Thanks, Sharon. Will check the pinned. Aviv and Koufman are kind of similar and want to drop common trigger foods like coffee, chocolate, onion, garlic, peppers, etc. And eat low acid foods. I know...
Just found this forum and am new here and looking for anyone who can help advise. Have had for a long time symptoms of constantly needing to clear my throat, swallow, hoarseness, etc. But no classic...
My father was diagnosed advanced at a relatively young age and I was diagnosed at 62. And my brother was also diagnosed at 62 so I did raise this with my Uro, who had also suggested my son establish...
PSA's have been below 1 for some time. Think last time at 4 yrs after my HDR it came in at about 0.16. New result just came back at about 0.4. Significant? My GP who gave me the results today was not...
Looking good! Congrats from another of the small cohort of HDR people. I'm six months shy of my 5 yr anniversary and things still looking good here also....
The rise in life expectancy is good news. What is not good news is the rapid rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes rates over the same period. ...
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Then there are the cases where Pca may be a contributing factor but not the direct cause. My dad died at 65 from a heart attack. But he had dealt with advanced Pca for years, and I'm sure the strain...
I had consultations at Sloan Kettering when I was researching procedures 4 1/2 yrs and I was interested in HDR-BT, but it was apparent that at the time it was done there only rarely as a mono...
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Good points about those more apt to be tested and the harder you look for it the more likely you are to find it. My recently diagnosed brother lives in the UK, where screening is not routine. Were it...
Wonder how many lawyers it took to come up with all those disclaimers. [/quote]...
Actually, did not alter her plans. She would be treating the same way if she had not been tested/evaluated. Is that right - 60% risk of PC irrespective of family history for over 60 year old guys?...
And it was Harry Truman who said, "in addition to lies and damn lies there are statistics". In other words, depending on the statistic and how it is being used, statistics can be used to obfuscate...
Thanks, Mumbo. Helpful information. ...
Haven't discussed with docs yet. Have my annual next month and will do so then. All the risk factors I can control are good. Pretty much a given that there are BRCA and/or other gene mutations with...
My sister was diagnosed with an ovarian cyst, and to help her decide how to deal with this she had genetic testing, and her counselor, and now people in my family, are also pushing me to have...
Side effects are minimal. A little softer than I used to be, and some urgency at times, for which I will occasionally use Rapaflo. Also think it is an effective treatment. Which makes it ironic that...
Just over four years out now from treatment and doing great. PSA is at 0.16 and still slightly decreasing. On a 6 month schedule of testing but have become blase about it and went a little longer...
HIFU has been used in Europe and elsewhere for awhile. It did not have approval in the US 4 yrs ago for prostate cancer treatment when I was treated, and I'm unclear if it does now. I think it is...
JNF, Can you link to any US vs UK stats? Maybe that would get his attention. Or he may just attribute it to lack of routine screening in the UK. Tks, ...
Agree. Don't think he is well enough informed. My brother is Mensa smart, but I think not handling wisely. I am not Mensa smart, but was wise enough to consider my Uro's advice as one data point, and...
You're absolutely right. Time for me to butt out. Not offering any more advice unless he requests it. I don't think he has investigated this sufficiently but it's his choice to make. It sounds like...
My brother is placing a lot of trust in the URO, and I just found out the SBRT practitioner the URO referred him to is concurring that surgery is the best course. I don't know the prostate size or...
Thanks, all. Have forwarded info on to my brother. Regards,...
My brother was recently diagnosed as a GL7 (3+4) at age 62. I don't have the full stats but there were two non adjacent cores found. And his prostate is enlarged. He is planning on being treated. I'm...
My ex-pat brother lives in London and was recently diagnosed as a GL7 (3 + 4) and will be treating. His first point of contact is a well known Urologist who would do surgery. My brother will also...
I know this topic has been raised before but wanted to see if people can advise now on life insurance. I recently let a twenty year old policy lapse as the rate was going to jump. Was thinking of...
Just remembered another side effect. Starting about 6 months to a year after treatment eating certain foods makes me poop like crazy the next day. I'm assuming it's a side effect as I didn't have...
Treatment side effects are few. Minor issue at time with urgency or difficulty. Will use Rapaflo once in awhile Still function ok without ED drugs. There was a short period of time a number of months...
Fourth year anniversary of my first HDR Brachytherapy treatment. Living my life exactly the same as before I was diagnosed. Thanks to the people at this site who helped me become educated about my...
Chose HDR Brachytherapy for my treatment four years ago. Might've chosen SBRT at the time but getting approval from my health care provider was going to be a slog and might not have happened in the...
Also at UCLA is the well regarded HDR Brachytherapy program. I'm an alum, four years out. SBRT mimics the high dose, short duration radiation protocol of HDR Brachytherapy. The track record on HDR is...
Not typical but not unheard of. Maybe there are other meds besides Rapaflo and Flomax you can try. Would think after this time things would've quieted down - but everybody is different. I have a...
Not a vet and can't add to the Agent Orange discussion. And haven't read the Hasting's book, but Halberstam's "Making Of A Quagmire" is good at covering the history into the early years of the war....
As JNF and others have posted, your dad's age of 70 is relatively old for surgery, and even many surgery proponents may suggest going with radiation at your dad's age. And not all surgeons will be...
I had thought that it was approved. Maybe I am wrong. It was recommended to me as a possible treatment when I was diagnosed four years ago. I know it had not been approved at that time and I would...
Will second that. I had made the decision that whatever procedure I decided on doing would be done by a very experienced provider. And since compared to other procedures there are few doctors...
Congrats, Prato. I was diagnosed about the same time as you and also met with Dr. Tewari, and would've gone with him if I decided to go with surgery. Best of luck going forward...
HDR alone with good results here. I had fairly quickly decided against surgery and eventually decided on HDR for my radiation therapy. I might've gone with SBRT but had been warned it might not be...
Also had HDR Brachy and had a bounce in the first year. It's pretty common, which I knew from my research at this site. I was less concerned than my urologist and pcp, and after that bounce the PSA...
3 1/2 yr post Brachy follow up. After a small increase at 3 yrs my PSA is back trending lower. Just tried to update my profile but couldn't. At 3 yrs PSA was to 0.38. At 3 1/2 yrs it's now down to...
Another guy here who has at times taken a bunch of different supplements and is mostly off them now. Used to take Life Extension multi vitamins/minerals and other supplements that required 10 or more...
Dog owner here. Makes sense to me...
Struggling with those issues right now. Financial and otherwise. Soon to be 65 and no pensions waiting for me and planning on waiting to collect social security till I am 70. Planning on selling my...
Not on AS, but had an MRI guided biopsy ordered by my Urologist in West Orange and done in Newark after my MRI indicated a likely positive core. Let me know if you want his name....
Congrats, with a nice PSA drop like that and if you are not having any treatment side effects the only thing I can think of to ask is what day 6 months from now should we do the next follow up?...
Was in Glacier National Park last month and saw a few bears. One from pretty close but it was moving away from us. My son was living in Montana over the summer and hikes a lot so he had bear spray...
Think statins are routinely prescribed even when not all those criteria are met. Have heard some cardiologists would be happy if statins were added to drinking water so that everyone could be on it...
Congrats! Always good to see great results from anyone on the forum. And comforting for me to see it from a fellow HDR traveler....