Another thing….. I’m so happy I found this forum in 2014. The urologist was pressuring me towards surgery and he was a young doctor at Emory. It was here I learned about HDBrachy....
Hello all who might remember me. I was diagnosed at 48 with intermediate PCa. I don’t remember my numbers or scores, but my diagnosis came during the year of my 30 year h.s. reunion. Now I’m planning...
Not permanent for me and I’m 10 years. I will say volume is just about 10% of what it was but not “dry” at all....
To be honest, my side effects are minimal. Just low volume ejaculate and decreased sex drive I suppose. But I am 57 too so….. Either I got used to slight burning when I urinate or it’s unnoticeable...
They read a letter at the RnR Hall of Fame Induction in October that said he had Stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer and couldn’t make the trip to LA....
Hello all, Just checking in for another year. I appreciate this site because back in 2014 I was diagnosed w/ intermediate PCa as a 48 year old healthy man in my best shape since college. (57 yrs old...
My dad had a large cancerous tumor in his colon at 58 years old and wore a bag for his last 25 years so I definitely don’t want colon cancer. His prostate cancer (he had 6-7 cancers and died with...
I had my HDR at Emory Urology at St. Josephs, but my doctor, an avid skier, moved to Colorado a few years ago. Dr. Peter Rossi in Colorado Springs. I’ve been very pleased though but I think you’re...
Hello all, It’s been a year and a half since I visited and I hope everyone is doing well. My PSA continues to be undetectable and I remain relatively side-effect free. Just a little different in the...
No I didn’t. I’ve always had low T, and I take a supplement for that and my T usually runs in the 400s now with that....
You remember correctly. I convinced my wife to try it during the week between treatment one and two. It was like a scene from the Exorcist.... My wife told on me too and the doctor scolded me for...
Hello All, It seems like a while since I’ve been here. I’m two or three years strong with a < 0.1 PSA and my digital exams are all ‘solid’. No issues so I’m considering myself cured. I go for a...
I came along after the name change but I’m a fan. Here’s a great performance of “Volunteers” at the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame ceremony 22 years ago. https://youtu.be/4KBNq43pUts[url]...
I go to a urologist at Emory who’s billed as a specialist and expert in male reproduction, testosterone, prostate cancer, etc. I’ve been taking the T gel under the arm for the past 12 months, and...
Awesome Yoop! I almost had the same treatment as you but with my answers on the questionaire he said I might be more favorable with HDR Brachytherapy. I’m sitting here almost 4 years out worrying...
F8, I purchased an insurance policy when I was 35 and my Tryglecerides came in around 500 (not fasting). I’m pretty proactive on my health, so I’ve been fighting it ever since with varying degrees...
I don’t know everything, but even I could see that TA, and others, put in a lot of time into their posts. Imagine researching and developing a post over a few hours only to have it deleted without...
“Undetectable” is how my PCP casually described my PSA results this morning. It was 0.10 officially. Along with that, my cholesterol was its lowest in 15 years and I became a grandpa for the first...
I hate to read all of this. Almost 48 months ago I found this forum, straight out of an appointment with a young urologist who was anxious to perform surgery on me, and Tall Allen was certainly one...
I hear you. I like beer. One thing I’ve done is replace french fries with green beans, and it’s made up some points. I try to eat one of the frozen ‘Lean Cuisine’ meals a day, usually for lunch, and...
For what it’s worth, I’ve found the best diet is 3 square meals a day, with a maximum calorie intake based on weight, height, goal, etc. Combined with weight training and cardio 5x + a week, it’s...
I had an anal fissure and it was the worst part of the whole cancer. Got it from the biopsy. Three doctors misdiagnosed it as internal hemorrhoids and I finally went to a gastroenterologist. He gave...
A lot of that 7 hours is waiting, in recovery, and awake. I tried to detail my experience about 3.5 years ago. Two sessions, two weeks apart. After the first treatment I went to a school board...
I haven’t read all the comments so I apologize if this has been brought up. I have low Vitamin D, and had prostate cancer. I sucked at science, but I was pretty good at math, statistics, etc. Anyway,...
For what it’s worth, my two HDR sessions (2 weeks apart) were like two completely different procedures altogether. Tell the anesthesiologist, the oncologist, etc. My first procedure was pretty...
I purchased the finest 6-pack my local beer store offered for that first Friday night (5 days after treatment) after my first HDR session. Drank them with my b-n-l, who had just retired as a a Lt....
The others above have given good answers, but for me (I had ‘intermediate PCa at 48 while I was extremely active and in the best shape I had been in since my 20s; doing CrossFit, playing basketball...
All things considered, HDR wasn't that big of an inconvenience to me. I'd definitely do it again. Other great suggestions above too....
I go to a urologist at Emory who's considered an expert in male hormones, sexual reproduction, etc. etc. I was low T prior to cancer and my PCP put me on a shot replacement therapy. Then I got the...
Music. I'm a professional listener. Never learned to play a lick, but I spend hours a day listening to one of my Bose systems. I'm 52 and just recently had six 'Memphis Sound' speakers installed in...
the worst pain/ordeal of this all was my first year after the biopsy. My urologist, a young, first year doctor did something during biopsy to give me a fissure. Three doctors, including the general...
Things have gotten considerably better for me in a few ways: -PSA is now at 0.20; with a steady and consistent decline. -Digital exam (only my second since therapy) checked out well last week. -Sex...
Not sure if anyone else CrossFits. I do a modified version with a personal trainer, who also own a CrossFit "Box", as they call their gyms. I credit my fitness for my relatively easy time through my...
I'm not exactly sure what number is NADR, but mine has been 0.30 or below for the last three tests over a year so I voted 3 years....
My latest PSA, just last week, was 0.20 and that was a drop from 0.27 three months earlier. I'm taking a T replacement therapy so I'm getting checked pretty frequently. So I'm at 3.5 years and still...
It'll go away. I'm three years out and my urinary function is excellent. I hardly ever have to get up at night, but most of my buddies my age say they do....
Good choice my man. You'll experience some side effects for a year or so; but in my experience HDR is the best treatment choice. I'm three years out with only ONE side effect: low volume ejaculate....
Uploaded my labs today in anticipation of my urologist appointment next week I had my first HDR treatment Dec. 2, 2014. PSA: 0.27 Everything is good. Only SE I can say is low volume ejaculate. Happy...
I started today. To the guys who've had chemo, that's the original intent of "No Shave November"; to grow out facial hair in honor of those men who CAN'T because of chemo....
I'm only 51, and my HDR treatment was three years ago. My T level was low, even prior to treatment. My PCP subscribed me T injections (at 48) and I was feeling 30; working out hard, playing...
I took the flomax for a month or so and then backed off to once a week. It'll get better. I had urgency for a few months but after a few months that'll go away....
I think urologists are required to take a "sales" course in med school... :turn: Seriously though, I agree. The recovery alone makes it a much better option, in my opinion, and it has the same long...
Good report Chipmaker. I'm about 100 miles from UAB myself (NW Georgia), but grew up in North Alabama. I had my HDR Brachytherapy at Emory, by a well-known Radiation Oncologist. To be honest, he was...
Were you taking finesteride to grow hair? Either way, did it? I would be interested to know if it did in fact grow/thicken your hair. I took it for a few months years ago. Sorry to be so vain......
I was 'just 48' when diagnosed. You've received some good advice. Don't go with a Navy doctor. No disrespect, but get the opinions of experts in the field. I spent a day at Duke talking to...
I have an 81 year old client who sort of power walks about 6-10 miles a day, 5x a week. He'll stop by my office occasionally and he gets a good sweat. I work out with a trainer and do cardio (bike...
Thank you all. I'm not a good forum member any more, but I'm sure glad I found this place. I probably would've done well with my urologist' recommendation of "surgery, totally", (he was like 35 yrs....
To be clear, I'm at 400 AFTER T supplement therapy. I agree with others, get an expert to help you with this since you've had cancer. As I said, my PCP scoffed at the dosage a specialist from...
I have. My urologist wanted me to get to two years and a stable PSA first though. I take an injection every two weeks but my PCP said "that's too low of a dose", so apparently they're still taking it...
Hard to believe it's been 30 months. PSA results back today: 0.30 from my Primary doc's lab. I love how his nurse casually said, "PSA is normal at 0.30....". Obviously she didn't know/realize the...