I also bought into the acid/alkaline theory to some degree. My limited understanding of it was that cancer had difficulty thriving in an alkaline environment. By testing my Ph levels on urine and...
Can I ask you, what do you attribute your success to? In an effort to answer your question jaybee... Firstly i wouldn't use the word "success"..."progress" might be a better word. Belief, support,...
"I got the result of my recent MRI from the Dr. yesterday. He said it was "great." He indicated that the cancer is "certainly no worse than the last time" and "maybe even improved". He found the...
Nice job JackH on laying the AS thing out the way you did. i would imagine that it will be helpful to many newcomers. I agree with those who think that suitability for AS has to do with our...
Wolfster, It seems to me you are in an interesting position. It also seems to me that natural remedies and homeopathy are readily dismissed on this site. There is plenty of evidence to support...
Great to read all this discussion on diet. i have been practicing a fairly strict vegan diet since diagnosis and am very happy with the results so far: down to fighting weight for the first time...
I would have thought that the trans perineum biopsy was at least one improved way of getting more accurate biopsies and therefore better information so we could rely a bit more on the Gleason score....
Sharken. A couple of thoughts. i was still feeling the effects of the biopsy a year after...wouldn't want another one. I chose AS. So far (2 years) i'm glad i did. Still haven't found a Dr. who...
Well Toyoung I hope you are wiser now. I'm not. Am also on AS and the PSA scores seem to be all we have to go on, as well as biopsy's of coarse...and they tell us that the PSA scores are hit and...
Thank you Tigerfan53. Let's hope it is interesting....
OK GeetarMan. I see from the report 4 Adenocarcinoma Gleason Sores of 6, (3+3), involving 1, more than 1% of 0.1 mm. 2,7mm, 45%. 3, 5 mm, 35% and 4, 3mm, 20%. I have to say you are the first person...
65 next week, i don't know the percentages...would have to check the original biopsy....
Congratulations. Inspirational. Post more often. Some of us need to hear stories like yours....
Is it possible that those of us who had bad cholesterol numbers also had dubious diets/lifestyles and by taking the statins and lowering the numbers we didn't change the lifestyle patterns that were...
Good work CapHuff, As you can see you stimulated some good posts that will help others with decisions. Personally I would like to hear some more stories of success or failure, if those are the...
Thank you for venting. As one of those guys on AS I feel somewhat encouraged by your post. AS has its own problems which would take too long to go into. Your post could help a lot of people....
OK Andy. You hear it? Slow down or stop. that's the message I'm hearing from these guys. Been reading posts for a while and I don't think I've come across one that said he was glad he had rushed into...
" I'm again interested in the primary theme of this thread: natural healing healthy diet, meditation, exercise, acupuncture, aromatherapy, etc. All just as relevant to glowing good health and fitness...
Congratulations Bill. Well done. I wondered what happened...have been off HW with HW website problems on my computer. Your great result inspires the me....
Yes Bill. Either way I believe it is important to be eating "right" for us before and after whatever treatment. In the vein of loaded words I would say the word "diet" is pretty loaded itself. Many...
Great work Jaybee. Thank you for going to all this trouble and posting your findings....
So Jaybee you ask what do I think of eggs? I think they are risky for me. I used to eat a lot of them. Just before my diagnosis I had my own chickens and a laying duck. The macrobiotic people seem...
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OOPS the link http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-reviews/book-review-the-dublin-doctor-who-is-beating-cancer-30796329.html...
Jay Bee, I just wanted to share a food story with you. I changed my SAD to strict macrobiotic (vegan et al) and went from pudgy 195 to an anorexic cancer looking skinny 150 in record time. like you...
Hi PCCstudent, Thank you for mentioning being bothered by the 'oh that is easily treated today" remark. The similar remark from my diagnosing urologist was "it's the best cancer to get." Maybe I just...
Thank you people. Perhaps I should have mentioned in the original question that the reason i want accurate PH readings is because many scientists believe that cancer cannot grow in an alkaline...
I am currently trying to experiment with increasing my body's alkalinity levels. I am using litmus paper dipped in saliva or/and urine to get the readings. The readings can vary anything from 6.3 to...
Thank you all for contributing to this post. I am finding a lot of useful and inspiring information in it. Currently I am relying on a strict macrobiotic diet and some enzymes as treatment. I would...
"Allen I think mentioned today that Active Surveillance is more organized than folks might think" Yeah. i believe so. i just haven't connected with it yet. i heard there are Dr's who specialize in it...
Hi Bill. Not going to give you advise. Great to hear what you are doing and can as an AS person myself can relate to your notion of "rolling the dice.'' A couple of thoughts,,,,EVERYBODY'S rolling...
Maroonmanx, I am currently on AS and so far have had no reason to regret it...but it's early yet. Good luck and thank you for bringing the subject up. i don't read a lot on it here. I think it's...
Re:Transperineal Biopsy My research led me to the conclusion that the transperineal biopsy was the most reliable way currently available to detect prostate cancer. However, I hastily add that I am...
64. and yes i am considering myself on AS but i need to find out if my GS is still a 6. The other info I need is, is the cancer already detected increasing and if so at what kind of a rate. I'm...
Thank you all for your replies. It is really most helpful. After some going around and around i did end up with a meeting in Chicago with the recommended Dr. Moran. i am waiting on the insurance...
Thank you all....
Hi Worrieddaughter14. Your Dad is blessed to have you. I am 64, was diagnosed with PC 13 months ago and don't want aggressive treatment...doing everything to avoid even another biopsy. I have two...
Thank you again Guys. Some prettly blunt stuff! I like it blunt...not the coil, the skinny. Actually the thing that bummed me out the most so far was my original urologist telling me that the biopsy...
Thank you gentlemen. This is helpful....
Got one scheduled for next week. Any suggestions for preparation. Am hearing a few disturbing things about this procedure! Will I be able to travel afterwards?....have a very long road trip planned...
Thank you gentlemen. You recommend people in this country...that sounds great. And, the MP-MRI was my next question. I live in Phoenix and don't want to travel anywhere for treatment but am willing...
My AS program isn't going quite as I would like just now. Have found a Dr. in Ireland who has a great reputation in brachy...my daughter works with him. Therefore I trust him. The thing is he does...
Thank you gentlemen. You have collectively given me a lot to think about and do. I tried to get back to each of you to thank you by individual email, but that didn't seem to work that good. Much...
Welcome Lou. I think you are in the right place. You have already had great advice. i am a year down the road with AS but I have been on my own. Had i listened to my diagnosing urologist I would have...
Trying just about anything but regular medical stuff such as chemo, radiation, or surgery. Am hoping for a cure at best, or a slow down at worst. can't claim much success if i am to believe the...