Thanks to all posters. You have been very helpful. To answer: ” I am puzzled why you (imtls) didn't go along with the argon plasma coagulation procedure. It worked for InTheShop and me.” I probably...
I am looking for an experienced Radiation Oncologist who has successfully treated patients with Radiation Proctitis. I believe it would also be helpful if the physician was knowledgeable with Proton...
Again, thanks for all of your responses. This information is very valuable to me. Sometimes it feels like you are all alone in dealing with prostate cancer issues. As I mentioned before the MD...
Thank you for your replies. I asked the MD Anderson representative what is my cost if Medicare paid 80% and I had to pay 20% out of my pocket. She said if I had to pay the 20% not covered by...
I am turning 65 years old at the end of January, 2013. I can enroll in Medicare Part A, Part B and Part D right now. I am currently in the middle of my initial enrollment period which ends in April,...
Thanks again for your comments. Here is part of the report I received as a result of the scraping procedure (2 specimens were taken): Specimen(s): A: Tumor right bladder neck B: Bladder tumor base...
Thanks for your replies. Bladder cancer was new to me so I did not know bladder cancer could be classified as prostate cancer. I did ask my doctor/urologist if there was any connection between the...
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in July, 2011. In November of 2012 my doctor was examining an MRI of my prostate and saw a growth on my bladder which needed to be investigated. He said he was...
Just to update my profile. My latest PSA test on 05/15/12 was 3.0 GLTA...
I am heading down to the MD Anderson Cancer Clinic to consult with Dr. Lee on May 31, 2012 about Proton Therapy for my prostate cancer. My insurance company will cover one consultation visit. My...
Thanks for all of your replies. The reason I started drinking pomegranate juice was the reply I received from a urologist when I asked him if I should start eating tomatoes. He replied that only...
I am wondering if 100% Pomegranate juice (NOT FROM concentrate) is nutritionally better than 100% Pomegranate juice (FROM concentrate). It seems the processing that goes into creating the concentrate...
Thanks for all of your responses. My first biopsy showed 2 positive samples from 14 samples (one sample 5% and the other 20%). Both positive samples were on the left half of my prostate. Gleason...
I am fairly new (PC diagnosed in July, 2011) in trying to figure out how to deal with my prostate cancer. I am so new that from what I have experienced and read I can’t believe PSA testing and...
Hello again with another update (so much for my previous “final” update). My biopsy at the U of M was analyzed in-house as Gleason 3+3=6 at U of M. A second biopsy analysis was Gleason 3+4=7 at Mayo...
I saw a urologist today and he (like the other 3 urologists I have seen) recommended surgery (daVinci). He said what concerned him was “high percentage of tissue involvement” in my first biopsy. My...
Final update on this issue (I think). The 50% was an error and the correct surface area percent is 5%. Thanks for all of your responses and input. I had an appointment with my urologist at the U of M...
In response the FB’s post - "did they say why?" in reference to two doctors favoring the combination brachytherapy plus IMRT. Since my urologist’s expertise was surgery, I did not ask him for any...
I live in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area and have talked to the pioneer of brachytherapy in Minnesota, Doctor Douglas Olson. Dr. Olson recommended a combination of brachytherapy plus IMRT. At this...
Thanks for your responses to this situation. I am going to the U of M and talk to my Urologist on Wednesday, December 14. I will ask for his analysis of what happened with the varying reports. If you...
This post is an update to my post on 11/27/2011 with the title: “Gleason Score is how much subjective and how much objective.” While there is background information in my 11/27/2011 post and very...
I have spoken to 3 urologists with RP daVinci surgery or RP open surgery experience and 1 radiation oncologist who recommends a combination of Brachytherapy and IMRT. I am not thrilled with either...
I would like to thank all of you who responded to my original post. You have been very helpful. I am creating a new post for this forum with a request for PC therapy options to investigate. GLTA,...
After 6 months of research, I am looking at 3 PC therapy options: (a) robotic surgery, (b) combination of brachytherapy (internal radiation) plus IMRT (external radiation) and (c) proton beam...
I am looking into Proton Beam Therapy and would like to view the information at www.protonbob.com. When I visit the site it looks like only those individuals who are currently taking Proton therapy...
Thank all of you for your comments. They are very useful. Here is an update to my original 11/27/11 post: Short recap of part of my original post: In November the Mayo Clinic looked at the actual...
My current choice of PC therapy is Active Surveillance (AS). Last week the Mayo Clinic looked at my actual biopsy slides from a different prostate cancer clinic and upgraded my previous Gleason score...