My husband talked to the NP this morning and at this point he just needs to do his PSA tests every 3 months and as long as the results are remaining undetectable, nothing else is needed. He asked...
Thanks so much Djin. You may not realized it but your comments, suggestions have helped me a lot and I have learned new information today. Thank you so much for your help. @Mumbo, thank you. I have...
@Bobbiesan, thank you. Just like you, I believe we should be our own advocate for our health as doctors don’t care. We are just nails and they are hammers. I have tried to convince my husband since...
@Fiddlecanoe, thank you. I have been reading about early salvage versus adjuvant radiation today and I am more confused. It seems that there is no definite advantage for starting radiation within the...
@Pratoman, thank you so much for your help and support, especially at this dark time of our lives. I am tearing up as I am reading the responses from everyone, thank you....
@DjinTonic, Thank you for mentioned about the Bone scan as he has not had it done. The Decipher results have worried me and I am wondering if we need to do something else beside the bone scan. I...
Hello, I saw your post and I think you may have heat hives like I do. About 8,9 years ago, after about 30 minutes exercised at the gym, I would have hives all over my legs and arms. They’ll be...
@Duck2, thank you. My husband asked for a PET scan a month ago but he was told that it wouldn’t be necessary until his PSA is increasing later on....
Back in May I joined this forum and after my first post, I have received an outpouring of supports from everyone here at Healingwell. Thank you everyone from the bottom of my heart as I was so lost,...
Update re Padres manager. https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/bob-melvin-status-no-cancer-found-after-padres-manager-undergoes-prostate-surgery/ This is terrible for enduring the surgery....
Thank you for sharing your knowledges and experiences with me about this terrible disease as I didn’t know much before joining this forum. This community is so wonderful. The outpouring supports I...
@JNF, we do eat Mediterranean diets and with a lot of garlic for years. Growing up my family ate a lot of veggies, fruits but his family didn’t and I have changed his eating habits since we have...
This PCa is really depressing especially when I browse through the forum from cancer.org. It appears that more people selected surgery than radiations from that forum. Someone said one’s life will...
JNF, thanks so much for a very detailed information. I must have misunderstood the above statement because I thought HDT meant hormone deprivation therapy as some individuals have to take them prior...
@Sr Sailor, Thanks and I have read the above link. I understand about SpaceOAR, but from what I read @Urologyhealth.org, nothing mentioned about its side effects, only its benefits. This is...
@JNF, I am reviewing my husband’s phone conference notes and one of the treatments mentioned was CyberKnife. My husband feels that HDR Brachytherapy is better than CyberKnife and I saw a post on HW...
@Terry’s Cellar, Can we request the slides from our lab? I didn’t know anything about this. The biopsy was done earlier of February, is it too late now?...
Hi all, I have read, re read all of the comments and trying to absorb everything you all said as these info are so news to me. “With HDT the catheter placement is critical and is done with ultrasound...
Hi Michael_T, Thanks so much for your input Michael. Everyone opinions are helping me so much as I am overwhelmed with this Pca. It’s comforting to see the outpouring supports that I have received...
@JNF, thanks so much for your uplifting message, this HW community is so welcoming and wonderful. Your successful treatment has given me hope and your explanation on Brachy is very helpful. However...
Thanks so much for everyone advices. Everyone advices and past experiences are so helpful and I appreciate it very much. I wish I had joined this forum earlier and it would have calmed my nerves. No...
“ The ONLY (minor) downside to HDR is really two parts: You won't have a whole gland pathology report, to make a clear statement about what was, and was not there, and it can take a while--up to a...
Yes, it would be better if your husband confirmed his diagnosis with a second opinion on the biopsy slides done by Dr. Espstein at JHU. You still have time to do that and leave the appointment for...
@JNF, I am concerned that we didn’t get the second opinion of the pathology report as I have read on this forum about Dr. J. Epstein at John Hopkins and thought perhaps we should do so. I would have...
Thanks so much for your reply JNF. You have given me some hopes as I am so down for what my husband has to go through. We have no support with PC as noone we know has it and our local support group...
Thanks for your reply Mumbo. I am really appreciated it. The urologist told my husband the test results and he has scheduled an appointment with the urology oncologist. The pathology for core biopsy,...
My husband’s PSA reading was 7 so he had Biopsy and MRI done 2 months later. On Feb 21, he was told that his Gleason score 3+4 six days before his 62 birthday. He has 2 teleconferences with an...