Yes, I'm on Frank Talk. I'm also on the Healing Well Prostate Cancer board....
Tom, I'm deeply sorry for the physical and emotional roller coaster ride you're forced to endure, sir. Damn your chronological age - - you are a warrior and have my admiration and respect. My egfr...
I am 74 1/2. My Episode with PcA happened when I was 72 - - a souvenir from my more than six months spent at Ground Zero post-September 11th. By the Grace of Almighty God, the radiation obliterated...
A1c tests can be ordered quarterly. Aetna, GHI and other insurers will fund them - - the MD's order suffices as a statement of medical necessity. I've had A1c's as often as five times within twelve...
So very, very sorry. May he rest in eternal peace. NJ Fred...
Mine is giving me inflation difficulties. Had it since mid 2020. Consulted with Dr. Eid in Manhattan and will go in for revision in late August....
Florida implant MD - - I know it is southeast, but Dr. Edward Becker in Wellington, FL did one helluva great job on me in 2020....
To me - it's just about doing something to help an afflicted fellow human being. Don't need anything except the inner feeling I get. I'm vintage "old school" and my Bronx upbringing hammered home...
Scare #1 came in 1968 on the battlefields of Vietnam Scare #2 came when I was in front of New York's City Hall at 8:46am on September 11, 2001 Scare #3 was the day of my PCa diagnosis in 2020 Supreme...
Jules Geltzeiler, Monmouth County, NJ...
I’m glad you found it, my good friend of many years! NJ Fred...
Way to Go, Brother halbert! Go to dinner. Have a drink (hell, have two!). Do something special to celebrate reaching this grand milepost. NJ Fred...
Thoughts that (often) diagnosing Uros "push" for surgery are consistent with my experience. When my Uro confimed my PCA, his comfort included: "we can get it out of you quickly." Of course, he would...
My brief Trimix odyssey got me the heck off it - pronto! I have gone the route of a penile implant, and it has given me what I want without having to use "the old sausage" for target practice. I...
Lynnwood, I have been Type 2 for almost 25 years. A1c has been as high as 11.2 but is currently 6.7. I have a trusted Endo whom I've been seeing for almost 12 years. He has tweaked my meds several...
True, the 9-plus A1c is high. However, there is no need to panic and "find another doctor" immediately. We should all know that doctors have treatment strategies. And one-or-two sentence blurbs on a...
I am not and will never be a "Happy Holidays" guy. I am old school and damned well proud of that! Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Kwanzaa! And a partridge in a pear tree!!! God Bless Us - -...
I am 74. Been Type 2 diabetic for some 20+ years. A1c has peaked at 11.2 and bottomed (three weeks ago) at 6.7. I am an incorrigible soda drinker. I do not drink booze except under very rare social...
With all respect, I think your surgeon's advice is sheer balderdash. A two-hour ride, no less? Please... NJ Fred...
Fascinating! Never knew this. I was on Rovustatin (and still am) during the course of my IGRT some two years ago. Thank you for this info! NJ Fred...
My thanks is for the many, oh-so-many, blessings bestowed on me and my family by Almighty God. Yes, ups-and-downs just like all who read these words. Albeit personal (to include health), professional...
Holidays are for cheer and recharging. Worry? Humans always worry. Nonetheless, que sera - - sera. Happy Thanksgiving to All! NJ Fred...
Willie, When diagnosed some 26 months ago, my PSA was 8.7. Biopsy yielded a Gleason of 3+4=7. I chose IGRT versus surgery. Like you, it was 45 sessions over nine weeks - - and then the wait for the...
You MUST have the biopsy without delay, sir! Wishing you good luck. NJ Fred[b]...
Chris - - May your good fortune be contagious on us all! Congrats, Brother!!! NJ Fred...
All of us - ALL OF US - live with that latent fear that the next PSA might indicate recurrence of a horrible disease we fought so hard to overcome. It comes with the territory. And, like the stand-up...
Happy for you, good sir. This Beachbum is a blessed Beachbum! NJ Fred...
May our Brother rest in eternal peace, NJ Fred...
Glen, Most charter bus outfits fancy "motor coach." My employer runs Setras - - the Rolls Royce of motor coaches. The transit vehicles on NYC streets are categorized as buses. Fred...
Glen, Gloves off. This Bronx street kid fights bare fisted. So let's get on with it... Glen, I respect you. I've read this thread and some of the others you authored. I think you are a stand-up guy....
SUPERB!!! NJ Fred...
Withholding info from a treating physician is, IMO, damn foolhardy. It is akin to asking a prizefighter to box with one hand tied behind their back. Why? Why withhold anything that might influence...
I, too, withheld a diagnosis about ten years back. Why? Because the prognosis was choked full of "ifs." "If" it went the bad route, it would have wrapped up in a short six months. "If" it went good -...
Bob, I've sailed in your ship. As others advise/opine, an implant is probably the best path. I have one. It works - - I have my sex life back. Good luck, Brother. NJ Fred...
Halbert, Your father sounds like a remarkable man. A stand-up guy who was a Patriot and made his mark on our world with heart, toil and integrity. A family man who passed his wisdom and goodness to...
Way to Go, Sparky!!! NJ Fred...
Hang tough, Brother. You're going to make the long haul! HELL YES, you are!!! NJ Fred...
You are a warrior, Brother. Godspeed. NJ Fred...
This unfortunate thread stands as a vivid illustration as to why America must be self-sufficient. We can no longer rely on doing business with other countries - - especially when it comes to critical...
My deepest condolences....
Prato - Great - FREAKIN' GREAT!!! Happy for you, Brother!!!!!!! NJ Fred...
Yes, it's sick out there and getting sicker....
Guys, Don't build yourselves up to letdowns on this essential male issue. I tried it all from Viagra to Cialis to Caverject to Acoustic Wave, etc. None did the job - - so I could do the job! I got an...
Godspeed, Brother. We stand with you. NJ Fred...
Lainie, Your info is appreciated. And I am not disputing it. Online, Doctor Google is a bottomless pit of info, differing opinions, etc. I speak only for me. I share my choices for what they are...
When it comes to diet discipline, I am incorrigible. Not proud of it - - just being candid. When my Endo admonishes me, I forthrightly tell him that eating/drinking (soda, etc.) are my only vices. I...
Happy for you, brother! Yup - - time for me to see "The Rear Admiral" and get scoped, too. NJ Fred...
Damn good numbers!!! NJ Fred...
Sorry gang, But this Bronx Street Kid does not buy it, whatsoever. To me, it was as staged as a professional wrestling match. Sheer BS! NJ Fred...
Err on the side of caution (and life!) Biopsy? Hell YES!!! Get some priceless peace of mind and remove uncertainty from your life. If "the big casino" is within, move expeditiously to kick it the...