So you must see your doctor. Get tested again and find out where your problem lies. It may be just a focal point and can be zapped once and for all, but do it asap. You can let them dictate to you...
i too have had a bounce the last 3 months after brachy nearly 3 years ago. my oncologist said it is far from rare and she is not concerned, but now being monitored every 3 months instead of 6. have...
no need to panic. up in Canada a 6 would mean strictly vigilance. no surgery ..nothing except to have you watched by your doctor. so, normal life goes on as if not diagnosed. however, check out...
thanks. going to try it tomorrow. maybe, just maybe, it'll get better using it. will let you know. regards....
after about 2 years, I too started to experience burning at the tip of the penis. i had it checked for any possible infection and there was none. did it twice in 3 months to be sure. it seems to be...
I have been searching for information about taking testosterone additives or whatever the market can offer because while i am 75 years old, and my brachy was 2 years ago, i tire faster than i did...
jackie information is always appreciated, but suggest you ask the doctors whether surgery or otherwise. then make your choice. to much information can confuse, so like someone said, take a deep...
had both external radiation 3 weeks ( 5 days a week) then week later brachy where rods inserts deep and withdrawn. no seeds left. high dose though. bottom line. it seems to have worked, so i cannot...
HAD THE IMPLANT OF RADIOACTIVE SEEDS. 3 WEEKS OF EXTERNAL. 2 YEARS NOW. AM AT LOWEST YET AT .6 PRIOR IT WAS 8.3 AND RISING SLOWLY BUT RISING. AM MONITORED EVERY 4 MONTHS. TAKES ONE HOUR TO DRAW THE...
mine was gleason 7. i was 73 at the time of brachy. as a canadian, my urologist told me while he does surgury, to seek alternatives such as brachy and make my choice. it is after all, my life. I...
hi, read that for older men brachy has a bit better results. if not agrressive cancer cell type, he should be o.k. for a long long time. everyone is different and results can differ for the same...
yes, thats what it was all about. let's hope it works for many men out there. beats radiation or surgery ....
its not something that can be forwarded but a newspaper article from a local municipal paper. just use my email and i will send it back to you. as i said i only heard of it approx 4 months ago and an...
i have an article that might interest you. it should because it may be the alternative. two Israeli researchers have already gone through clinical trails etc and is approved in many countries. if i...
PSA 6 surveillance is really your only option. most doctorss wont do anything because this level of psa can go on for years and years and not go higher, so why do anything now. perhaps in many years...
i had same issue. 9 months of suffering. was sure i tore something and finfers were twice the size. finally ortho explained exactly what cubitel was and i realized it was from racquetball. so its...
here is my story age 74 3+4 on 50% choice of surgery or brachy. had brach. studies say same outcome ,more or less. who wants surgery anyways. understood radiation therapy way back when. psa 8.1 at...
you will be just fine !! maybe a bit tired from waiting your turn or if you go early in the morning means getting up before dawn. but brachy does that. good luck. ps 3+3 is low ,so results will be...
you bet anyone who is normal gets anxious as testing day comes closer i also was not with trepidation until I got closer to my 3rd psa test last week. the results were from post brachytherapy to...
dont jump at anything at this stage. in fact, there is a new technique by Israel that is non evasive and at low level psa, claim it can be cured in a relative short period of time. you may qualify....
yes, the success rate for longevity is about the same or the same, so said. i had the Brachy because it was less invasive and while i was 73 yrs old, my physical condition(athletic) enabled me to be...
for what it's worth. my OS was telling me just last week about a patient who went from a .02 to a .10 and they were quite concerned, but decided to let it go for a week or two. the next reading for...
Wade, everyone has an opinion and all are valid. frankly i see you looking at one fact of ""I'll never be the same" that's true, but whatever you do, you will be better. yours is low end and can be...
from what I have read , it happens often its the next reading that will count good luck....
thanks bobby mac My nephew ( doctor) says ""wait ! in the next 5 years, you will see even better everything"" we'll make it for sure!!...
glad to report 2nd psa test since brachy down from 1.8 of 3 months ago to 1.3 Doc says I am doing great. sure hope so. prior to brachytherapy , was at 9.2 or was it 8.9. ( 6 MONTHS AGO) diagnosed 3+4...
postab think of your brain as a balloon. a balloon has only so much room and your lifes events and knowledge that you have accumulated all these 70 years has literally filled that balloon to its...
oui. from montreal . cool here today. 47-50 we had no winter , first time ever. amazing....
if it will help he can call me or i him. he needs mental support and i also having had the disease as I did didn't react that way, but everyone is different. i have 3-4 docs in the family. all said...
ellysbelly dad sounds scared. saw his wife go through hell. but this is not in any way what she had. he will make his choice because in the end, he really doesn't have much of an option. its one of...
well, as you can see, lots of great advice . I am sure it will turn out just fine. sure, it's a bit scary, but my nephew said to me, ""if your going to get cancer. it is the best one to get" (sic)...
you are a good son . good luck. 4=4 is a bit on the aggressive side, but today they can do so many great things. as long as it didnt spread, it will be o.k. thats the key....
i am in Canada. I am now 74 years old. diagnosed april 2015 and did brachy 3 months later. i went to see the surgeon who explained everything about my prostate cancer and the results of the biopsy. 6...
Mark yes you do the biopsy. the earlier the better. yr psa may be very low (u/10) and now to find out what's cooking and the only way is biopsy. you will feel almost nothing and there are no...
you are on a blog with all well meaning people and who, along with myself, have gone through the process. while the numbers are worrisome, my gp said something to me before i had my biopsy that he...
its been almost 6 months since I had brachy . seems i qualified although am now 74 years old. 6 of 12 biopsies found to be 3+4 on gleason scale, 6 nothing found was 8.9 on psa when i went in and 3...