Four years ago I was diagnosed with prostate (gleason 6 t1c) cancer. Healthcare information forums became a invaluable resource for me to make a treatment decision. When I saw a surgeon they...
I’ve had a change of plans no surgery I’m doing HDR MONO on 7/19&7/26. The recovery should be quicker and for my pc the cure rate is 96+%. HRD MONO is a temp seed implant without the potential...
Rek, i'm a car guy also i do 4000 track miles a year 30+ track days. now runnig a Exige S just sold a GT2 + GT3 porsche. carl...
You may want to look at Cesium-131 for the seeds. They have a half life of 10 days instead of 58. They got FDA approval 3 years ago not a lot of docs are aware of them. I'm having HDR mono on 7/19...
Bob, stranded means there strung together like pearls. This is supposed to keep them from moving you mite ask the doc what he used. The HRD mono is like bracky but they dont leave the seeds in. carl...
Good news i'm going to do HDR mono @ CET in oakland. one question, did they strand your seeds? all the best carl...
I run 4-6 miles per day or cycle 30 miles plus weight train every day. After i have the robotic surgery how long do i have to wait till i can resume? i've been doing this for over 35 years and its a...
My uro never heard about it FDA approved it in 04. Check it out looks interesting http://psa-rising.com/med/brachy/cesium06.html let me know what you think...
Dave,what seeds did they use and what problems are you having. thanks carl...
I've looked at all the postings on this board back to 2004. What I dont under stand is why so few choose Brachytherapy ? Lots of canadates, gleason 6s ect but I could only find a hand full of men...
Julie, why then wouldn't i do it? Down side? seems like much less trama and drama. what do you think? carl...
Julie,After the seeds were put in how long was he laid up? thanks carl...
I met again with my urogroigst again today after flying home from my second ablation for a-fib, really fun stuff. time will tell if it worked so far im back in SR hope it lasts so I can deal with...
Joe, thanks for the link it looks like he's a top tier choice . I know he is cash upfront no insurance. carl...
Tanya, Joe, thanks for the infomation.I can't find the thread on Ahlering anybody have a link?. thanks carl...
Has any body heard of or used Dr. Thomas Ahlering UC Irvine ca? thanks carl...
Jim, thanks I've followed your posts and it seems you certainly had your share of challenges. I'm so impressed on how well you deal with it. I just got off the phone with the U, great guy he said...
I just got the path report 2 hours ago and i have PC(just great) Gleason 6 T1c.how long can I safely wait till surgery? I have to get a second ablation on my heart for A-Fib on Monday, hope to god...