Peter Pinto at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Five years after radiation and hormone treatment, the cancer came back. He does about two salvage prostatectomies a year, using...
Here's a Clinical Trial using MRI that's open & recruiting: Evaluation of Local Response of Prostate Cancer to Irradiation Using Multiparametric MRI and MR-Guided Biopsies NCI PROTOCOL ID:...
In 2013 I was part of an NIH (Bethesda, MD) study using MRI for targeted biopsy of PC. Surgery was scheduled, but when they found the cancer had spread to the lymph nodes, I met with all the doctors...
Are the statistics used in this slide correct? Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J587IWpTiA "How successful is it?" at 17:06 Metastatic Prostate Cancer - 5 years...
I was part of a "protocol" at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. My PCa was localized, but highly aggressive. All three doctors said the standard treatment is radiation with two...
How you handle it depends on who you are. I'm an Eeyore and wish I was a Tigger. Not everyone follows the same path. And yes, you go back and forth on the path, it's not a straight walk. It's been...
Is that your final answer? Rats! P.S. Thanks for the ADT + RT link. That's EXACTLY the information I was looking for....
You guys have given me good information to think about and talk to my doctor about. But here's what I'm thinking: With an undetectable PSA, my cancer has stopped growing, and there's not much in my...
Casodex was given to me *before* Lupron to prevent the "flare." I don't know if it would be effective after. "Flare can be avoided by giving drugs called anti-androgens for a few weeks when starting...
I watched Dr. Kwon's video, and it gave me hope. (I'm an Eeyore and wish I was a Tigger). I will mention his strategy to the doctors at NIH who are treating me. But I will have to check on the PSA...
I was also 48 at diagnosis. My PSA was 4.2, but I did some research and learned that lots of things could elevate PSA; it's usually a disease of older men; and it's usually a slow growing cancer, so...
My doctor has given me a choice. I've been on Lupron for 2 years (1 shot every 3 months) and finished 44 radiation treatments (IMRT/IGRT) Dec. 2013;. The cancer was not confined to the prostate, but...
I've been on ADT for 2 years; my final shot was last Tuesday. I'm hoping the cancer doesn't return. If it does, I'll be back on Lupron/Goserelin, until it fails. I'm being treated at NIH in Bethesda,...
Geez! You guys don't give me much to look forward to when my two years of hormone therapy ends. Now, after 1 1/2 years, my hot flashes are coming less often and aren't as severe. I have another 6...
When my biopsy came back positive, surgery was scheduled. But when I learned my cancer had spread outside the prostate, a round table of three doctors was called (I'm being treated at NIH in...
My Statistics Mistake Four years ago, the PSA was a standard test my PCP gave to all men 45+. Although, I was 48 and had no symptoms, it came back a 4.2, and he told me to see a specialist. I have a...
I've been on HT for 10 months, but haven't gained any weight. I lost 10 pounds after my DX because I was so depressed. I bicycled to my radiation treatments and still bicycle every day and weight...
10 months into ADT and I feel healthy except in the bedroom. 44 radiation treatments were finished last December. Yes, exercise makes a difference. I never felt any fatigue during the treatments. I...
Ask if you can have a targeted biopsy, i.e. one guided with MRI. It's being done at NIH and allows the sampling process to focus on suspicious areas....
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved enzalutamide in 2012 for use in men with advanced prostate cancer who have received chemotherapy. The drug is a type of hormone therapy called an...
Whenever the house gets messy, and my wife gets angry about it, I used to suggest we hire a young french maid. This hasn't gone over well in the past, but recently I suggested it again. Instead of...
Listen to your doctors. Yes, they are cautious. And there are many false positives, but I didn't see a specialist until it was too late. I "knew" PC only happened in old men, and I "knew" PC was slow...
Thanks for your thoughts guys. I guess no one has discovered a break-through strategy for overcoming this problem. Fauntleroy said it would take two years for my feelings to return if I'm on ADT for...
I won't start worrying until after my hormone therapy ends....
Yes, after 5 months of ADT, all the desire has gone. But just a month ago I still enjoyed rubbing my hands over my wife's skin. Now, when I caress her, it feels the same as if I were caressing a 20...
You are getting some great advice, John. I was 48 when my PSA was 4.1. I was told to see a specialist but didn't because I "knew" PC was an old person's disease and grew slowly. Less than 2 years...
I am in my fourth month of ADT. The action of goserelin (Zoladex) on my interest in sex is like a switch being turned off. My wife's main concern was I wouldn't be interested in hugging her or being...
I need to add, the doctor believes my lack of fatigue is due to my bicycling. NIH is now doing a study on radiation fatigue and exercise in men with prostate cancer. MWF men exercise for 1 hour at a...
Should I start a new thread? The short answer: six radiation treatments left. Radiation Side Effects (44 treatments, 9 weeks): Week 3: Diarrhea started, so the BRAT diet for children began. Goodbye...
With two weeks of radiation therapy left (44 treatments) and 1 year and 9 months of ADT, your letter gives me hope for the future. Thanks! I am 50. PSA 21 -- 6 months ago at DX. I am being treated at...
I'll be getting my first Lupron shot next Tuesday, so this was very helpful. Thank you!...
I hope to have a vacation like yours. I wish I had numbers like yours. And I hope I can live as long as you....
Your story gives us new members courage! Thank you....
Thank you all for your welcoming messages. Those uplifting stories were *exactly* what I needed to hear. I am an Eeyore that dwells on the bad news, and can't enjoy a sunny day without thinking it...
I'll find directions on how to add my signature. > How did the learn about your lymph node prior to surgery--was it through an MRI or some other sort of scan? MRI and CT showed it was likely, then a...
It's all relative. I'm bummed out too, but for different reasons. My surgery had been scheduled for Monday, July 29, but last week they confirmed the cancer had spread to at least one lymph node, so...
I'm a new member, too, unfortunately. My surgery had been scheduled for Monday, July 29, but last week they confirmed the cancer had spread to at least one lymph node, so the surgery was canceled and...