HI JC, An endoscopy is really easy. I've had several. :smile:...
You are in my thoughts and prayers, sending healing energy your way....
As long as he's not overdone! :smilewinkgrin:...
LMAO!...
I haven't been around lately but just to update, BF decided on 5 weeks of IMRT/IGRT and 3 sessions of Cyberknife. Today is the half way point, at which time he declared himself "half baked". :tongue:...
Hi IO, Re: your question about a comp cancer center vs the hospital with the latest and greatest equip, we recently went through that conundrum. We live in the middle of nowhere in Florida, no...
Have to add our best wishes to all here from SE Florida where the "cold" front just arrived with a predicted high of 71. Wishing zeros throughout the year to everyone!...
BF is enjoying his red wine more than ever since he found out it may have antiangiogenic properties. :smilewinkgrin:...
LOL! Not going there......
I hear ya, Pratoman. What I would give for a nice, big, fat homemade burger....
LOL, JNF! It's impossible to give up all vices....
sheepguy, Bostwick doesn't talk to patients, only docs so still no idea how the EPE was identified....
Greetings All! Hope you're enjoying the season! After consults with a local RO and at Moffitt in Tampa, we saw a colleague of Dr. Debra Freeman's - pioneered SBRT in Florida - located right here in...
Lisa, He's at peace and you'll see him again. Comfort to you and your family....
Bville Brave, The BF has just begun his journey through the PC valley. When he was diagnosed, I began thinking of one of the myths of PC - "it's not so bad, it's the GOOD kind of cancer". Knowing...
Congrats on the anniversary! Hoping you'll see many more!...
Dave, Everyone here has penned what I would say. I'm so sorry for your situation and hope the new doctors will offer you some relief. Please know that you are in my thoughts - sending many positive...
Andrew, be sure to sign us up if you get the grant!...
Thank you, Gemlin. BF's beating the table with his "humorous" comments, I'm giving him "the look". However, we subscribe to most of your input. I don't know if I'm going to survive BF's antics......
BF says to write a novella next time. I already applied a Gibbs Action to the back of his head. :smilewinkgrin:...
Thank you, Allen. We scoured the internet looking for follow-up studies. You would think that a study with such a potential impact would generate a lot of research interest. Apparently not. Sheesh....
WTG, Mic!...
Greetings everyone! Hope you've all enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday. Speaking of the annual turkey gorge, I'm approaching the diet/nutrition topic - specifically, poultry. We read the 2010 Harvard...
I'll third the LIKE button......
NeedInfo2, I'm a relative newbie here, advocating for my BF who was recently diagnosed. Reading your excellent questions and the responses from the community is why I love this site. No, the folks...
Nothing to add except sending many healing thoughts your way....
QE, this community is fantastic collection of knowledge and experience. Certainly, the advice to "relax, no need to worry" is true, but it's easier said than done. But the folks here have seen almost...
Following your journey as we are seriously considering SBRT. It sounds like, after the initial delay, it's going pretty well. Just imagine if Steve was going through 7-9 weeks of it. He's a trooper...
Praying for comfort and peace for you, your father and your mother....
Thank you for the info, Suzhtz. We'll check it out....
Bob, we're going to contact several specialists - essentially starting over....
Thank you, Allen. We value your expertise immensely. We will find and talk to the treatment specialists. We can't thank you enough for your guidance. We are very grateful to you and everyone here. We...
SBRT/SABR is Cyberknife? RO said BF isn't a candidate for Cyberknife.......
We're going through the standard confusion that you've all been through. We decided to leave the current docs, thinking a comprehensive cancer center would provide the coordination and communication...
Moffitt does SABR - is that the same as SBRT?...
Allen, are internal markers used in SBRT?...
Allen, how does IMRT with IGRT differ from SBRT?...
Hoping you're on the other side by now....
This is all important information - thank you for sharing your experiences. We depend on you all for your knowledge....
Going through this nightmare in this rural neck of the backwoods, we've come to the conclusion that a major cancer center is critical for coordinated care. We're now in agreement to bomb the beast...
Thank you for clarifying - gold and MRIs cooperate. Instead of Cleveland Clinic, we're considering Moffitt in Tampa. Thoughts?...
Hello all, BF is 3 weeks post initial Lupron shot, he gets a call from the RO's office asking when he's coming to start IMRT/IGRT. BF hasn't even been scheduled to have the markers implanted nor...
Glad Steve's tx is moving ahead. Best of luck!...
WTG, Wingman! Keep the zeros going!...
Welcome back, Paul. Glad you had a good time despite the travel delay....
The experience of the physicist is critical.....
I came across this on a different PC forum. Hope it adds to the collective wisdom. Or if it is garbage, please flame it: "Some of you are aware that I have a marvelous resource for PCa info. She...
Welcome back, Paul! So glad you've returned! We are here for each other. Your input is so valued. Bless you on your journey. PS, I thought your OP was hysterical!...
Thank you all for your input. We will talk to the uro more about HT duration....
During the most recent uro visit, the uro didn't insist on ADT until I pointed out the EPE. Then he insisted....