Ditto, Allen (TA) is the crown jewel of this board, with him gone the board's value to me has diminished to almost zero. That other site is very obtuse - it looks like an alpha version of an forum...
Here's a few rambling thoughts about this thread... Actually I think this is a healthy discussion since we are an extended anonymous (in most cases) family that shares a common bond. If the...
My RO at MD Anderson would not even consider radiation for me without ADT....
Super pleased with my treatment at MDA in Houston, I'm glad others will have access to them....
Yup, it was quite a shock for me as well. And a long journey. Best of luck to you....
Most of my sessions were around 10am with one or two of them in early afternoon which worked great for me since I'm retired. I would have about four cups of coffee with breakfast and then about 40...
I was on a very low carb diet for almost 20 years, unless you have been low carb for a few years it's difficult to imagine how difficult it is to maintain the diet, especially when dining out. It...
Yup, been there thanks to Lupron. I did get tired in the afternoons after radiation and would take an hour or two nap....
No more bloody urine streams since I shot the clot out a few days ago thank goodness. Now if my butt would stop hurting ... :shakehead:...
It's a shame you have to wait that long, you're bumping up against the holiday season. I'm on a partial plant-based diet. Cows eat grass and I eat steaks :smilewinkgrin: (occasionally.)...
I'm an Agent Orange vet - I have some side effects from radiation and I was just diagnosed with nuropathy in my left leg. According to the neurologist reading an MRI it's due to a slipping disc...
I had a positive lymph node and MD Anderson's standard protocol for my situation was Lupron followed with radiation....
I didn't have any pain or discomfort at the injection site and like Redwing said the effects shouldn't be noticeable for a couple of weeks or so....
Whoo-hoo!...
What those guys said! When it's time for the cath to come out, deflate the bulb, stand in a warm shower and it will probably fall out. Mine just needed a slight tug for encouragement....
Thanks guys, that makes me feel a ton better about the situation. Now if my butt will stop hurting......
We saw The Pirates of Penzance at the Savoy theater while we were staying at The Savoy. It was fantastic!...
The fun never stops, I just passed a blood clot and made a mess of our new potty in our new house addition. Bummer....
Major hugs to you Kathy....
I think I got my tatts during simulation, trying to forget all of that stuff. At least the tattoo artist was a cute tech....
I forgot to thank my 'extended family' for all of the helpful comments - I really appreciate the advice and my anxiety level has returned to sort of normal (until the next PSA check!) No other...
I hear you. One reason why I chose surgery over radiation was reading about long term side effects of radiation but like Andrew mentioned, all of our sharing experiences here are just anecdotal...
Staying calm. .... sort of.... second whiz was normal thank goodness. Maybe my knee or back will start hurting again and take my mind off my whizzer. Radiation, the gift that keeps on giving ;-)...
Oh my gosh, what now... Just went to take a wizz and the first two or three seconds of the stream was bright red :( What the heck???...
Oh boy, sorry you have to be a member of our trifecta club Prat....
My very wealthy brother in law and wife have a concierge PCP, great idea for those that can afford it....
At least your T is going in the right direction. I was one of the lucky 37% that had a quick recovery and I'm very grateful....
My biopsy was uncomfortable for the first couple of punches then it really hurt but I have a low pain tolerance. All the urologist would offer was a Valium (sp?) which didn't help much. Most of the...
My dear wife is an RN so she was really interested in the surgery videos, me not so much - I only wanted an overview :)...
This! My urologist/surgeon was an early adopter of the Da Vinci robot some 12 or 13 years ago and when he cut on me, he had performed 2,000 RALP surgeries. The widely advertised hospital stay for...
A urologist told me "it's a deep and dark hole" for open surgery - the prostate is really buried in the pelvic area. I'll take laparoscopic surgery over open for any operation - less tissue trauma...
I'm so sorry Todd. I understand about venting, we're here for you....
Hey and sorry about your G9, that really sucks. I don't know anything about G9 treatment protocols but if you haven't checked out the G9 thread here, there's probably some good info there....
If your PSA shows an increasing trend, your RO will probably want you on ADT (Lupron) and then radiation. Even though my PSA has always been undetectable, my urologist wanted me to have ADT/ART since...
^^ What those guys said! ^^ My wife was a huge support during my journey but it's a really difficult time for them as well. My RO originally scheduled me for 35 sessions so I was marking the sessions...
Good grief Larry, that's a scary thing to have happen. Everything I flew had starters - much safer than hand propping :)...
Jim really nailed the situation with the VA. My first C&P exam was by an idiot contractor MD, English was not his first language. We spent most of the time talking about everything except my...
I was almost fully continent right after surgery and radiation hasn't changed my continence, maybe i'm just lucky....
Yup, being on Lupron sucks - big time. I have no idea if there's any interaction between a narcotic analgesic and Lupron, that would be a question for your pharmacist or Doc. My T also recovered...
My PCP put me on a Vitamin D supplement maybe a couple of years ago due to low levels. I thought that was a little odd since I'm outdoors quite a bit....
My RO told me to avoid alcohol while I was getting nuked due to possible bladder irritation but I have no idea about seeds. I would ask your RO if it's okay....
These situations are always so difficult to deal with. The older we get, the more incidence there is of friends and family passing away. I'm so glad you enjoyed a great friendship with your...
I suppose one advantage of my surgery is my PSA was undetectable six weeks after surgery, PSA was actually one consideration when I made a decision about surgery vs. radiation....
Just wanted to say hi, we're all here when you need to talk....
We all know about spinning heads! Surgery or radiation is sort of a coin flip....
Thanks Rob for the well wishes! Having an intact prostate in the way of radiation and somewhat shielding the colon makes sense to me. F8 - my Doc at MD Anderson told me I was a candidate for surgery...
I'm wondering if adjuvant radiation has less collateral side effects than radiation as a primary treatment? Lucky me, I have an anal fissure that I think will need to be dealt with. Sigh....
Interesting comments, thanks to all. He only observed and reported thank goodness - no polyps this time which means I should be at a five year interval for the next one. This Doc performed a...
Had #4 or #5 colonoscopy yesterday and my GI Doc knows about my adventures with PCa - vis-a-vis possible impact of radiation on my colon. He did mention seeing some scarring due to radiation. I have...