In 2012, I had RP for 4/3 prostate cancer with tertiary 5. By January,2013, it was determined that I had recurrent cancer, with of a PSA of .396. In August,2013 , I began RT. All went well at six...
Thanks for the responses to my question. I am always trying to get as much information as possible about this disease. Inquiring minds MUST know!...
Purgatory; My question was meant in regards to the whole prostate....
Lurking around today and noticed the different %'s of involvement in the profiles. My question is, even when PCA is supposedly contained to the prostate, does the % of involvement have any "...
As a constant reader of HW and an occasional poster, I would like to thank everyone(past and present)for their willingness to pass on the information that most all of us desire in order to make...
Just an educational question. Is prostate cancer to be considered not curable after a second recurrence following initial radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy to prostate bed on first...
In general, can anyone please tell me what are the chances of getting a second recurrence of Pc following open surgery and after radiation therapy following an initial recurrence? I cannot seem to be...
Thanks everyone for comments and recommendations. I did see my RO. He did a DRE and found out that my sphincter muscle was extremely tight. I am taking the high fiber foods and stool softeners. Also,...
will be talking to my RO in a couple. Just want to get this resolved so that I may continue my radiation sessions....
I have been given a weeks vacation from radiation after my 28 session. The reason for this is because I am having a hard evacuating my bowels. Can anyone suggest any way to deal with this! Also, has...
iankh I am also new to HW, but have been reading for about a year now. Like everyone else, I hope your biopsy comes back negative for cancer. Also, the biopsy is relatively uneventful, but can be...
F8 Your questions are the same that I have had lately. To my recollection, radiation therapy was never discussed by my urologist. I will be in contact with him this coming week concerning these...
robertC you are correct, my last PSA was in January 2013. Gleason (4+3) tertiary 5 Grade pT2C No SVI or lymph node involvement I started hormone therapy on January 8th, immediately after getting my...
Here are my stats. 08/03/09 psa 2.50 03/29/11 3.01 09/26/11 4.67 10/25/11 4.21 RP 04/03/12 05/22/12 <.064 10/04/12 .182 01/08/12 .398 I said that I was inept....
Brothers, please forgive my ineptness with this post. It is my 1st ever After a couple of years of rising PSA's and a nodule felt during my DRE, I had a RP on April 4,2012. My post surgical psa was...