0311, I'll drink a beer in your honor tonight. Maybe it's of interest that Chris King told me to get a PSA 3 months after the procedure, and then not again until 9 months and 15 months. Semper Fi,...
John T, good for you getting out with your son and having the spirit and strength to pack out a moose. I'm sympathetic to the feelings of all but extreme anti-hunters, but having grown up on a farm...
I too owe a great deal to Allen. He brought considerable order to the chaos of trying to educate myself about prostate cancer and viable options. And, to further put him on the spot, I listened to...
0311, I had SBRT about the same time as you, ending 3/4. My baseline was 5.66, dropping to 2.38 on 6/15...so I'm on track also. As the others suggest, I doubt any single reading means much....
Redwing, just keep in mind my advice to work both sides. Most people have a stronger side, and if they build that one up and ignore the other, injury is nearly inevitable. Symmetrical strength...
Anchor point is critical. Get straight on that. A bow shop or YouTube video will help. One of the best things you could do is pick up a used traditional bow, 45-50 lbs, pull it back 25%, hold for a...
An SBRT practitioner (not the one I used for my treatment) told me that while HDR results were great, he did not expect to see many providers in the US--since the billable services were so much less...
Is there anything in the literature on extremely lean red meat (as in game)? I've looked and, not surprisingly, haven't found any. Over 95% of my meat is elk, deer, and game birds. Couldn't be leaner...
0311-I'm tracking about the same, with slightly more GI effects than you but improving. GU effects minor and about gone. No Viagra--Dr. King discouraged that--but lots of exercise in that department....
0311, I'm tracking with you but have worse bowel issues, particularly in the morning. I've been hitting some aspirin and ibuprofen to see if it helped, and though it may be just time things seem...
Nomar Lupron, same here--getting the fiducials placed got my attention. The upside, however, is that I could then tell people I am no literally The Man With the Golden Gun. It's not just in my head...
I finished mine 3/4 (five treatments in five days because of out-of-town treatment), 0311. I've had a few nights when I had to get up more than once, and some squirts. I also had some fatigue, but...
Dwight, I was also G6 (confirmed at JHU), higher volume than you, but all on one side. PNI was also identified. MRI suggested it was still encapusulated but close to wall. Based on what I read about...
Oh, I didn't see TA's NCCN post. Apologies for double posting....
The plot thickens... http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/857151#vp_1 ...
Thanks to all for your thoughts and to TA for the lit dump!...
I've been told that I am between low risk and favorable intermediate (T2a-b, G6, high volume in one half of prostate. The two doctors with whom I'm considering treatment (either SBRT or HDR) were not...
I was told by a very well-known practitioner of LDR brachytherapy that it would be a good idea to keep some distance between me and my pregnant girlfriend for 4 months, and six if I wanted to be...
I decided against surgery, but when I was still anticipating it I went to a PT with training in incontinence therapy (not a specialist, but someone on staff in one of our better centers). She had me...
I have been told by the insurance person in the CyberKnife clinic I'm planning treatment in that she thinks my federal employee group plan does not cover SBRT for prostate cancer (and she showed me...
Pab, if you haven't already look at the "just diagnosed" thread Tom just started and, more important, the first two sticky threads at the top of the list. The states of science and practice are...
Tom, you have made a great first move by coming to this place. I'll tell you what others told me on my arrival here: go to the "Newly diagnosed" sticky at the top of the list of topics, and start to...
I have an ex-girlfriend who has had awful gut problems due to heavy antibiotic use driven by Lyme disease. She swears by a product called Bio-Kult she gets from Amazon. I have occasional problems due...
I was thinking of initiating a new topic on this. I saw a reference in some book that said physical therapy for incontinence before PC surgery was a good idea. I located a therapist, and even though...
Congratulations on your son's wedding! And, in case you were not briefed, don't worry about some blood in your urine and really godawful looking ejaculate (bright and bloody at first, then rust...
Tudpock invited me to start this thread to match the RP and SRT threads....
Tudpock noted that he started a parallel thread for the radiation guys, but I can't seem to locate it in spite of multiple searches. Can anyone point me towards it? Thanks-...
Tudpock, could you post a link to the other thread(s) that you started for radiation recipients (and, it appears, the SRT guys)? I've searched using a few different terms but couldn't find it/them....
PIN is normally considered insignificant if cancer is noted elsewhere in the prostate....
Best of luck to you, Rob!...
Robman--first, thank you for your service and what you do out there. And, secondly, congratulations on the downgrade. Going back to your first post, I noted your description of a large and...
browntrout and Tall Allen, thanks so much for your thoughts and those names. Those 5 100% cores scare the bejeepers out of me, whether G6 or not. Tall Allen, I always look for your posts. Thanks for...
Just found an article that discusses AS and focal therapy for intermediate risk cases: Van der Poel, H. et al. 2015. Role of active surveillance and focal therapy in low- and intermediate-risk...
I think my signature, created just now, will show the relevant data, except that I couldn't fit as much as I wanted into it. My DRE has always been negative, and my prostate is sized "normally" for a...
JackH, I think I'm low risk, but I haven't yet talked to my urologist and am reading between the lines. I base this on a negative DRE, a recent PSA of 6.28 (up 2.22 points in 9 months), and a Gleason...
I found the sticky after work when I had more time, and while I'm embarrassed to have asked a redundant question I appreciate the input and spirit here. I'm in Missoula. While I've heard good things...
I had a brief conversation on my biopsy results Friday in a poor reception area, and today my doctor's out. I did hear that it was positive, a Gleason 3 + 3, and that it was 85% throughout the right...
Thanks, all!...
Morning, all--I met with a urologist yesterday after getting the following PSA pattern: 7/13 3.57, 8/14 4.06, 3/15 5.57. The last result may have been skewed a bit by ejaculation within 24 hours. My...