John, when you pee try "stop and hold" a few times...it feels like you are really exercising that muscle down there and you instant feedback!...
In my opinion, once you have the BPH possiblity out of the picture I would go straight for the MRI screening/ guided biopsy. I personally had the MRI guided biopsy (4 needles) followed straight away...
Jolly, lucky man...enjoying Bali! Ubud? Good to hear your progress. I stayed wet for ages...still squirting now and again but what helped me a lot was the exercise of stopping peeing in mid stream...
Good advise from TA! Believe the MRI results and absolutely no need to subject yourself to a random shot biopsy. The one I had missed aggressive nodules and came up negative anyway....
Ao, good idea to have 3T MRI....if anything of significance is found you may well be able to proceed to MRI guided biopsy. I was on a study of using this scanning, an area of interest was highlighted...
Erections are very important to me! To take part in a marathon you need to train, right? Post op, I exercised the muscle each morning in the shower. Over time it built up! Stimulation is...
John, thanks for bringing this issue up. I'm over 2 yrs out from surgery and about 4 months post SRT. I'm finding I squirt now and again even now so I'm back to what worked for me...during peeing,...
Deanne...my thoughts and best wishes to you both... from Australia!...
Thankyou Gemlin....the very point I seem to have missed!...
Why am I confused with this? Am I missing something? .05 being undetectable or zero here and in a thread initiated by Tall Allen .03 is the new level indicating a biochemical recurrence! I'm...
Bailing twine...I would say go for it! MRI screening and guided biopsy was how my PCa G4+3 was diagnosed. I had to endure the usual random byopsy of 12 gags immediately after in the trial and it...
Guys....Thanks for putting me slightly more at ease!...
I completed 7 weeks of SRT in May. PSA prior to SRT was .16 Less than one month after finishing SRT my PSA came down to .05 and I was thrilled! It's now over 3 months post SRT and results are PSA .04...
In my case Woody, 3 weeks after completion of SRT my PSA was down from .16 to .05 so I'm hoping my 3 month testing will indicate at least the same or ideally back to .01 Side effects minimal during...
I'd recommend to anyone having trouble with incontinence to combine kegels with mid stream stops when peeing. Two or three stops each time helped me heaps when I was still struggling after 15 months...
I believe quite a few guys found the daily travel the most of a bind. In my case, living on my boat, I was most fortunate to be able to moor it within 10 minutes walk of the cancer clinic here in...
G'day Greg, I know the track and its difficult terrain. I walked from Cockle Creek to South Cape Bay and back, took 6 hrs and was knackering. If you did the whole trek with 20+kg that was huge, well...
I hope you will go for the MRI guided biopsy to target the lesions and not the old random biopsy which in my opinion is far too hit & miss! Go well and all the best!...
Saw Lateline too! In my case at diagnosis, surgery was advised the best course for younger fit guys...even by my second opinion urologist! SRT as a backup was also sighted, which I've just completed....
Greg, sorry to take so long getting back to answer your question re insurance or no. I have no insurance but was most fortunate to be considered for an MRI guided biopsy clinical trial at the Wesley,...
I have to say what helped me was daily massage in the shower each morning...need to get that blood flowing! Worked for me!...
Bugger me Greg...you were continent after 2 hrs? I took all of 15 months! How's the ED? I reckon you've been told...ease up on the walking mate! Well done on your great recovery!...
Good to hear you are doing so well Greg! Michael, I was told if you have good erections before surgery the likely outcome after is more favourable. Indeed it was for me, thankfully! After the...
Hello Sweetjoy, I'm retired but I've just 1 SRT session to go and I feel fine though a little tired. My old job was quite physical but more general work would be manageable. Best wishes....
I trust you did your kegels regularly throughout...as I did but still dribbled at times after 15 months. What finally helped was stream stopping at least 3 times each time i pee, this it seems gave...
Greg, I had my op in BRWH almost 18 months ago, you will be up and about very soon. I was riding my push bike 4 weeks after the op....
I'm certainly in the recurrence zone and currently halfway through SRT. Interestingly my PSA doubling time was as early as 8 months after having clear margins and no Lymphnode involvement. Nerve...
I'm currently going through SRT...17 visits to go! Heartened by the mention of "less than 10% of men go on to experience systemic progression and death due to PCa....
Tall Allen, thankyou for clarifying the GS7 difference with 4+3 being far more aggressive. I'm T2 staged and hoped I was clear but PSA began climbing to currently 0.16 before starting SRT to Prostate...
Rich, Geoff Coughlin is a well respected robotic surgeon....the poms sent their people over to learn under him. He even rang me personally from Brisbane when I freaked out over the rising PSA post...
Ozzierich, I'm puzzled by your shocking aftercare? What exactly has been the issue? I was told to walk, do pelvic floor exercises and that it would be a month before I could ride my bike and it...
I'm all for the 3t mri before biopsy too! Significant nodules can be identified. Biopsies, as we know can indeed miss due to its very random targeting. My experience of a mri guided biopsy hit the G4...
Chasm, I'm pleased to see your PSA behaving so well @ 0.01 As I approach SRT one week from today I'm in fear of my incontinence going backwards as I still get stress sqirts now and again. That...
Alf, not sure how many Australian HW viewer/ posters are around but there are a few. I'm down in TASMANIA and about to undergo SRT In 1 weeks time. My surgeon in Brisbane recommended an RO..Dr...
20 months I was still having stress incontinence. However, a member here mentioned the exercise of stopping midstream while peeing...I do that 3 or 4 times each time i pee and it has helped...
I'm about 20 months too and still dribble. However I feel I've had some improvement by using a techneque mentioned by a member here of stopping midstream when peeing. I do it 3 or 4 times each time I...
The trial was conducted in Brisbane, Queensland in conjunction with a research being carried out in Netherlands. Multiparametric 3T prostate MRI. T2 weighted imaging in 3 planes. DWI. DCE. A dye was...
I was part of a trial using MRI scanning before biopsy. Then a MRI guided biopsy was conducted where 4 cores were taken. I then had to endure 12 random cores to make a comparison. The MRI guided...
TA, thankyou for your response, I do have stress incontinence, which is frustrating but I'm better off than many unfortunate guys! I do have a, I believe, an excellent RO, recommended by my surgeon...
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This thread has scared the hell out of me as I've just recently organised to undergo SRT! I guess what stands out is the quoted 30% success rate which to me is a potential deal breaker when SEs are...
I took the train and walked 20 mins to the hospital and convinced myself I could go the same way home to my boat but...no way! Thankfully friends insisted on picking me up!...
I think you should count your blessings Michael, I'd consider that issue to be a convenience not a problem. Well done on a great outcome!...
Chas, we seem to have similar signature. I still have stress incontinence and about to schedule SRT. I truly hope not to go backwards on incontinence! Do you have any options to alleviate your...
Well, I had a retest one month later on and it came back 0.12 so yes it continues to climb but at a more steady rate which I take some comfort from..the graph I keep continues up in a straight line...
I've suffered with lower back pain for years before PCa. Core muscle exercises help me a lot. I get down in the push-up position but on the elbows and hold the back straight for as long as I can...
Chas, I trust this is the end of your waterworks issues and that you continue with your excellent PSA numbers. Good luck! Alan...
Logo, My PSA Rise has been generally up a click per month, so I expected to see .1 or .11 The concern I have is that I live on my yacht and I'm quite a way from the RO in Brisbane. I hope to be up...
I guess I was more concerned with the hit on my immune system of 2 courses of antibiotics within 6 weeks and the stomach bugs contracted in India. I'll wait a month and do a retest....
My 3 monthly blood test was due, I was expecting to see a rise from .08 to about .10 but I was shocked with the numbers raised to .14.....6 clicks up in 3 months! Previously, I took an antibiotic...