dh is on a compounded testosterone cream prescribed by his urologist. he had prostate cancer. he rubs a quarter of a teaspoon onto his body everyday. it keps his testosterone count even - no peaks or...
Harold's score has drifted down to where yours is. Yay! Ansd we wantto thank you for visiting Harold when he was undergoing treatment. Your encouraging words meant the world to him. Mahalo, mahalo,...
i am so sorry your therapist is leaving. is there any way you can skype with her at her new location?...
vivid dreams can be a side effect of some medications....
i travel a lot. i find that dramamine (OTC) works pretty well....
would it be better to do the colonoscopy in an outpatient center than a hospital? i had mine done in one and dh was able to sit with me by my bed until they came and wheeled me out and he was there...
another pharmacy in your area might carry your brand??...
i used to take 200 mg of B2 and it really helped. vitamin B2 may upset your stomach unless you take it with food - try it and see. it will also make your pee bright yellow so be careful about white...
i had chest pains for 3 days and went to the er. it turned out to be pneumonia. if you are also having cold or flu symptoms that is a small possibility. perhaps the smoking contributes to it as well?...
most meds take between 30 minutes and an hour....
david, i am so sorry about all this. i second the medical marijuana suggestion. we have a friend with post polio syndrome who was having a lot of pain and was taking a ton of opiate pain killers....
we have a geo blue policy for medical and evacuation insurance for out of the country travel. we have a yearly policy that costs about $350 but i am sure a policy for a short trip would be a lot less....
dh had chemo a few years back. his oncologist said no shingles shot since it is a live vaccine. dh does get a flu shot though....
david, healing vibes sent your way!...
I just had blood work done and here are 2 of my results - I will see the rest of them (if there are any more thyroid related results) when i go back to the doc next week. Free T4, Automated (0.8 -...
anxiously waiting to hear. all the best to you, david. may you have a short and eventless recovery and a long and eventful life. aloha, viv and harold...
david, harold is doing well so i rarely come here any more. but since i did, i want to wish the best in the whole world for you. may you and your wife have many more cruises together. best wishes and...
Michael, So happy to read this. Harold is doing well too. Give our regards to June. Aloha, Viv...
our dgd is diabetic. when she comes to visit with her family, ds packs as many as 50 syringes plus a bottle of insulin in his carry on. TSA has never said anything or ever asked him to open the bag....
i (female) have had a similar experience. years ago i wore a new pair of shorts from costco (not underwear, but shorts) before i washed them and i developed a rash all over my upper thighs. i washed...
I can only answer with Harold's experience. He had the HDR brachytherapy at UCLA with Dr Demanes. He had the treatment as you describe it twice - one or two weeks apart. He did not leave with a...
david, you need an advocate - your wife, a friend, or even a paid advocate. perhaps you can pay your ex boss to advocate for you?? there are only so many things a patient can do for himself. you need...
if you can add an ounce or so of juice to your soda, it will hide the miralax taste....
Purg, I am so sorry to read your post and hear about all the issues that you are dealing with. As a sidenote, our 19 year old granddaughter has chronic constipation and she has been using generic...
hi hawaii guy, dh had already been through treatment for lymphoma at ucla so he was referred to dr demanes by his lymphoma doc there. we had a 2 hour phone consult with dr demanes before we even saw...
hello hawaiian guy, my dh is a hawaiian guy as well and had treatment with dr demanes about 20 months ago. all is good so far. aloha and good luck from maui...
if all else fails and there is a best buy near you, call their geek squad....
with all the "spy" satellites in the air - both public and private - something had to be seen. i may be paranoid, and i believe someone ain't talking....
good luck at ucla. harold will be seeing his doc there on wed morning. and the traffic is crazy!!...
some times it helps to sort of step outside of the process. if you did not have cancer and a friend came to you with a history similar to yours and asked you for advice, what would you say to him?...
Harold was treated for DLBCL with chemo (no radiation) about 2 years before he was treated for PCa....
sonny, ucla has a hotel/apartment that is walking distance from the medical center. it is called tiverton house and i stayed there while harold was going through treatment. you might want to check it...
i would suggest a medical center that is part of a good university in your state....
enjoy your cruise!...
jmho but i personally think there are far too many anecdotal stories that maijuana is helpful to discount it. someone needs to set up a good double blind study so we can have some reliable evidence...
thank you all for your helpful responses. hopefully we will hear from dr demanes soon....
Harold had HDR brachytherapy in February. His 3 month PSA test result was 1.3. His current 6 month PSA reading that he got yesterday was 2.9. I am panicked. He has a call into his doc and has emailed...
our bucket list is endless. we have been retired for about 10 years now. it seems like every time we do an item on the list we add 2 or 3 more. and i think that's a good thing!...
nice results, michael. we are thinking of you. aloha, viv and harold...
i take bioastin for my achey knees and hips. a gal in my aerobics class suggested it and it has worked wonders. it costs about $20 a bottle. when i bought it the first time i figured i'd try it out...
hi logo, love the kool kat! we are currently on the mainland and headed to europe for the summer. we will be back home on maui in october and harold and i would love to get together with you then....
we live in a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo on the golf course near lahaina on maui, hawaii. neither of us plays golf but we have a nice relaxing view and we are a 10 minute walk from the beach. we have...
WTG! keep it down!!...
great news! keep it up - oops - i mean down!...
so harold got his first post HDR brachy PSA test result today - 1.5.everybody was happy with the nice big drop. harold will have quarterly PSA tests for the next 2 years. now i can breathe again -...
i would answer this with a resounding "no". if this doc is arrogant, condescending and unpleasant to harold, he will treat his office staff, lab technicians, hospital staff and nurses the same way....
i may have posted this before but harold was diagnosed with DLBCL 2+ years ago and underwent treatment at ucla. he is currently in remission. i found the forums at lymphoma.com to be wonderfully...
you live on maui?? LOL! so do we!...
this age of constant communication with cell phones, skype, etc. makes going away almost not going away!...
congrats to all those in the zero club. and fingers crossed for those waiting for results. harold has his first post treatment psa and doc appointment on june 20....