A great song touching on buskering (sp?l) and money in the music business is the song “For Free” by Joni Mitchell...
Retired dentist here, options: 1) Do nothing. Teeth will eventually(years) drift, both 18 and 20. Also the tooth that opposed 19 might slowly extrude. No cost. 2) Fixed bridge. 18 and 20 are trimmed...
Am I miss reading, only 2 cores on second biopsy? Both my biopsy’s were 18 cores. Yes, get second opinion on slides. What’s your prostate volume? PSA naturally increases as the prostate enlarges with...
What was the MRI PIRADS score? PSA not unusual for 80 cc prostate volume. Might consider continuing on AS with regular follow up. Will be interesting to learn what urologist says....
At 72 years of age, a PSA of 5.2 and a modest biopsy result: I would suggest a review of the slides by Epstein. In edition, I would do a 3T MRI. If there were no upgrade on the slide review, the MRI...
According to my GP Dr. the risk of scope complications increases significantly with age: specifically, perforation, infection, death. Do the noninvasive screen and if that’s wonky, then go ahead with...
I’ve seen that movie, it doesn’t end well....
I must have missed something, seems to be inadequate info to make an informed treatment decision. Any second opinions, any review of the "slide" from Hopkins, any alternatives suggested? If truly G9...
Then there’s Boring Oregon....
Those results sound confusing to me, but to be fair, I don't know much which I'm about to demonstrate. Still a lot of info missing. Does it make sense that one core of G6 would correlate with 16%...
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I suspect RP is generally a multi hour process with general anesthetic and intubation, the latter precluding apnea issues. Has anyone had RP with a regional block and...
Surprising news. Good news! After a 10+ PSA a month ago, my followup was 5.4! I meet with my uro-dude in two days, but it appears,I may have dodged/deferred a bullet....
"and we got to get ourselves back to the garden"--Joni Mitchell...
I've copied my updated history below for easier access. As you can see, my PSA has wildly gyrated in strange fashion over the last 10 years with a spooky big jump currently. You'll note the two...
None of this stuff is black or white, it's all subjective. That includes PSA, biopsy result, surgical path, MRI, various scans or whatever test you've heard of. The difference between a Geason 3 and...
I’ve not reread all the 4 pages of posts but I don’t recall claims of MJ CURING prostate cancer. Legal? Legality is a changing patchwork of laws and not relevant when discussing the possible medical...
BIG difference between sedation used for prostate biopsy or colonoscopy (often Versed, Demerol, Fentanyl) as opposed to General Anesthetics used for surgery. Not only are sedation drugs much lighter...
So far Pharma has agreed to pay 26 states 10-12 billion to settle. Other states are still in the hunt. What will the states do with the money? What did the states do with the "zillion" they got from...
It seems as modern humans migrated north they evolved lighter skin. One theory is that in areas of reduced sun the skin needs to be lighter to allow production of enough Vitamin D. As an aside, we...
Artist Mark, Just for clarification, the shorter intestine is the large (diameter) and nearly final piece of digestive plumbing. The small intestine runs (around 30'!) from the stomach exit to the...
My Urologist and my readings on this site and other sources has suggested that Lycopene (tomatoes) and Vitamin D (sunshine) might prevent new prostate cancer and even slow down the progress of early...
Update. I (the original poster) want to thank the guys and gals on this site who provide so much invaluable support. Maybe the toughest thing about this disease is that in spite of considerable...
April 2015 I had my first biopsy yielding a thankfully mild cancer Dx, details listed below. Unfortunately, I had a battle with sepsis after the Biopsy. The day of the procedure I had the expected...