I just want to add that my dx was very similar to yours - went to a urologist last August after PSA rose to 4.7, and was diagnosed with PC, with Gleason 4+3 in one core. I never really considered...
Hey Dogdays - Assuming that you're going to be talking to RO's at MSK at some point, you should try to get hold of Dr. Zelefsky or Dr. Kollmeier (she did my LDR brachy there). Try to stay calm - I...
I'm planning to let my RO know first thing Monday. Following that will be to set up an appointment with my uro. I did speak to two BT experts during my consultations - neither uses stranded seeds. I...
Thanks for your responses. Quick update - yes I am on Flomax, been on it about a month now. I called my uro's office and got a prescription for cipro, which I am assuming is to rule out a UTI. But...
It's been a little over two weeks since my BT treatment (IMRT to follow) and I have had gradually increasing difficulty urinating, to the point where when I get up at night, it takes several seconds...
Margaid - I will be missing you by one day at MSK - I'm undergoing LDRBT (also with marker placement and spacer insertion for later IMRT at a different MSK branch site) with Dr. Kollmeier on...
My consultation phase is now over, and have decided to go with the combination therapy of IM/IGRT with Brachy boost at MSK. Here is the abridged version of how I got there - First procedure ruled out...
Hey JR, wishing you the best. I'm about 6-8 weeks ahead of you on this curve. I was referred to a urologist after my PSA elevated to 4.7 at my normal physical. My uro detected firmness on the...
Not sure if I should start a new thread or continue this one, but here goes - a little good news and a choice - I had a CT and bone scan last week, and the results were negative for mets on both. My...
One of my favorites (which also can also apply to PCa research): "The more I see, the more I see there is to see." and a Grateful Dead lyric: "Sometimes the lights are shining on me Other times I can...
@InquisitiveOne - Thanks for the contact info on Dr. Zelefsky. I will try to get an appointment with him after I get my CT and bone scan results. @Tall Allen - Thanks for the links - some of the...
Hello, everyone. I am reluctant new member of this club. I am 64, and on 9/1 was diagnosed with PC. The biopsy results showed 5 cores positive out of 12, 3 cores Gleason 3+4 or less, 1 core Gleason...