I've been absent for a while. A couple of postings drove me over the edge. Since the installation of the Palladium, not Iodine, seeds on June 12 my PSA has dropped from 7.6 to 2.5. Both the urologist...
I posted about this somewhere else around here. My first three biopsies I was wide awake for the "bee sting" as it was described to me. "Bee sting" my rosy red hiney. The fourth session was by a...
An interesting exchange. I was hoping to get in the Sonoblat clinical trial my urologist is now participating in. I postponed any treatment after getting the positive biopsy in November, 2006. (One 2...
Well, I went clear till 10:00 p.m. yesterday without napping! I only had to hit the head twice last night (I can now catheterize myself by the lumens of a nightlight! /community/emoticons/smile.gif...
I saw my urologist and my internist yesterday. First, I learned that sitting on car seats and medical office furniture is uncomfortable and has after effects. Two, my uro says that my continued...
Thanks, gents. I think I'm going to call my uro today. I had difficulty voiding before the procedure (I had a transurethral incision of the prostate--TUIP--in 2001 to ease urination) but it got worse...
I'm still having major problems urinating at night. It's getting slightly better in that I didn't have to do the catheter last night. Just spending a looong time standing at the toilet. Yesterday,...
To TC-Las Vegas I probably would not have elected brachytherapy at age 43. At my age (pushing 60) and at T1a, I wanted the least invasive procedure possible. I really wanted to try HIFU, but they...
I guess I should have clarified. I think I was in the active monitoring mode for five years, based on the articles that aus listed. My PSAs had been increasing at varying speed for five years. I had...
My final biopsy was a "saturation biopsy". The urologist took 44 samples (I was under general anesthesia, thank god!). One had a malignancy in it. Has anyone else had a "saturation biopsy" or did my...
Both my URO and RADONC said the 10 year survivability with brachytherapy is now identical to radical prostatectomy. I'm not sure that this qualifies as a prognosis? I can tell you that it is an...
Thanks for the input. I've been on an antibiotic since the procedure. (I have to tell you that I have not had a surgical procedure in the last 20 years where I wasn't sent home with a broad-spectrum...
A little complication has arisen. /community/emoticons/mad.gif Try as I might, I could not get a stream started at 2:30 a.m. this morning. I've been having problems going at night since I had the...
I decided to change the title of my original posting now that I have had the procedure. I just sent thank you notes to my docs. Physicians don't get a lot of those. Headin' for the CT scan this...
The procedure was like all the surgical procedures I've ever had. Long time in processing and set up. Meet the anesthesiologist and nurse anesthetist. Talk to my treating doctors. Wake up in...
/community/emoticons/smile.gif Other car guys are great to have on board. In response to the suggestions, the train has left the station. Seed implant is the only procedure my rad-onc does. I'm...
Olderman, I'm very sorry to hear about your wife. I suggest you talk with her physician about the possibility of enrolling her with a Medicare certified home health agency. I ran one for a few years...
Well, I certainly appreciate the support and encouragement. Seems like the closer I get to "the day" the greater my calm....
I already posted one comment dealing with the wonders of prostate biopsies. I've had five total, with a grand total of 92 needle pokes. 44 in the last one. Of the 44, one came up with "adneocarcinoma...
Serafina, I'm new to this forum, I just found out about it thanks to Parade magazine this past Sunday. I was diagnosed back in 1990. Today (this is weird), I found a theme I wrote back when I was...
Rich, Sorry if I'm late. I just found out about this forum this week. Having gone through 5 (yes, 5) biopsy sessions totally 92 needle pokes, I strongly recommend that you find a urologist who can...