First half done.Congrats! The protocol with my HDR Brachy.... Slightly different, the entire process, while a bit intense, was completed in 2.5 days. These Chicago docs always like to do things...
Denis, Great POST. You are in a great frame of perspective as you face treatment on Tuesday. As a fellow HDR-BR traveller (3 years out Chicago, and doing quite well) I wish you the best in all...
Beth, Ur love, ur spirit, ur open courage has a extra human quality to it and serves as a source of compassion and hope to each of us ...in our own way. Thinking of you and your family and Gary as I...
Dewayne, Looking good. Im HDR / 25 months back and at a similar point, .25 PSA....feeling strong. ..down to every six months visit to test. Keep at it.. be strong...be great. BenSam...
Excellent News! Congrats!! I too am 2.3 years out from HDR Brachy (Chicago- slightly diff approach than UCLA ).I am @ .28 PSA and down to every six months. Let's GOGO HDR Brachy Team Best to all from...
Congrats P- man!! Yep the future is now....then again now...and then again now.....So, now is the best time ..to live your life :cool: :cool: I'm looking even further South..., Mexico...SMA or...
DEWAYNE-- Thank you for this update an a big congrats!! I also am at the 2 year post HDR Brachy treatment point--end of January 17 actually. Your information was very helpful for me. I am glad to...
Had HDR Brachy late Jan 2015.[b] 1. Patience is in order here is my first take. Need quite a bit more then 3 weeks or so to get everything to calm down a bit. 2. I have been on Flomax from the start...
My case. One year out since the HDR Brachy treatment ( Chicago, Jan 28.292015). The answer for me, is yes but limited to varying degrees depending on my own sense or "level" of libido---horniness--...
Thanks to all for the insightful responses. It is great that this home continues to be such a great source of information and a comfort as well. Best BenSam..... (Come on SPRING-time) (GO CUBBYS)...
Hello friends @ HEALING WELL site. It has been a while since I have ventured back in for a visit. It has been approx. 13 months since I was treated using the HDR Brachy Radiation approach here in...
Thank you for providing this information....
It has felt kinda lonely in this HDR BRACHY MONO treatment journey. Especially here in the mid west/Chicago..... Its been an interesting journey. No HDR BRACHY superstars in Chicago but some solid...
Best to you. If you make it down up this way let me know!! BenSam...
1. Did Dr. Yajnik say why he was doing the fractions on back to back days versus the one week/two week interval protocol by Demanes and Martinez, respectively? Does he offer the longer interval...
Hey there PT-Man. Thinking of ya and hoping you are well as well!! Shouldn't complain I know. Been a great summer of biking up and down Lake Michigan getting lost in the tunes.... and then someone...
dcd55 Yes I was treated by Dr. Santosh Yajnik. The overall experience was... challenging but not over the top awful. I had HDR Brachy over a two day period. The pharma made it bearable, little to no...
FANTASTIC!!!!...
.84 These are very good results 5 months out and exactly what I was hoping for .....all systems are go. Moving in the right direction.. step by step. BenSam :yeah: :yeah:...
Great news Dewayne!! Success breeds success... :smilewinkgrin:...
Interesting info. Thank you...
Good news!! Thanks for your report. Sounds as if all is moving in the right direction. I'm 3 months post HDR Brachy and also moving in the right direction....
I had it. Recommend it .Valuable. However, my high end BCBS insurance decided it was experimental and would not pay for it. 500USD $...
Dewayne From one HDR guy to another. Sounds great!!! Really Happy for you. Im about a month behind you, tried dumping the FLOMAX ... really not a good idea quite yet. Like you Im not freaking about...
My thoughts are with you! BenSam...
You are receiving the normal HDR Brachy treatment with it being done in two consecutive days. There are two schools of technique that deliver HDR Brachy. One school delivers the HDR first one day...
Best of luck. You made a fine choice. I had HDR BRACHY on Jan 28/29 in Chicago, IL. You will quickly recover and keep going strong. BenSam...
An important step Andrew. It will provide you with great insight..the poetry group that is....
Dewayne, Thanks for that update. It seems us HDR BRACHY guys are a very rare breed on this site. So as a fellow HDR BRACHY guy (done in 2 consecutive days), post 6 weeks treatment, I appreciate...
Understanding..connecting to the other...is about the best one can ask from this life. And Andrew you certainly succeed, exceed; in doing exactly that with ur writings!! BenSam...
This is such an important and validating discussion. I continue to experience and be somewhat embarrassed that I have questions of sadness, perhaps depression, regarding this thing I now wake up to...
All sounds quite good. Congratulations. With the Euro @ 1.10 against the US$ may be time to get back to Spain.....maybe a winter apartment In SEVILLE :)...
TDN was also my first concert ever... somewhere back in the early 1970s.....in DC. Momma told me not to come....!!!!!...
Congratulations... let the good vibes flow everywhere!...
Andrew... thats a kick in the butt...sorry Be focused.. let's get it under control as you decide next steps. We' re all rooting for u Big Time!! BenSam...
Thanks for your responses. Was able to get into see my URO this afternoon. It seems I have an infection and am being treated w Cipro for a couple of weeks. It was a relief to get a diagnosis and a...
This is sadly ironic... I didn't chose to go the surgery route for my PC treatment to avoid certain SE and if ultimately I need to have surgery for this " hernia thing" .... sometimes we can get...
ok... this is where it seems to get complicated..... UROs don't work on hernia issues ( if in fact that is what it is)??? I need to find another DOC, a surgeon, who has a focus on hernias.... ?? and...
It's definitely the small unexpected positives that make a huge difference. Congrats!!...
Has anyone every heard of HDR Brachy (or any RADIATION TREATMENT-not surgery) creating a painful reaction from a supposedly dormant hernia (left side). This cropped up in the last four-five days. I...
My RO told me today that with disciplined daily exercise one's recovery will be overall much more positive... I guess he specifically meant with radiation treatments such as our HDR Brachy... Cut...
Vince-- Hey Hi again!! My first URO also told me that surgery was the best option, followed by External Beam RT. He seemed to be quite involved ( financially ) with both those treatment options. I...
You tell a story, you get to the core, your paint a picture of a true path, your words resonate deep within all of us.... that is your gift for everyone.... yourself and all the members of this site....
Thanks to all for your support and advice. I am on 2 FLOMAX a day and 4 Uribel.. also 2 Colace. I have also started taking 2 regular dose aspirin using my logic that perhaps they can help relieve any...
Any advice will be greatly appreciated. My RO indicated he doesn't do PSA test until 6-8 weeks later? Should I ask for one at 4 weeks post? It has been a pretty rough month with the urination SEs....
I had four sessions of 9.5 GY for 7.5 minutes each spread over a 2 day period...
Craig, I am exactly four weeks post-treatment, HDR Brachy Mono using the MSK protocol of 2 consecutive days of treatment. My RO in Chicago trained at MSK so he uses that particular protocol as...
Pratoman, As u say it is not a straight line recovery.We have to remind ourselves of that over and over again. If we don't our bodies will certainly remind is. It is at times tough and it at times...
Thanks M_T... no he did not mention uripas. Uribel is supposed to do exactly that help with the burning....?? It turns the pee blue green.... like the Caribbean.... always nice for February winter in...
PDL thank you for this information. The urination issue is turning into a real big problem for me. Both frequency and pain. I am already taking two flomax a day and 4 uribel. I was under the...