Rest In Peace...
Answer depends. Post-RP, no. Post-RT (which in many men ultimately leads to dry orgasm), maybe a little....
That’s solid!...
The Partin & Walsh papers (these are the guys at MSKCC who developed the nomograms) specifically say to use all values since your last treatment. Some lesser known publications have used other time...
No; although to be honest I have no idea what you think you’ve “calculated” there. PSA kinetics, and all biological doubling, is exponential, not linear. If you were CIO, then you (or anyone else)...
You should feel GREAT about that. You are going to die of a heart attach at age 100, not from PC. People don’t die from low grade PC, which is what you have. Live your life without undue worry about...
I’m going to disagree with some of the earlier comments in this thread. First, doubling time calculation is not complicated. Second, it is not an estimate or an extrapolation. Also, since you...
I couldn’t disagree more strongly, and to characterize him as “online support” indicates that you are unaware of his business model. One doesn’t have to look far beyond HW/PC to gauge the impact...
So glad to hear that you are receiving, and listening to, solid advice. After 6.5 yrs, your favorable test results in the barely-detectable range are very encouraging for the long term, especially...
I always—and have taught my kids the same—go out of my way to say “please” and “thank you” in all situations. It doesn’t offend anyone, whereas its absence may offend someone, and can make someone...
A guest essay published in today’s NYT helps remind us that it may only be our little HW/PC bubble that is so anxious to know every little detail of this diagnosis/treatment. The essay begins with:...
Is it “more trouble than it is worth,” you ask. I’d be the first to stand up and say that the decision to strip honoraria should be approached cautiously, with at least some consideration of...
Eponyms are everywhere...in many fields including medicine, but probably moreso in other sciences. I have an eponym. It was bestowed on me by a professor in the top engineering school I attended:...
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Ok, SVI & EPE, now I get the uPSA (otherwise no). But you’ve got 5 years of fantastic numbers. I’ve worked through stats of enough lists of numbers to look at yours and say the latest (even though...
Congratulations on a very long streak of super low PSAs!! I don’t know more of your history than what is here, but I’m wondering to myself why you are even still getting 2x/yr measurements. These are...
Best viewed on laptop, but you can zoom in on a mobile device, too… https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/feb/06/martin-rowson-king-charles-cancer-diagnosis-cartoon#img-1 Brilliantly...
There certainly is an element of “luck” in any medical surgery/procedure. Some might call it the “human factor.” Personally, I’d accept the statement of support, reassurance and encouragement as it...
it, Let’s not overthink this. You said you “never understood” it. I gave an example and said “I get it.” Not implying you had ill-intent or poor taste. Maybe a little naivety, which is especially...
I have a friend with an unusual anal cancer. She works for one of the Big 4 accounting firms. She’s 60, maybe 61. Her career is over. Now sporting a wig as a result of chemo. She’ll probably end up...
My response is not related to Medicare (I’m not yet signed-up), but IS related to Tadalafil… For 15 years I’ve been buying daily Tadalafil from an online offshore mail order pharmacy. Zero complaints...
You must be elated! Congratulations!!!...
Forgot, in my earlier post, to add the link I had in mind…here it is: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0302283817301082#bib0200 Having trouble getting motivated/getting over the...
racquetball77, I only know the little about you posted here in this thread, so I'll ask you to forgive me in advance if something important has been overlooked, but there is SO MUCH long history of...
racquetball77, Before offering a comment/feedback, please allow me to ask… You mentioned that now you can walk 1/2 mile, but are breathing hard as a result. You also implied that relatively recently...
Halbert, I agree. I believe your numbers roughly line up with mine, with more drill-down...
To the original question, the form is worded as such because one is able to initiate SS benefits AND continue working…not a smart thing to do. So, enter your last planned day of work and do not check...
Unfortunately, this one is sorta a runaway freight train… The “good/bad” tags originated (appropriately) as differentiators within the subset of prostate cancer , and was never intended to compare...
TomC, .05 PSA is “mice nuts.” Tiny. Stop getting the sensitive PSA test....
Unfortunately, the study doesn’t effectively address the vast misinformation prevalent on patient-centered sites…points are often presented (and in my informal observation) absorbed as general fact,...
TJ123, There IS demonstrated association (not necessarily a correlation) between BHP and infrequent sex. BPH is believed to be “quasi-programmed,” so the thought is specifically that the prostate’s...
Every man would be diagnosed with prostate cancer, except that most men do not live long enough, dying from other age-related diseases. Autopsy studies of people who die of other causes have shown...
Treating a harmless (call it what you'd like) "cancer" creates side effects without creating any value. "Gleason 6 prostate cancer has never been shown to metastasize. It's a harmless, benign tumor...
Go Gators!...
David, your PC battle--as well as other battles--have been eye-opening reminders for HW readers. I believe I speak for many others who are hoping that you can squeeze in more "good days." Take care......
davidg, I have a better idea. (Casey - this is one of the worst Rule 3 violations I've seen here. I couldn't even just edit it. I've removed your text. - 142)...
It became known as "the Spamadi Rule." Casey, will you [i]please give it a rest? -- your pal, PeterDA[/blue]...
Deleted the useless recapitulations of several-year-old controversies from this thread. ...
For reference, and directly to clocknut's question: http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35&m=2010520 ...
Off the original poster's topic, but...PeterDA, this has been previously reported here... Deleted the useless recapitulations of several-year-old controversies from this thread. ...
It may be appropriate to let “ErikG13” know that in the past this web site has experienced quite a bit of “spam” (akin to advertisement) which was traced to one particular surgeon. Newcomers to HW...
I share your disgust and dismay. Moreover, I cannot believe that such behavior -- emailing a member to berate him -- is tolerated by Peter Waite and the moderators. More net HARM than good? Or more...
Casey59 said... Patient: Bu my insurance isn't very good! Doc: Ahhh, don't worry. You're on Facebook, aren't you..." Patient: Of course I am, Doc....
I share Jim’s appreciation, Tony, for you sharing the valuable insight you have access to. I always find it interesting to gain an insider’s perspective into the topics of discussion between the...
Sad Those responsible for the personal ad hominen attacks which got out of hand in mid-June continue to drag HW down. Their month-long ban wasn't long enough...and unfortunately they came back. Can’t...
Zelefsky may arguably be one of THE most important BT leaders in the WORLD. And one of the ad links I provided was from CPC. I don't know so much about the prostate-cancer.com site. I the I...
A Yooper said... Anyone that blindly follows a medical professional's "decision" - particularly a significant decision - without doing their own due diligence and getting additional opinions is...
Didn't mean for that part of my post to be controversial, A Yooper. That's a phrase the doctors use for one aspect of BT's popularity ("patient convenience" per Zelefsky in technical paper, for...
Patient: But my insurance isn't very good! Doc: Ahhh, don't worry. You're on Facebook, aren't you...?...
Tony, If one of the doctors happens to be known (unfavorably) amongst his more well-regarded cross-town peers as a “rush-to-surgery” guy, his patient dialogues may be more along these lines: Doc: I...