Hello everyone, Just thought I'd update my situation. I'm still taking Avodart and Flomax. My PSA numbers are good and so we continue to plod along. My wife finished her cancer treatment in January,...
Dear Kitt, I can't imagine what you have had to endure. I know we gain strength from God and with his grace, we can survive anything, be it cancer, depression or Chrones disease. I have always found...
Susan, Thank you. I started a blog for Deb. If you would like to read it, here it is. http://debharrell.blogspot.com Dan...
Thanks for the good wishes. We believe this will work out in time. I'm looking at some of the posts on the breast cancer forum. I'll be back. Dan...
Dear Bob, My next PSA in September 25th. I'm taking Avodart and Flomax and hanging in there. How are you doing? Dan...
I wanted to say hello, and that I still stalk the pages to see how it goes for others. My wife was diagnosed with breast cancer so I'm going to be looking at that topic too. She started chemo last...
Dear Ruby, My name is Dan and I live in the Chicago area. In March I had a high PSA and then a biopsy. All 12 samples were normal. Waiting for the findings is very hard, as you know. In April, Deb,...
Well, I was completely amazed to learn that there was no sign of cancer in the 10 biopsy samples. My prostate is enlarged and I'm to take Avodart (sp?) to reduce the swelling. I'll have a PSA reading...
Hi everyone. The doctors office called and told me that the biopsy results were good. His nurse went on to say that since my prostate is 6x larger than normal, I will need to address that problem...
I had the biopsy yesterday in the doctor's office. He did 12 I think. Also he said the ultrasound indicated the prostate is pressing into the bladder. He says it's enlarged. Results on Thursday....
Walt, I had my biopsy yesterday. It included a ultrasound exam. It isn't too bad to go through, but it isn't a holiday either. The ultrasound, said the doctor, seemed to indicate a normal prostate....
Thank you everyone who made me tear up with your kindness. I have done a lot of reading since Monday. I happened to speak with my personal physician yesterday and he said that my urologist is top...
the kind of treatment needed. Of course, until the biopsy, I guess I'm still not diagnosed with cancer. I'm 62, with no family history of cancer. I joined today because I need some hand holding....