thank you all and best wishes and prayers for your current treatment - yes it showed <.02 -...
after 6 weeks got reading back at 0.04 today at 3 months got second reading showed less than 0.02 How should I feel about it. I am happy it is low but wish was undetectable. Paranoid but I feel it is...
Sorry correct 0.04, thanks Samster...
Just a quick update that i met my surgeon At Dana Farber today. Long discussion but basically Going retest in a few more weeks as he said sometimes Can go down from 0.4 at more than 6 weeks as others...
Hogo dr trinh at DF...
Mine was also a siemens machine advia centaur...
Hogo, do you want talk, maybe we Can help each other...
Thanks all continence getting better but still Way to go. Good if not too active. Generally pad and half Still no erections Will let all know what surgeon says Monday If anyone has similar score post...
it is 6 weeks Andrew but will see what surgeon says Monday but not what hoping for Pratoman - good luck with your decision - mostly 3+3 with 5 to 40% on orig pathology - on surg pathology - the...
just got my first psa score after surgery. pretty devastated that it is 0.04 as hoping to be under 0.02. supposedly was all contained and surgeon was majorly surprised when pathology came back with...
Great news on your 3 month score and How well overall u are doing Enjoy the weather...
Thanks Saipan...
Surgeon just changed my catherer time from 7 to 10 days. Sent him email but wondering dors thst Happen much and will that have negative affects On incontinence when finally removed, thanks...
Hi had my surgery today and will letbu all know How it goes over time Quick question. Above penis and catherer i think bladder I have terrible pressure and feel i could pee 20 Glasses of water Any...
As someone is who is scheduled for surgery next Thursday the 21st, I was glad to read your experiences and I guess we all hope for something similar. How is the ED stuff and penis size issues for you...
No antibiotics, after 4 quarters going up steadily Dropped full point just prior surgery...
no got the biopsy after getting the 3.4 result - really surprised today for it to drop to 2.4 send emails to the surgeon and my oncologist and waiting to get their thoughts full disclosure did go to...
scheduled for surgery on 6/21 psa rose 2.0 to 2.4 to 3.0 to 3.4 in mar 18 scheduled reluctantly for surgery on 6/21 on pre-op today, psa had dropped to 2.4 any suggestions how this can happen and if...
hopefully will show in signature. not sure why it did not but biopsy Gleason 3+3 in 10 locations on March biopsy Mri showed currently contained 52 years old DF said the numbers are still not there to...
Still Really struggling making my decision on Surgery V Radiation Doctors at Dana F seem to recommend Surgery even the RO probably thought slightly better choice. Was surprised and disappointed to...
What kind of massage are we talking about here - just regular full body massage? what about anything that uses the prostate say for example having sex and ejaculation - could that possibly help...
Great to hear your good news and thanks for all the advice you give...
Can anyone comment on what this means and its dangers - just got sent copy of MRI but have not spoken to oncologist - thanks peripheral zone there is a 1.1cm focal lesion in the peripheral zone,...
congrats and best wishes for continued good news - how is your continence - are you having many issues with bladder control or is that going well?...
thanks for your advice - meeting with Radiation oncologist at Dana soon. So far met with 2 surgeons, one on south shore boston and one at dana farber and also with medical oncologist at DF. My...
good luck in your decision. I am 3+3 in 10 of 12 samples. Had mri Friday at Dana Farber and was told all contained in Prostate which was good news . However again all my recommendations from drs at...
what about medications - like an anti depressive or anti anxiety medications - any info on whether they would have any affect on Prostate cancer?...
Since I got my PCa diagnosis, lot of people I have met have talked about you can overcome cancer by changing your diet, juicing etc. Couple of people told me about this 10 day body cleanse in Hawaii...
skypilot my situation changed today based on second reading of my biopsy scans - that is why ok?...
I am 52 with PSA LAST CHECK OF 3.4. I had couple of weeks back got my biopsy result from local urologist that showed 10 places with cancer, 2 with 3+4 and the others 3+3 with recommendation of...
Thank you everyone for all your great words and kindness Looking forward in a way to going to dana on Wednesday to talk to oncologist. Called Harvard Vanguard about sendingmy biopsy slides to john...
Herophilus Thanks for responding. Would you do anything Different if could do again? Seems like we have Similar disgnosis. Any luck on sexual side? Do u have Decent level of living? Thanks again,...
HardlyRob how are u doing now? Did surgery not Get it all. What does Lupron do. Hope u are foing ok...
Thank you all i am meeting with the medical oncologist At DF next wednesday. Should i ask Dana Farber Have someone reread my biopsy scans for 2nd Opinion or specifically send to Johns Hopkins. Do u...
thanks everyone, you have opened me back up to the possibility of radiation. Also should I get an MRI prior to surgery - any thoughts? I will also check in and get my biopsy slides checked out by...
Thank you everyone for your responses - Andrew my PSA was 3.4 but had gone up from 2.6 in 6 months. Does anyone have thoughts on how quick it could get out of the Prostate. Great to have this...
52 just got diagnosed with Prostate cancer 10 of 12 samples mostly 3+3 but 2 3+4 thinking of going in to Dana farber in Boston for surgery scared it is spreading each day I wait any advice on Dana...