I'm coming up to my next urologist visit (UCLA) in two weeks - just turned 59. My last visit(s) 6 months ago gave me a PSA of 3.8 - at the time, my urologist said that I was under the magic 4.0, so...
Bob - That is my "interpretation" of the PSA test as well, and how *I* treat its results. Mine has been incrementally climbing every year since I've been getting a PSA test, but the rate of increase...
I received an email from Olga last night too, verifying that they have resumed performing this procedure in Cyprus; I didn't get a price quote however. All I can say is that I'm glad that I have a...
Agreed, Dave. In my case, I've been watching my PSA # creep up for the last 6-7 years; not too keen on a needle biopsy, though. Do I have early onset prostate cancer? Statistically-speaking, probably...
Re: Pre/Post PSA scores before/after G-G, I would call your attention to this article: http://prostatecancerinfolink.net/2009/12/25/gats-hypothesis-for-the-cause-of-most-prostate-cancers/ To wit:...
Honestly, I would think that there would HAVE to be a reduction in PSA values after the G-G procedure. It's pretty simple arithmetic - a larger prostate (read: BPH) will produce higher PSA values;...
Yes - I myself am especially interested in the before-after PSA #'s for those that have gone through the G-G procedure. My own PSA score has been edging up for the last few years; I KNOW that my...
Good news, Robert! I just went on Alfuzosin myself; no surgery/procedures yet, but I'm leaning heavily towards Gat-Goren. I am 8 days post-op from a da Vinci Robotic-assisted sigmoid colectomy; had...
IMHO, it's several things, to wit: - The GG procedure isn't easy to teach/learn. - The GG procedure doesn't require any "Big Pharma" intervention, vis a vis supplying any "product"; hence, they'll be...
Well, you boys are WAY ahead of me on the technical side of things - as my father said ~57 1/2 years ago to my Mom: "Don't tell me about the labor pains; just show me my baby!"...
Great update, Chicago Dave! I'm "all-in" for ONE of these two procedures (What about BOTH, I wonder...???); obviously, staying Stateside is certainly easier. I'm glad to hear that Drs. Gat & Goren...
rphguy - Many thanks for coming on here! FYI - I wrote to Gat Goren ~1 month ago, and DID get a reply - they are currently on long term "research", with no anticipated timeframe to resume their...
Thanks for replying, Dave! I was specifically hoping that you and Bob in NJ would reply, and I would most DEFINITELY like to communicate w/you via email and voice-to voice......
O.K. - First post here. I'm 57 years old, and have had a "bashful bladder" ever since I was a kid. As an aging bicyclist, I have found that in the last couple years, I'm experiencing an even more...