Just drop by here from time to time after all the great help I got from this Board when my husband fought the beast. Mel, I am sorry to hear of this setback but have every confidence you will take it...
Todd, so sorry to hear about your Dad. You are in my thoughts and prayers....
DJ, I am so very sorry. You are in my thoughts and prayers....
Hi, New Life. My husband was treated at Duke after we went round and round on finding who we would have the most confidence in--from Boone to Winston to Durham. My husband (Gleason 3 + 4) chose...
My 85 year old mom has been in good health over the years and has not, until recently, suffered any arthritis symptoms. About a month ago she complained of a soreness in the outer side of her right...
Kristi, I just wanted you to know that our thoughts and prayers are with you. I have been where you are with my father (not related to PC). It is the hardest possible situation, and I know how...
Thank you, Robert. Yes. IMRT was his primary treatment and he also had concurrent Lupron treatment....
Good afternoon, everyone. I haven't posted in a while, but I do keep up with all of you. Husband finished IMRT at Duke for 3+4 Gleason more than a year and 1/2 ago. All went very well and he has had...
Kat, I have been where you are, and my husband has been where yours is. We started with the same doc at Wake Forest. My husband had the "I WANT IT OUT NOW" initial response. But thanks to excellent...
Kat, hello from Boone, NC! My husband got PC over a year ago. I, especially, was pretty freaked out, but once I found this forum and we explored all our options, we ended up with what we feel was the...
John. Choose to live for today AND the future. Buy the books....
Redwing, I have glanced around for that exact info and never could put my hands on anything. I did find this interesting reading though:...
We're feeling pretty good here at our house. My husband competed IMRT (plus a 6-month Lupron shot) in October 2012 at Duke. His first PSA screening was three months after treatment (January 2013) and...
Thanks so much, all!...
Hi, everyone. I am a sometimes poster but everyday reader here. My husband was diagnosed with G7 (3+4) PC--PSA of 5.8, normal DRE, heavy biopsy load. He was treated at Duke with 38 IMRT treatments...
AWESOME!...
My husband and I interviewed him when we were deciding between surgery or radiation for my husband's treatment. We were so impressed with him and would have chosen him in a heartbeat had hubby chosen...
Hey, Time. Looks like you already got your answers. My husband had the gold markers, and I think his undedectable PSA was because of the lupron....
Hi again, Robert. I don't know Dr. Mack. We never got as far as an RO here locally. We didn't have enough confidence in our local Urology doc at the beginning of the process, so we moved on to...
PS: Dr. Lee is fabulous about communicating by email. He invited me to contact him any time, and I did. I ALWAYS received an answer back within one day. If you have questions, you should shoot him an...
Hi, Time! Yes, I'm still around. Husband did great with IMRT under Dr. Lee's care. First PSA test after treatment was undetectable. Next test is in July. He feels absolutely great with no real side...
John, just wanted you to know you can count on me as another in your corner. I don't post often here, but I read at least once a day. When I came here so fearful for my husband's PC last year, you...
I am so very sorry Bud's family, and for the whole community. My thoughts and prayers are with all the family....
Jitters, I don't have any answers or advice. But I wanted you to know I can appreciate what you are going through (not to mention your husband of course). It is so hard and takes such an emotional...
Time, you should send your biopsy slides to Duke before your meeting with Lee/Moul if you haven't already....
Lupron and Casodex are covered under Medicare....
Robert. just wanted you to know that before my husband made his final decision on treatment, he interviewed with both Dr. Moul (surgeon) and Dr. Lee (radiation oncologist) at Duke. We met with one in...
FoxRun. My husband is 69 years old in March. His PSA was 5.2. His DRE was normal. His MRIs etc came back clean. There was a "bulge" indicted at the prostate wall, which is why we decided to treat the...
Hi, everyone. My husband (Gleason 7 (3+4); normal DRE; no mets) just finished IMRT and 6 months of lupron. I saw this thread (thanks) and asked our Duke doctor about it. I thought I'd share his...
My husband got burning and weak stream pretty early in his radiation treatments. If I remember correctly, within the first week or so. He ended up on Flomax for the better part of the treatment as...
Thanks, everyone! And yes, gunfighter, you recall correctly. We decided to hit with everything we could, especially since the biopsy load was pretty high even though the percentages were all well...
Hi, everyone. My husband finished IMRT the end of October. On Tuesday, we were delighted to get the first report: PSA came in at <.01 We were delighted with this result and figure we have achieved an...
Thanks so much, Folks....
Thanks, Robert. What should we consider a good number at this point? I realize it could take some years to reach the nadir, so I'm not sure what would be "good" vs "bad" test results at this first...
Hi, everyone. My husband has his first doctor consult post IMRT/HT on Tuesday. I'm not really sure what we're looking for in the numbers at this point. (Last radiation session was very end of...
I hear Miller is a good doctor, and a friend of ours swears by him, but I don't see how he can say what he would do until after a biopsy and bone scan and Gleason Score, etc. Seeds can certainly be...
Robert, my husband had his biopsy done in Winston by Dr. Hamel, but you said you were using Miller in Boone, right? I'm sure he's fine for the biopsy. As for PCa3, you just had one, right? If not, I...
We were referred to Dr. Hamal, and my husband did have an initial test here in Boone. We were leaning more and more toward radiation and believed Duke was the place to go for it. My husband stayed in...
Robert, I don't know of a local PC group in Boone, but we haven't really sought one out either. We went to Winston for the biopsy with Dr. Hamel. He is a good surgeon, but we went to Duke to talk...
Robert, I thought I'd pop in and say "hello." My husband and I also live in Boone. So sorry for all your troubles of late. We insisted on a PSA Free test when my husband's PSA rose quite a bit over...
Thanks, all, for your responses. My husband has no burning, and does not leak at all during the day. Only at night and over the past week....
Hi, everyone. Husband (69) completed IMRT the end of October. He has done absolutely great. Had to take Flomax for a while, but other than that, all has been well. Radiation was his primary...
c.c. You and all your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Your husband was lucky to have you by his side in this fight. Many are not so fortunate. I am wishing you love and peace....
Hi. Thought I'd chime in. My husband (69 years old) has been on Lupron/Casodex for around 4 months. He has not experienced any fatigue nor depression. He certainly has the hot flashes, but they are...
BDK, I sent you an email....
I just have a second and will try to get back later to flesh out this comment more. My husband just went through radiation at Duke. I researched every RO and surgeon I could find reasonably near us...
Marie, I thought I would chime in here as well, although you can see my husband and I are new to this as well. My husband was also diagnosed with a G7 (3+4) with a heavy biopsy load. Our NUMBER ONE...
Thanks, gunfighter. Actually, I'm not in shock anymore. I was at first, but we took good advice on this board, researched extensively all our options, and know what we're up against. We sent his...
Thanks to you all for your wonderful responses. This Board has kept me sane and an informed "consumer" of our medical options. What you say about the Lupron continuation makes good sense. Thanks...
My husband finished his 8 weeks of IMRT last Friday. We've been celebrating ever since! He got through the treatment quite well--no fatigue at all, some urinary frequency and burning. He had his...