My bladder stone is 14mm x 10 mm, I understand that it will be broken into pieces large enough to pass through my urethra. I did recently passed a kidney stone approx 4mm. I will ask regarding the...
Recently I had problems passing urine, pain and blood in my urine. I had a cystoscopy which revealed a large bladder stone. My doctor intends to carry out an operation to remove the stone. At the...
Thanks guys, looks like it's the Casodex...
I have been on Lupron for almost ten months, my testosterone is below castrate level. One of the recent SE to manifest itself is complete intolerance to alcohol, just two small beers will leave me...
Thanks guys it's been a long time to get the psa under control....
After five years of various treatments I have now reached my lowest level of psa my psa level is now <0.1 I have been on Lupron/Casodex/Avodart. since Dec 2011....
I had my third Lupron injection in the stomach two weeks ago. This time after the injection I had a marble size lump at the injection site which is slowly getting smaller. I have not noticed this...
Started 150mg Casodex monotherapy April 2011 at the time psa was .5, testosterone was 35. Within 4 months psa was .1. By Nov 2011 Casodex had failed and psa was .5. Started Lupron /Casodex...
I have been on HT (Lupron) for just over four months. When I started at the end of Nov. my psa was 1.3 Psa test at the beginning of Jan. was .5 Feb psa was .2 (testosterone 1.3). Latest psa end of...
Has anybody any experience of using Estrogen patches to relieve hot flushes whilst undergoing HT. I started Procren (Lupron) in late November and within three weeks I started getting hot flushes....
Zufus I have been on Procren (lupron) for almost three months. I get approx 10 hot flushes per day. I did persuade my GP to prescribe Esdradot 25mikrog skin patches that I change twice a week. So far...
Ralfinaz, Thanks very much for your reply, it's been on my mind for some time. I must say I'm less than impressed by my treatment so far. Torgeir...
Hi On the 25th of Nov I visited my urologist and heard my psa had risen to .6 after being on Casodex monotherapy for approx seven months. He decided to stop the Casodex and put me on three months...
Zufus Is it possible to obtain emcyt and estradil patches without a prescription...
Zufus, Thanks very much for the information, I am indeed living in Norway, in my opinion the treatment of PC here is not very good, I would estimate it is ten years behind the US when it comes to PC...
Hi I started 150mg casodex mono therapy in April this year, it had an immediate effect my psa went down from 1.3 to .4 and then down to .1. Unfortunately this only lasted for approx six months as my...
Latest video from Dr Myers is lack of physical examination essential to PC. After approx two years of psa reoccurence I have never had a physical examination. Is it normal for this to be carried out...
I have been on casodex monotherapy for almost six months and it has reduced my psa level from 1.3 to .1. However I have a question that has been puzzling me for some time as Casodex also increases...
Good to see your psa has responded well to treatment, interestingly regarding you T levels casodex does increase testosterone....
There seems to be some evidence that aspirin can lower psa levels (internet search). The question is does aspirin disguise the true psa reading or does it actually lower psa. Is there any advantage...
Almost eight months after rrp I still have occasional pain in the testicles which spreads up to the groin. I'm not sure if this is part of the healing process, but it does seem to be related to...
Mal, I have a very similar profile to you, my psa level at three months post op. was .4, I was then offered a trial of chemo (six sessions of taxotere).After four doses of chemo my psa is now .2. My...
I notice that there appears to be a lot of variation in psa levels regarding what is undetectable. Some people are receiving radiation treatment when their psa levels are below .1. My urologist...
Tony Obviously since I started the chemo I have searched on the internet and there is some school of thought that maybe prostate cancer cells are too slow growing to be affected by chemo. Also there...
Tony As you know I have opted for chemo treatment on a trial before any other treatment as I was considered in a high risk group. My psa reading before starting the chemo was .3/.4 .I will have my...
Diana, Its an interesting subject regarding prostrate cancer cells that are left after removal of the prostrate and their grading. I believe with the exception of testicular cancer there are no other...
Walt, I replied to you on the other thread regarding dosage, I too take steriods (Medrol methylprednisolon) 2 the day before the chemo 2 the morning of chemo 2 the evening of chemo and 2 on the...
Walt, I can,t understand the figures of your dosage my dosage is 75mg/m2 this dose is based on your body height weight. I'm following your progress as I'm also receiving Taxotere every three weeks....
I feel its time for an update, my first chemo (taxotere) session on the 18/04, did not turn out to be very pleasant. For the first three days after I could feel no effects whatsoever, this could be...
Tony, Thanks for the encouragement I must say I really appreciate the positive comments and the goodwill that generates from this board. I will keep the board informed of my progress, all the best....
Well I have entered the trial and I will have my first chemo session this Friday, I must say I'm dreading the side effects more than the operation. The treatment will consist of six sessions of chemo...
What is the accepted psa level where radiation therapy should start after surgery, I have read somewhere it is .4 is this correct....
Tony I was assured that participating in the trial would not invalidate any other treatment such as radiation therapy. Could you point me in the direction where you read about this trial....
What I forgot to say was there are two arms to this trial, one arm will be treated, the other will be monitored. The participants (who have fairly aggressive cancer) will have three monthly psa...
Hi I'm new to this site, I had my prostate removed in late Jan this year by Da Vinci and have yet to have my 3 month psa test. However I had a test three weeks after the operation which showed a...