Congrats Red--I told you that "IT" would come back!...
John T--Congrats to a distinguished Vietnam Vet and real sportsman. I hope that you and your family have many good meals! Salute! Bill...
Purg, Good news and good advice; "Let the county VA service office handle the paperwork"..Have no idea what the PTSD help is about but hope that it is beneficial. Bill :yeah:...
Mark, Please slow down and regroup. Go to a pistol or trap range and relieve some of your frustrations; a cold beer or 3 afterwards helps also. Nothing will be done as quick as you want it to! First:...
Mel, At the VA my labs are done AFTER my meeting with a doc and I receive a summary about 2 weeks later. Never a phone call. Civilian doc at Gunderson in LaCrosse has all the info he needs since my...
Brava et al, These meds can be dangerous! VA doc said he would put me on flowmax and doxazosin arrived in the mail a few days later. It relieved my urinary problems but I started getting dizzy....
Mark, I'm late to the party!! Sorry.....
Mark, You have decided to have a biopsy and with an abnormal DRE it's the right decision. For me it was a painless affair except for the snapping of what felt like a rubber band each time a core was...
Drifter, Everyone is different, but I feel that I lucked out with my choice of radiation and 3 years of Lipton. I was diagnosed at age 68 and I'm 74 now. The hormone therapy really fatigued me after...
Red, Great news-keep it going. At your young age I believe that IT will come back! I'm an old man and it did so keep the faith.. Bill...
Glad to see that you got approved and that it is working; it must be a real brain drain having to run into walls and doors to get it approved! Regarding this forum, I look in occasionally and rarely...
All my best Sonny! I have a friend in my group who had no reactions from the chemo and continued to work; I hope that's the same for you......
Ziggy, All my best! Keep your dog(s) close--lol...
With time radiation proctitis symptoms become less frequent and severe. A colonoscopy verified the problem, but I opted to not have laser or oxygen treatment . At a younger age, I would have had the...
Red, Congrats on serving your sentence, and welcome back to the world. Yeah, 3 years is a long time for a young man but you will fell better and "IT" will come back! It took me probably 11/2 years...
Soldier, I have been following your trials and tribulations for a few years and just want you to know that I have always been in your corner. All my best!! Bill...
Thanks Tony for all that you do. I'm sorry to hear about your friend, but I'm certain that he and his family appreciate your assistance! Interestingly, Obama, Romney, and now Trump have had a psa...
142 Hang tough! I've always appreciated your support by private correspondence in the past...Hope that you can make it to a firing range and shoot your Kimber; it sooths the soul. All my best!!! Bill...
Ed, Don't give up on him! I don't think that you will, but inform him that a member had a psa of 4.89 at diagnosis--Gleason 8 with 80% involvement. Radiation & 3 years of lupron & now psa is going...
Mr & Mrs WW Both of you keep it going! I'm still in awe of the support that Mrs WW was able to enlist for Jerry L's petition. Have a great summer. Bill...
Gunner--Congrats on your labs! Your attitude and guts is contagious and inspirational. All the best to you in the future. Bill...
Thanks Yoop. "UNENDING"--Yeah, I imagine we have members who recommend that their sons get the test as well as those that advise against it!! Bill...
Tony--Thanks for posting this. I'm glad that you are in your 8th year; hopefully, you are finished for,life. It seems that the subject of screening was completely avoided. I went to my support group...
Riverboat Gunner The heck with it!! Just reload your ma deuce .50 and keep plugging. "It weren't nothing". Sunny days ahead. Bill...
Sal & Susan, God bless you both; you went the distance! Bill...
Todd--I commend you for bringing up a subject that many don't desire to discuss. Although psa testing didn't benefit you or me, hopefully for those men that follow your common sense approach will be...
Clock congrats to the man with the "voice of reason". I believe that you have it whipped! Bill...
April Tests Congrats guys & gals! The best monthly report yet. I've been off my 3 year sentenance of lupron for more than a year now so had knee replacement surgery. At age 73 something else will get...
Yoop--Thanks for publishing this good news which is long overdue. Jerry L was instrumental in having over 500 individuals write to their congressmen and I hope that these letters prove to be helpful....
Tony, As the forum moderator you were the 1st to welcome me and I considered you to be my model; Yeah, you are still my leader! Stay cured my friend. Bill...
Logo--I feel honored to be remembered by the "poet laureate" of this forum and appreciate your sentiments. Although a vast distance separates us, I would hate to play cards with you; the ability to...
Well, all good things must come to an end. In the future, I'll have to ask my gay friends if I'm homophobic and a bigot. I'll stand by my personal preference regarding not having an openly gay...
I'm an "old man", live in the "sticks", and have never seen an advertisement from a practioner regarding compassionate treatment of gay men; I doubt that advertisements regarding this issue have...
Tdjnam, Sorry that you need another treatment. I don't know what transpired between you and your Uro, but he should not have withheld the info on your margins; there is too much of drs not levelling...
Tall Allen, Thanks a bunch! I'm glad that I can disregard info on "total exposure" from the 60's that I was required to learn during NBC courses in the service-lol.. Bill :idea:...
This is probably an inappropriate question to ask on this thread, but I have a question for our "experts". With primary therapy being rt, it is my understanding that 81gys is the maximum that can be...
Red, Just my uneducated opinions based on my miserable experience. Based on your rapid psa rise you either have an infection or aggressive case of prostate cancer. If there is no decrease in your psa...
Big Mac, I am very happy that you got your "plumbing" fixed; it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Your efforts in helping men on this forum are recognized as is your efforts in kick starting...
Dave/Purg, Soldier, do what you have to do but I don't want you to have withdrawal symptoms by leaving this forum suddenly. Some of our members are taking a summer break while still lurking...
Chris, Just to let you know that I'm in your corner! Although I'm a radiation guy, at your tender age go for the gusto--I mean cure. Probably have open surgery with some lymph nodes removed to...
Hopefully, your rectal bleeding will partially resolve itself. A year after my imrt I had a colonscopy which broke my radiation proctitis open. My pants were soaked when I got out of the car after a...
Chris, Thanks for "paying it forward". Wish you the best! Bill :idea:...
Walt, All the best to you! Not everyone has his own private nurse. Treat your wife to a good bottle of wine--lol Bill :idea:...
Paul, Congratulations! The "seed men" would be proud of you. Yeap, I think you made an outstanding choice. All the best to you. Bill :idea:...
Ronnie, We are in your corner! It was a miserable time and way to discover that the PCa had spread, but like Tall Allen, PDa, and others have mentioned the "rp was not in vain". Research published in...
Nancy, My condolences and prayers for you. I hope that your sister "warrior women" can assist you to heal. Take care of yourself and godspeed. Bill :idea:...
Lieutenant, Well said! Let's never forget our fallen comrades. A rough day. Bill :idea:...
Deros 1969-Friendly Fire 2, This is Friendly Fire 1 and I want to apologize for inviting you by email to revisit this forum for advice and support. I regret that a "caustic" member disputed your...
Simply outstanding that you caught it at such a young age (37). Tell your friends and relatives to get a psa test. I wish you a long life youngster and thanks for remembering us. Bill :idea:...
BillyBob, Bob, and Bill, PDa is wrong once in his life--BillyBob's humor is called "English Humor" or that's what my dad would say when my English mother had him befuddled or in stitches; I love your...