Well, Loma Linda accepted me but unless they do have a cancellation (and it is my understanding that they have a bunch of people also on the list), my appointment will not be until MAY 3 - (6 weeks...
Well, that sounds like the logical thing to do since there has been no response here . . . not sure what that means! I would much prefer Loma Linda but the location and the fact that they tell me...
Thanks for the info. Something that just occurred to me this morning (and I cannot figure out why it came so late), since with radiation, you still have your prostate, the people I know that have...
I have/had another thread going, having been diagnosed with prostate cancer and I have received a tremendous amount of good and helpful information from friendly people, which I greatly appreciate....
Jetguy: no problem and no offense taken. I appreciate all the info I can get! Pcdave: "I think you need to get your doctor to give you a better explanation. This disparity would disturb me greatly...
"You will find that any IGRT, or IMRT will do a simulation." Yes, I believe proton does too. But I am not talking about a one time thing; I am talking about x-raying you every time for positioning;...
Just got back from talking to "Dr. T" about IGRT (see Jetguy); his contention is that the amount of radiation you get each time they make sure of your prostate position is trivial compared to the...
Thank you for all the good comments. On the Loma Linda cost thing, I asked them, and since I am 74 and under Medicare, they say that they take Medicare assignment, so assuming that my supplemental...
Jetguy said: "With IGRT, the prostate is located each day of treatment after you are on the treatment table. This is done with sonogram, CT scan, or, in my case, x-rays." I assumed that IMRT was the...
I live in Dallas, TX and although it would appear that proton beam therapy would be the best way to deal with my prostate cancer, which is supposedly not metastasized according to the MRI scan, the...