My understanding has always been that the safe PSA had to be under 4.0. But there is another test and I suggest that you ask your urologist to test your "free PSA". This test measures the percentage...
To all, well, thanks for your replies. This really is a great forum, even if does seem to lean toward the younger crowd. I never even heard of proton therapy, and it was never offered. I have heard...
I've bee reading the posts on this forum for the past few weeks. Am I wrong in thinking that most of the men taking part here are younger, say from 40 to 65, and everyone seems to be having surgery -...
Hi, Lynn - I just started reading this thread today so I don't know if your dad has had any treatment already. The DaVinci prostatectomy simply allows the surgeon to perform the procedure through...
I had a biopsy last May 16th, and I'm sure there is nothing I can tell you that will help you get a good night's sleep the night before the procedure. But my experience was this - they got me into...