Hi All. I'm going in for a dilation at the end of the month. They are going to cut it and have me use a catheter for a week or so. I imagen it will sting some the first couple of days. Anyone had an...
Swan, I went through a bout of hematuria last spring. It lasted about two months. Three ER visits, cystoscopy, indwelling catheter, the whole nine yards. My oncology doc said it was from the...
The Quest test is good down to 0.02. So I have a low detectable PSA. It took 7 years to get there, so I’m not too worried....
I haven’t commented on the forum in awhile. I just had my 6 month PSA test. Previously my tests have been the standard tenths measurement. I’ve been <.1 to .1 This time my result was a .05. No less...
19 for me. I had a couple light up on a pre-surgery scan that turned out to be negative. We guess it was because of the metal on metal hip I had at the time....
GTO Guy, It looks like a pretty good report to me. Try not to fret over PSA testing. It will mess with your head if you let it. Heal up. Physical therapy with your little friend is not so bad. B....
Your PSA is great. It's even better that you can remember your password....
Maybe some one can make this link work. https://urology.jhu.edu/newsletter/2018/Treating_Stray_Prostate_Cancer_Cells.php...
"Finger up the bum, no harm done." -Rod Stewart He could write a song...
Hi All, I have been reading this forum for a couple of years and never found this club. Count me in....
Hey GTO, Good to see another Okie on here. Get your NM bone scan and a CT scan before deciding on treatment....
Gear, Great news. I just passed the three year mark after ART with a <.01...
A great success story. Good luck in the future!...
I am in no hurry to start ADT. I am not going to do anything until my PSA starts going up by tenths fairly quickly....
Ok, I'll be the first one to say go without ADT. Save it for later....
There are twice as many breasts as there are prostates....
Hi Fresh, I had adjuvant radiation based on my bad pathology report. However they let me heal over a year before beginning RT. I think salvage is based on a rising PSA not a timing thing. I have read...
I believe my surgeon was of this thinking. I had 3 LN's light up on my CT scan. if I remember correctly, he said he would take those and the prostate out no matter what. He ended up taking 19 LN's,...
A "nice" article on death/dying and hospice. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/sep/13/island-documentary-steven-eastwood...
The cancer center had to change me to a different machine one day and I noticed a sunburn after that one session. Maybe darkened a little over the whole treatment, but that faded....
Stan, I was unemployed when I was Dx'd. It ended up being 6 months outta work. Really bad late summer/fall season that year. The wife sent me in for a check up since I had time on my hands....
I had both. Adjuvant RT. Surgeon wanted to look at lymph nodes first. He sampled 19....
The following is what I stole for an article, I don't remember when or where. It's about what Navy Seals do when going through training and having the "grit" to survive it.. I see a lot of it on this...
I hamster bait as part of my therapy. :)...
Hi All. While radiology is the topic, what happens to the metal surgical clamps they leave throughout the abdomen during radiation treatment? Do they become radioactive?...
Congrats Rob Lee. Quest Labs really gave you a zero? They just gave me my "<" sign back. I thought <0.1 was as low as they go....
Pratoman, I did ART without ADT. If I remember correctly, we had target practice one day during the week and started the real thing on Monday of the following week. It's usually up to how full the...
Maria, I have recently realized that I was in a higher gleason/risk group. I had a poor pathology report after surgery while being a G7 and my highest PSA of 5.5 My tumor turned out to be, 3 (50%), 4...
I remember draining quite a bit of fluid. I did have some leaking problems but my main problem was tissue blocking the tubing. My wife did not have the stomach to help me clear out the tube....
This is my first 6 month stretch between PSA tests. I've started worrying 2 months in advance. 2+ years at 0.1...
Man, this PCa is a wild ride. The only thing that I KNOW I have been cured of is premature ejaculation....
Thanks George. That article gets pretty deep in the weeds. I guess I will consider myself a G8....
I am two years out from ART and still have some small dribbles under stress. On the plus side, the pad gives me a nice bulge in my pants....
Funny logoslidat, I work for the FAA at MMAC. To jest is to joust......
I have been holding steady at .1 for two plus years. I am Treated at OU Medical Center, Urology and Stephenson Cancer Center (same campus)....
Don't worry guys. I was being a little self-deprecating with Tall Allen. I think about it most days. My current PSA is .1. I lost the "<" sign somewhere between RRP and radiation. As for tumour...
TA, Thanks for using the word "had"....
This little factoid has bothered me since RRP. I was 3+4. I haven't found much up to date info on what a high tertiary might mean for someone. Probably a higher chance for BCR. I know pathologists...
That's great news! Those mice are ready to go!...
Stay+ Have you talked to anyone about radiation treatments? B....
Ak, I found an article on a trial fro guys who have rising PSA after RP and RT, but have not received any HT yet. It is being run in Baltimore....
Sorry, man. My January PSA remained at 0.1. My Uro Onc is letting me slide for six months starting now....
Hi Micah, Keep up the good attitude. I didn't have any node problems or ADT, but similar in age and approach. I don't post a lot, but I am here reading and learning....
Thanks T.A. I appreciate reading your knowledge here. At this point, in my case, what should my Uro Onc and I be talking about?...
I fear for Scottomus. I am 21 months past ART and still flat lining at 0.1. Going back to Uro Onc tomorrow for six month check. Glad we won't have much to talk about. Should I be getting...
Go Dwags. From a Sooner fan....
Next time I have a prostatectomy, I'll ask for that procedure....
I was destined for adjuvant RT after my not so great pathology. My plan is to avoid ADT for as long as possible. I think watching ultra sensitive PSA numbers would drive me insane....
Three years ago. November 20, 2014. Sort of a bad Thanksgiving that year....
Thanks NKinney, Now I understand why they say, more men die with prostate cancer than from it. We die from broken hearts....