In terms of side effects, no incontinence or leakage. ED wasn't very good going into the Cryo and is a bit worse after. Hopefully, the ED will improve over time. Other than that, everything is great!...
I had Cryo-ablation on April 29th. Got my first labs back and my PSA is down to 0.2!!!! Thank you Dr. Onik!...
We expect the PSA to fall to negligible in the coming months and a possible biopsy in one year depending on progress. PSA checks every 3 months for the next two years then every 6 months. Didn't...
Got the catheter out about two weeks ago with no problems. Minimal leakage for a week or so. Used pads and diapers more as a precaution but they are no longer necessary. Switched to briefs for a...
Tall Allen & Staying tuned, Thanks for your input. Sorry I may not have been clear. My main concern at the moment is the catheter removal and temporary incontinence. Dr. Oink reviewed possible SEs...
I finally settled on Cryoablation with Dr. Gary Onik in Adventura, Florida to deal with recurrent PC. April 25, 2016 - 3D Mapping Biopsy - Dr. Onik took 40 cores and found 4 positive core all on the...
Thanks! I am checking it out as we speak!...
My situation sounds similar to yours, tomHW. From Feb. - April of 2011 I received IMRT (79gy). It was low grade, and Gleason 3+3. I did not have adt , as you did. I did not realize the very real...
I have heard that remote cancers are sometimes destroyed by local treatment. What a gift! But I wonder if you have an opinion on Dr. Max Wicha 's take on stem cells. If I understood this correctly,...
Thanks for all the feed back! You are correct Tall Allen, this is recurrent PC after failed IMRT radiation. Also, it is a focal savage procedure with an transperinal 3 d mapping being done before...
After a lot of research (mostly by my wife) and visiting with a lot of doctors and institutions (JHU, NIH, Mayo Clinic and various doctors), my wife and I have decided to be treated with cryo-surgery...
Also, So Glad you are back!!!!!!!!!!...
Thank you!! I am going to check that out!!...
I just had an encouraging phone conversation with Dr. Onik. He recommended a 3D Mapping Biopsy to help target the specific PC without impacting the rest of the prostate. I'm a recurrent PC individual...
Sorry, my last post in December should have been that my PSA at that time was 5.6. Current PSA is 5.2. My PSA peaked at 6.38 on October 1, 2015 but has shown a steady (but slight) decline since that...
I had my slides sent to Johns Hopkins. Dr. Epstein indicates I am a Gleason Score of 3+3=6 (Group 1). I am happy to have that information. My last PSA was 5.5 which is also a good sign for me. My...
My last PSA was %.6 in November....
Hello and thank you to everyone commenting on my situation with recurrent prostate cancer after radiation. My biopsy results came in but I was a little disappointed to learn that they did not assign...
Good morning. First Time poster. In 2011 after several negative biopsies, I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer (Gleason 3+3=6; PSA 10.5) from a biopsy conducted at NIH by Dr. Pinto. For whatever...