information on trt to see if that may be a possibilty for me and if it made sense. In...
Thank you everyone for your detailed responses. My psa is currently about .34. It has been pretty consistent for about 5 years. When looking at my testosterone test from 7 years ago to now on a...
Hi guys, i haven't posted in a long time although i do check in from time to time. I need advise. My psa has been in the .35 range for 4 years or so, slowly declining every year. My oncologist...
Thanks guys, you are both right. Retest in 6 months. Appointment set up with new ED Doc. Thanks again....
Still hung like a bull hamster in CT going to Oncologist after 2 year hiatus. Psa 2 years ago was .18. Last week it was .21. Is that pretty good? I was expecting a much bigger number. What do you...
Good advise. Thanks Jim...
Hi guys, I've been lurking for quite a while now. After my last hormone shot, I took a cancer break. My psa went from .1 last Feb. to .147 a few days ago. Still have slight stress incontinence. At...
Hi Wessy, My wife doesn't like when she sees me surfing HW. Nor does she like taking about my PC. Bottom line: it makes her nervous and stressed thinking about the possibility that my PC will come...
Amen brother Jim! Glad I made a few fellow hampsters giggle......
Absolutely lost 2+ inched flaccid. When I asked the surgeon, ***? he kind of giggled and said yea it was a side effect of the surgery. Never told before surgery( by 2 uros, both surgeons) since that...
Just my observation... I was on firmagon for 4 months and 2 weeks ago switched to Lupron. Smarter people than me will add significant info I'm sure, but I'll give my personal experience. Firmagon is...
Just my opinion... As stated earlier, I would closely monitor PSA going forward and save Radiation till needed if ever. Your numbers would suggest to me that there is a good chance they got it all....
I'm still confused. This question has always bugged me. Terry, you'll remember that my surgeon is also very well regarded with thousands of DaVincis under his belt. I would assume he would be...
I always wondered WHY one guy is dry and the next not. We all had the prostate and existing plumbing removed so what are the mechanics that enable dry from day one and others not? Thankfully, I was...
Very encouraging fellas, There is still hope for us nerveless guys! Keep it up, Mike...
Here we go... Lymphedema is a buildup of a fluid called lymph and protein in the tissues under the skin. Lymph accumulates when there is an obstruction to normal flow causing swelling, usually in an...
Thanks David. What's your thoughts on the lymph nodes with my numbers? Thanks, Mike...
Hi guys, It's been 5 weeks since markers put in and will start imrt next week. From my previous discussion with RO, I believe he is targeting prostate bed and no lymph nodes. I had asked him about...
Hi Faith... Just a few personal observations from a newer member lacking the courage, strength and knowledge of the previous posters. This "emotional" discussion is such because everyone here wants...
Thanks Tigerfan! What strength is your trimix?...
Thanks 142...
Hi everyone. Had my second firmagon shot last week and ART mapping 3 weeks ago. Waiting for RO to set up start date. PSA now .05 and T=22. Opinions on whether to do nodes welcomed. I think the RO...
We have heard from many people here that were virtually continent from day 1. Many, though, have had trouble over a longer period of time. There seems to be no way to know. Recently, it seems more...
Never mind...Figured out the profile thing. The My Profile button must have been too big....
Hi Mel, I think the radiology oncologist I have is great. People rave about him and he does almost all pc now. I trust him. The uro will inject what the oncologist suggests I assume but will find out...
Atta boy BD! Keep up the good work...
Thanks SC and Ed. How long after first shot would you say the IGRT should start? Is there an optimal wait period or is sooner better than later for the IGRT to start? Thanks, Mike P.S. i'm glad to...
Thanks Ed, So Lupron is the drug?...
Thanks everyone, My HT therapy starts this Tuesday. What shot should I expect? Is there a choice? Should I insist on Avodart as well? My oncologist referred me back to the Uro for the HT. The Uro...
Thanks guys, I'm pretty dry. I wear a lady pad for the occassional tiny squirt. I'd say 95%. Good enough? I'll tell the wife in a few minutes. Oh boy... Thanks, Mike...
Hi guys, Well I guess igrt will be sooner than later. My 3 month PSA is .47 up from .039 from the 1 month post DaVinci. How worried should I be? What should I do from here? Radiation to prostate bed...
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I have been in many places, but I have never been in Cahoots. Apparently you can't go there alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone. I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes...
I hope to hear from my uro today for the 3 month post-op psa. My first post-op psa was 4 weeks post and it was .039. Hopefully this one will be lower. Still weighing the adjuvant RT possibility....
Wow...! What a great pathology report. Good for you! Good Luck, Mike...
Thanks Carlos, same to you. Mike...
Hi krm, Who's better than you? Nobody! Welcoming me to the forum as you are just on the other side of surgery. On tip from me and take it for what it's worth. I was told to apply bacitracin type...
Thanks Dan and Terry. Tully's office is the best. Dr. Moody was great too. Very compassionate people. I would certainly think that anyone would be welcome at their meetings. They are, afterall, one...
Thanks again Dave Goodnight...
Thanks logoslidat and David, The local uro was talking radiation before I had the psa test. I think He believes it is the way to go in spite of psa numbers as crazy as that sounds. I am really...
Thanks Logoslidat, Your post mirrors that little voice in my head. I am thinking what if I wait another couple of months, retest psa and go from there. What if psa goes down more? It's funny because...
Thanks Terry, sounds great! Hi BB, My rad/oncologist is Dr. Joseph Cardinale. He works out of St. Raphaels Hospital in New Haven. He has a great reputation and works almost exclusively with prostate...
I had the same thing before I had the rp. I went to the Derm with my wife( she had an appt as well). He cut out a few suspiscious spots that kept on coming back. My wife told him about my upcoming...
Terry, I did have cancer leave the prostate but the surgeon said he was actually pleasantly surprised by what he saw. Right after the surgury, he said he probably wouldn't recommend the radiation but...
Hi again Terry, I'm so glad you asked... I was wondering the same thing myself. Dr. Tully down in Alabama thought that based on the concentration of cancer, psa over 20 and increasing rapidly, svi...
Thanks for the invite Raddad! Hopefully I will be here next Wednesday to belly up to the bar. It's funny, my wife does not understand why I still come to the forum. She says its not like me to "be...
Yup... 41 cores. The funny thing was I put off the regular 10 or 12 core biopsy in the uro office and opted for mri-s thinking I could avoid all the pokes and possible cancer seeding, possible...