How about "it takes him 2 hours to watch 60 minutes"...
I hope they go slow on AI reading or rating biopsies. The AI has to be programmed and programmers can make mistakes just like everybody else. Any initial tries at AI reading biopsies will have to be...
One remark I heard about a baseball player: He needs help to tie his shoes....
I just got my PSA and it was down by to 1.02. So my question stems from a different lab performing the test. Has anybody had experience with switching labs and having a big gain or drop in your PSA?...
I have been on AS and Finasteride for 8 years now. Been 3 or 4 years since my last biopsy. My first biopsy showed 3 cores with 3+3, second showed 4 cores and last one showed one positive core. My PSA...
No history of PC in my family that I am aware of. But I served two years in Vietnam and now have PC (Gleason 6). The VA has determined that PC is more prevalent in VN vets than in the general...
I got two vaccinations and two boosters all last year. Then In January I tested positive. Sniffles and a slight cough. First week of July I had it again, the week after my wife had it. Again I had...
I have been on AS since 2014. All my biopsies have been 3+3. Have not had my biopsy reviewed. I am currently 74 and have been on finasteride for 8 years. My PSA has been wavering between .7 and 1.1...
I, too, was diagnosed with G6 in 2014 and have been on AS since. When diagnosed I had PSA and appointments every 3months. After a couple years we went to 4 month visits. Last year we switched to 6...
I called my Dr's office thinking to postpone my quarterly PSA. Since I had a recent rise before falling again on my last test they encouraged me to get the test. Where I test they checked temp at...
Right behind you. Have passed 6 years on AS. Had recent scare when my PSA jumper over 50% to 1.2. Follow up PSA 3 months later has it down to .77. Hoping it stays down....
My state, Florida, has had medical marijuana for a while now. You can get prescribed for many different medical conditions of which prostate cancer is one. My wife has had a prescription for a while...
Now 5+ years since my diagnosis. Luckily was able to go on Active Surveillance and PSA numbers have been below 1 for a while. Last test, however, was 1.2, up from .7. We are going to test again in...
Active duty 5.5 years, 22 years NG and USAR. Two tours in Vietnam Signal Corps serving in III and IV corps. My PCP sent me to a urologist when my PSA rose and he biopsied when it continued to rise. I...
None that I have noticed. One I have read about is loss of libido. I have not noticed that and I am 70....
I am almost at the 4 year mark. I had 3 biopsies but none in the last 18 months. PSA has been below 1 for a while, .8 at this weeks visit. Only treatment has been TURP so I could pee again, very...
I have been fully retired for about 4 years. It only took a few months to realize I needed something scheduled to do when not traveling. While looking for volunteer work I found Road to Recovery of...
When my son lived in Canada, around 2005-2010, he commented that they only had 3 MRI machines in the city of Calgary. So the wait for those was long and anecdotally for any surgical procedure. In my...
My prostate at first biopsy was 137 cc. I have been taking finasteride for years. At last biopsy and after a TURP my prostate was 40. My PSA has gone from 4.7 to .7 during that time. Been on AS the...
My Dr called which was a dead giveaway the results were not negative. He schedule me for a conference the next day to discuss my options. I had 3 cores of G6. He said I was marginal for AS or I could...
When diagnosed I was working for a small company but had a great relationship with the owner. At that time we had 7 employees but when I started it was 3. Never an issue with time off for any reason....
I don't have have many posts on this forum. Have been on it since diagnosed. To me it has been the best source other than my urologist I have found about my disease. I learned long ago that I can...
Had gout in my ankle in 2004. The fever it caused resulted in delay of my double bypass. Had it off and on for years. So whenever I began to feel I had sprained my ankle I would take Indomethacin and...
Yes, I am still taking Finasteride and no, it has not grown any hair. Well, not on the top of the head. Maybe its the reason I get so much in my ears and nose!...
Yes, Finasteride is the only treatment I have received. Well, I had Turp as my signature shows, but that was related to flow. By the way, Turp was such a blessing....
I have also read mixed reviews on Finasteride. But, it has been the one constant since I was first diagnosed over three years ago. My uro prescribed it after my cancer was found. My prostate has...
The Road to Recovery Program is a service provided by the American Cancer Society. It hooks up people who need transportation for treatment of cancer. I am a volunteer driver for the program and a...
My brother has asked if anybody on the boards I post on has heard of Rezum treatment for BPH. It is described here: https://www.urologysanantonio.com/bph-enlarged-prostate/rezum...
Watching sports teams don pink for BC support always made me wonder what color they would wear for PC support....
I am surprised that the three main factors do not include hammer/nail syndrome on the part of the physician. Combine that with doctor/God syndrome on the part of many patients and, I admit to having...
Have had three biopsies, probably have my 4th in June or July since I am on AS. All were uncomfortable with maybe a little snapping pain. I found a Xanax before leaving home and another when called...
My TURP was 9/14 and I couldn't be happier with the results. I will say sometimes the flow is not as strong as other times but I cannot associate it with time of day. Since it has always returned to...
I have always been for medical care for all but was against the ACA. One of my primary reasons was that it did not fix the prices the country pays for medical care. Medicare is one prime example....
I voted that I trusted doctors the same. But I have been aware my whole life that I needed to listen to doctors and then check out what I could. I fired a cardiologist over his inability to...
I am a geek and did a wide variety of reading about PC when my doctor sent me to the urologist. I was 66 with heart issues since the age of 47. So I knew that unless I had a high Gleason score I was...
At last biopsy, March of 16, my prostate was down to 40....
Been a little over 3 years since my diagnosis. Had VA PSA of .6 last month and usual lab PSA of .72 last week. Coupled with the great biopsy I had last year my doctor has recommended we go to 18...
It's unlucky to be superstitious....
If it's tourist season why can't we shoot them?...
So we shouldn't test because we will find too many cases that doctors will advise to treat too early? The lives of the few who can be saved by early diagnosis should just be sacrificed? The marching...
Good grief, I cannot believe we are having this conversation. If the problem is overtreatment work on that through education of doctors and men. Don't advocate doing away with the test that properly...
My first biopsy showed G3 in three cores. Second biopsy 13 months later showed G6 in four cores. Third biopsy 13 months later showed G6 in one core. PSA hovering around 1 for quite while since...
PSA rising led to my referral to a urologist which led to discovery of G6 PC. Can it be misused? Yes. Does not mean it is not a valuable tool....
My urologist told me I was not a good candidate for seeds after my TURP but all other treatment options are still open should I decide to leave AS....
Definitely, will not go to treatment until the Gleason score rises. At 68 I have a decent chance to not have any of the side effects of treatment before I die from something else. But if my Gleason...
In my case I had a biopsy well before the cytoscopy. I was and am in Active Surveillance at the time but the doctor and I discuss different treatments should it become necessary. Due to other health...
There are many articles listed when you Google balloon and EBRT. Many indicate a lack or lessening of damage to the rectal wall during radiation treatment with air or water filled balloons. Air is...
I have read that some radiology labs put a balloon up your rectum and fill it with water to insure that the bladder and rectum are both better protected and in the same position for every dose. Did...
I had one that confirmed my need for a Turp. They are working on a area that is never supposed to be worked on. They gave a xanax first and then squirted anesthesia down the urethra. The scope is not...
The part I am missing in your posts is when you saw a urologists, what tests did he do, and what did he say. That kind of spike in PSA should get a urology referral from your PCP. Mine referred me...