Good luck on that Boomer 🤞...I bet it will get better on time... peace...
Thanks Cyclone!.. good to hear from you again...I need to start checking in more now. Just had total knee replacement a few weeks ago..my latest hurdle... slow but steady recovery...Peace...
Thanks JNF .. Good to hear from you again also!...
Haven't checked in for awhile.. finished traditional rad treatment in 2016... (45 rounds) doing great with PSA since and no new problems except for feeling neuropathy in lower legs and feet. Have any...
Does tamsulosin lose strength after years of use? I know the doc says I can take 2 if one doesn't seem to help my flow. On it for 6 years now and wanted to hear from guys that have been taking it...
Hello again Mark.. good to be back and hear from some of the old guys ...I say keep testing and live life !!!...
Yes, I too have tried to kick the tamsalosin ,but my stream cuts way back without it ....I also find that I must keep it on a strict daily time taking it which for me works well about 1 pm. If I get...
Finished my 45 rounds of rads and 6 months of Lupron end of 2016. So far ,so good . Taking one Tamsulosin a day and maintaining a flow. Its been quite awhile since I`ve checked in and wanted to wish...
such a low number ....forget about it ...if it was my number ,Id check in a year again .......listen to your doctor ....good luck...
81...may peace be with you and LOVE surround you.......
hello Ohio ...another Ohioan...Akron...good luck on your journey ! Get it right ,you owe it to yourself....Peace...
heythere ! been 4 years now and my psa has had a couple bounces since Dec. 2016.....all under a 1..... .2 .7 .5 .3 .2 good luck...peace...
Excellent !!! Keep on Keepin on .....your contributions are very important on this forum , thank you ...Peace...
sounds like it all went so well!!...bet your glad thats over....chill now for awhile and enjoy the season!!!....Peace...
hey there !...good luck on your Rads!...4 years ago I had 45 rounds ...tomotheray...81 gys....The 6 month Lupron shot was as most guys say , a bummer ...but for the radiation , no problem....didnt...
had my 6 month shot in the arm in 2016 in doc. office...
so good to hear your positive results !!....keep the faith ....Peace and love...
happy trails to you .....thanks for the memories !!..Peace...
sheepguy ....was that his name ?....liked his posts ......
was on for 6 months ...not that bad ...hot flashes ...weight gain which I enjoyed from 140 ....to 165....took a month to kick in , then no more libido.....took a year after the six months were over...
cheers Logo!!....great news !!!!...
roses are red violets are blue, pca sucks and do .....does my poetry....but hanging in after almost 4 yrs !!....but a feel the vibes.......
My cancer treatment cost about 154K supposedly...tomotherapy ...Lupron..all was covered with the same insurance as you have ....just out of pocket $6700 back in 2016.....its a lower deductable now....
Greetings Mark!!....been sometime since we`ve talked ....so good to hear your continued wellness!!.....Im kinda hanging with Logo on this ....life is short....at 72 i hate looking for trouble ,...
along with the hot flashes ....you will GAIN weight ....in my case I really enjoyed the extra weight being 140Lbs...lol....and of course a little extra in the man boob area ....went up to 165 that...
Had IGRT ...the gold markers like the biopsy and the 3 tattoos on the stomach area....both were of no painful consequence....easy and needed for precise alignment... .....good luck ...Peace...
MG...I only had 1 - 6 mo. shot.....then IGRT -45 fractions...81Gys......took 7-8 months to start climbing after finished with rads ...now at around 600-- 3 year years later....good luck hang in...
Hi Dave .....Dave here ..also from Ohio..Akron....I feel for you on your journey and hope you will stay with us along the way ...we all live with our personal tragedies....so hard at times ...hang in...
Peace Love and understanding for his family....a great man .......
So far so good ....its been 3 years now with a steady decline in my PSA . Everyones circumstances are so different , but in my case a G7 with a couple 4`s in there( 70% confined cancer in gland) , I...
its coming up to 2 years now since I finished 45 fractions ...81 gys....6 months of Lupron ....once the Lupron wore off ...maybe 6 months after the rads were over...the testosterone started to rise...
ended rads Dec. 2016....steady decline from 0.07- to now 0.04...steady rise in testosterone to 600`s....very minor ED....VERY satisfied with treatment decision ....but mindful of turn arounds at any...
Way to go !!!.... .4 is a great number to have !!!..........get my new number Friday ......peace.....David...
Heck Yes !!!!!....wonderful news JNF!!...... -proof in the puddin with your chosen treatment.....inspiration to many !............David...
Im in TOTAL agreement with 2019G........
attaboy!!!!!!...
down from .5 to 1.76?....Im thinking up....is that a mistake of have I had a couple too any today ?...
been knocking around the forum now awhile...great place to hang out among all the brothers. My choice was old fashioned IGRT...and have no regrets to this point .Some find the many trips for IGRT a...
Yo Mo.....your finished !! kick back now and put this chapter behind you ....its a great feeling to walk out of the facility for the last time ...I remember it well ...very emotional misty moment......
a warm S. Fl hello to all....hee hee hee...had to do it ........well....its been a little over 2 years since my 6 month lupron shot ...took about a year to get my T back in the 500 range and now im...
wow....good luck...
Is there any evidence that sexual activity after IGRT will increase the speed of lingering cancer cells in my prostate if the radiation has not gotten it all?...So far my numbers are good after 2...
I didn`t have any real stomach problems ....pretty lucky all around ....now after 2 years Im waiting on the SE`s that are supposed to start , but so far I seem to be getting better in the area of ED...
.4 PSA and testosterone in the 550 range and rising... doc. said thats good ..... lack luster erections ....sometimes OK.....otherwise holding steady . Best wishes for a wonderful Holiday season to...
when I was on the slab ...if I moved a muscle ,they were in there telling me that was way against the rules.....my treatment sessions were only 5-6 minutes in duration as I remember , so not much...
my brother from a different mother....we`re all in this together ....hang in there ....Peace ....David...
hey Mark....good to see you back....great post !!!!....we all need to get on the band wagon next month .....David...
a little late Dennis , but hope it was the best of days...sure sounds like it ....now carry on and don`t wear out your knees !!! David...
First of all Caper 17 ,,,,welcome to the forum !!....many great guys and gals here to answer all your questions.....as for me , Ive been taking the drug for a year and a half now with NO...
Welcome !!....my six month shot kicked in about 5-6 weeks .....hot flashes first...and they continues for 7-9 months after that one and only shot was supposed to be over ......also about a month or...