My six monthly wait (in agony) is over, my new PSA results are in: 0.26 Looking very good and extremely happy....
General aviation; I love to fly small airplanes....
I recently experienced something like that (ex-SBRT patient). Excruciating sharp pain after a #2, which would ebb away after a few minutes laying in a fetus position on the floor. At first I expected...
I was going to say the same thing. I'm on a MD supervised low carb - low cal diet right now (to get better blood sugar levels as well as bring my A1C reading down), but my daily doses are 1670 cals...
A Clever New Strategy for Treating Cancer, Thanks to Darwin https://www.wired.com/story/cancer-treatment-darwin-evolution/ ...
I want to join the choir who sings the praises of Dr King. I had SBRT now almost two years ago and I don't regret that choice. A strong contender is HD Brachy in my opinion....
Went for 6-monthly check 20 months post SBRT and relieved that PSA level is falling again!...
Go see your doctor...
I would like to add Dr. Christopher King at UCLA Santa Monica to the recommendations. He is an SBRT specialist....
Tall Allen, please stay on this forum. You have helped me a tremendous amount from coping with the initial shock of hearing the cancer diagnosis to making a decision about treatment. Your insights...
brrogers10: A lot of incorrect and/or inaccurate information there....
I wish you all the best Rob....
Thanks Paxton. I had my 6 monthly meeting with my RO today and learned a new term: 'Benign Bounce'. Only future data will support the theory of this bounce, so here's to hoping that 6 months from now...
Thanks for all the reactions guys, it really helps....
I worked through SBRT, which was only 5 treatments. My immediate supervisor was aware of my situation and even offered to have someone drive me to and from treatments. I'll be forever grateful for...
Despite reading everything I could get my hands on about bumps in PSA levels post-SBRT, it still doesn't feel good to actually have a bump. That's all....
This was from my recent laparoscopic hernia surgery. Didn't they give you post-op instructions? 48 hours after your procedure you can remove top dressing; underneath the top dressing you wili see...
It was only a matter of time and if you know enough about Machine Learning, this makes perfect sense; https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/16/google-ar-microscope-help-detect-cancer/...
If you search YouTube you'll find at least one video of a RP performed by Ahlering, very impressive....
Congratulations!...
Thanks for sharing Allen....
1. How long ago did u have it? 9 months ago 2. Did it work? How is your PSA? IMO, it worked great PSA 1.1 and falling. 3. Side effect: About five days of painful bowel movements after treatment...
I had Anthem BC deny SBRT. Review was done by a pediatrician (if at all...). They're all crap....
Very happy to share that 9 months after radiation therapy the downward slope of PSA continues: 1.1...
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This might actually be a nerve that runs through the prostate and has a nerve ending at the glans penis. The sensation that you feel at the top is possibly caused elsewhere on the nerve path....
Fantastic news! I'm up for my half yearly test next week, I hope to get the same good news....
You made a great dicssions, Dr. King is fantastic. Good luck with your treatment....
Where's the 'like' button?...
BillyBob, why are you so hesitant to go on statins. They not just lower cholesterol, but also have an anti inflammatory function. Just curious what holds you from taking an established drug....
Songe60; You mentioned that your insurance won't cover SBRT for alledgedly being experimental. I ran into the same issue earlier this year with Anthem Blue Cross. It took three tries and then the...
Good luck!...
I had bilateral inguinal hernia repair last Thursday, less than a year after SBRT for PC. My PCP had noticed one hernia duringa routine physical (the same that brought PC to light), and scans prior...
Shocker! I experienced this first hand. We had to submit our plan for SBRT three times before it was accepted. The reason; it was considered experimental. The doctor who signed off on the denial was...
Great results, congrats....
You take Metamucil? That's fiber, stop doing that. Avoid fiber and tomatoes and vegetables such as artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumbers, green peppers,...
You don't state your age, but if the above are your goals, you definitely have to reconsider surgery....
During my MRIs for PCa, I was diagnosed with a bilateral hernia as well. One surgeon who I consulted said he didn't want to do laparoscopic because of prior radiation to the prostate and a 40 year...
I'm a free-lancer in a business where there's absolutely zero job security and people are being replaced on a whim. So I waited till the very last minute to tell me supervisor. The support was...
JNF: I would aks the radiation oncologist. I figured I would querry the collective wisdom first. Thanks....
Being four months post SBRT, my ejaculate in slowly returning to the original consistency and color, albeit less in quantity. Is this to be expected? Shorrtly after radiation the ejaculate was...
I had a moment where the thought of never be able to conceive anymore passed my head. I think women have this issue routinely when they enter menopause. Whether you plannned more kids or not is...
If that were the case, we would see a larger incidence of PCa in countries where people bike more tha in the US (for example the Netherlands). I'm not aware that such is happening....
Gemlin: I think you mistake intelligence for education. Intelligent people with little education can make great decisions. Too many BS degrees in the US (as mattamx elegantly put it) because of this...
Congrats, you must feel on top of the world right now!...
Randy, cure rates are nearly identical between surgery and radiation therapy. So if your research didn't point that out, you'll have to dig a little deeper. Most people that choose radiation, picked...
All the best! Let us know afterwards what your experience was....
Sorry that yuo have to be here, but you've found a great place with awesome people and sound advice. I wouldn't read too much into that latest PSA reading, different labs yield different values and...
I completed SBRT at UCLA mid May of this year and it has been a pretty great experience (as far as cancer therapies go). The treatment itself was short, so I could leave work, go to the clinic, get...
Was your hernia repair laparoscopic? I'm up for bilateral repair....