I AGREE ...
on my first biopsy the results showed i only had BPH and prostatitis. since those conditions are not curable those were seen in the next biopsy i had 5 years later. yes, it's possible to have all 3...
yes thats a signifianct jump. but only a biospy can tell for certain if it's the big C. i had a combination of prostatitis and BPH...so anything is always possible. the waiting is the hard part....
hello everyone. can a dry orgasm increase a man's psa?...
Hi, OkayGolfer 1. look up the acronym [PCRI] on the U-tube web site. there's a huge wealth of information concerning options for patients with gleason 8 diagnosis. 2. have you thought of...
Hello, all. When should I be concerned about my PSA and whether if it's only a bounce? In early 2020, I was treated with a combination of six months of bicalutamide 50mg, and HDR-BT. Because of...
You said something then. YES YOU DID . couldn't have agreed wit' you more. 'bout 6 months after i turned 40, i was on the "screening/not screening/maybe screening" trip myself. little did i know...
with all of the paraphernalia that's advertised and sold, i think BCa brings in huge profits. not only that, but wmn in general spend more money than men, a woman is more likely to be in debt and a...
good day, everyone. there are a few things i'd like to get off my chest. i'll try to make it short, but 4give me please, if this post turns out to be a long read. as you know, september is PCa...
i have two older brothers who i do not share the same father with. by me being diagnosed with PCa, how does that impact their risks of being diagnosed with PCa?...
Was the 45 radiation sessions the only treatment you had to treat the cancer after your heart issues?...
if your brother had cancer based off the symptoms you presented to us, the cancer would be highly advanced. i would agree with your thinking that it sounds more like your brother may have BPH,...
An elephant 's weight....
hello everyone. i have great news to report. six weeks ago, my PSA went from a .76 to a 1.31. i was quite worried. a lot of you predicted a bounce and you were right. my PSA blood draw was done...
Keep an active eye on your PSA...Ask to have an MRI within another 6 mths to a year....
Hi, Lucky1313. have you heard the book The Key to Prostate Cancer : 30 Experts Explain 15 Stages of Prostate Cancer by Mark Scholz ? this is a great book that will help explain prostate cancer,...
AMEN !...
Funny . I think that same way when one mentions someone has succumbed to cancer, especially PCa. Let's jus' try to keep the faith that our choices in treatment was the right one for us....
So will I....
thank you. i later found out the name. when i saw the price of the newer version [over $100] i thought no thanks....
So, are you sayin' with the six months of bicalutamide I had gives me a better chance at surviving?...
Is there a way a man can unknowingly re-ignite cancer cells or keep the cancer cells that have been treated from dying? Let's say for example I had twelve PCa cancer cells, they were all treated with...
may i ask the name and dosage of the supplement?...
Thanks for the post, but I hope more brothers are willing to chime in...
my apologies for giving off the impression that i wanted to take meds to reduce my PSA. i stopped taking tamsulosin about three months ago and two days ago, i had a slight big bump in my PSA. so i...
If a man has PCa and he's taking .4mg of tamsulosin [flomax] will that decrease his PSA levels?...
hello and thank you for your response. i hope others chime in. allow me to ask what do you mean by only one data point?...
hello, good people. HAPPY NEW YEAR !! yesterday, i had my PSA blood draw and it went up quite a bit. my PSA yesterday was 1.31, up from .76 in late september 2022. i'm not feeling too good about...
Sadly, PCa is the most common form of cancer in men. Having a prostate puts you at risk for prostate cancer. What's even more sad is even though the month of September is PCa awareness month,...
Those have been my sentiments for the last three years. September is the beginning of regular season NCAAF and the NFL. This would be the perfect time to bring awareness to a situation that could be...
No. My nurse practitioner said the .55 PSA was low enough to been seen in six months. but this time around, i'm going back to three months....
hello, good folks. today, i got my most recent PSA. my new PSA is 0.72. on jan 9th and 23rd, 2020, i had HDR +six months of 50mg bicalutamide. here is a lit of my PSA since treatment. please tell me...
Trust me, you don't need the surgery. [u]Yes [/b]. Look into HDR brachytherapy as an option. I had the treatment, and am so glad I did. For more information, follow these two links:...
yes. i'm very aware of that. thank you...
thank you, michael for your response. i was on flomax only after i was treated. i stopped taking it 'round september 2020, and have been doing jus' fine ever since. i called the nurse practitioner...
hello, good people. on feb. 28th, 2019, i was diagnosed wit' GS 4+3 = 7 PCa. as a form of treatment, on jan. 9th and 23rd, 2020, i had HDR brachytherapy and finished up six months of 50mg....
My apologies for responding so late, but I'm just now seeing this post. My cousin from Detroit, MI., said the same thing. When he ended up being diagnosed with PCa, that 50 plus year old man was...
An elevated PSA level at the age of 40, lead to investigation. My PSA was 5.5...two biopsies, two MRI's within a total of five years, I was diagnosed, GS 4+3=7. My treatment was 6 months of...
Hello, Artsygal. I'm so sorry you have and your hubby have to endure this. If there's a way you could copy your husbands path report to the forum {at least the first page} so we could get a clear...
Because that's been the norm....
My sources said greater than 0, but less than 1%...
i would like to respectfully ask what new data do you have to support this claim? because my research and consultations from different doctors says otherwise....
yes, over stressing is something i'm trying not to do. I don't know what's ahead, but i will celebrate this victory and continue to hope for a downward trend....
Yes LORD!!!!!...
Hello, Yesterday, I went to have my second PSA blood draw after about eight weeks. The PSA went down from a 4.04 to a 1.51! Yaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!! I can't thank GOD enough. My next appt, is set for...
Idog, i have that same worry. in oct. 2019, my PSA was 12.68. in jan. 2020 i had my two HDR brachytherapy treatments. six mths out, i was supposed to receive my 1st. PSA blood draw, but thanks to...
please know if your uro discourages you for ANY reason from having radiation he's not lookng out for your best interests....
Y not consider radiation as a form of treatment?...
Did you have a second opinion?...
yes. i had HDR brachytherapy and about six months of casodex 50mg....