Hi Tudpock, I haven't checked in in a bit, but here is my thread about brachy. http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35&m=1028148 I hope it helps, and I'll provide some current info...
I suppose it's a good sign that instead of this topic being the core issue of my being, I'm starting to forget some of the details. I believe I waited til the brachy to start taking the pills. The...
I will chime in with the chorus...they caught it early, and as my doctor said, if you're going to get cancer, this is the one to get. Best of luck....
Interesting thread, now that I am almost 5 months out of the gate. JustAl, I'm pleased to hear that the Omega3 might be helping out. The trouble with supplements and such is that so much info is...
My turn, I guess... About a week before my PCa announcement, I met with HR at work...I had asked for a new chair and they told me that with my back condition, I could get a really nice one if I had a...
I guess the easy answer is that the PSA is only part of the process. An elevated count can simply indicate an inflammation. The rate at which it rises can be a sign of trouble...PSA velocity, along...
I wonder though... "Associated changes in gene behavior after three months of the intervention program were based on analyzing normal prostate tissue from the before-treatment and after-treatment...
Can anyone tell me if the trauma of this procedure is any different to that of a biopsy? The mapping was no big deal...certainly less grief than the biopsy. You might want to get one of those rubber...
Biopsies are a pain in the butt...kind'a... But I'll join the chorus to say that it nailed down my PCa at an early point, so I'd say go for it. It is rather an affront to one's dignity, but not...
Hi again...have you looked into CPP disability for Rob? And contact the local cancer society to see if they have travelling nurses or such available to help take the load of you both. Also, run it...
...
I agree, Tony, and also that passing the word along helps to embed the advice we are given to help ourselves. I will confess, though, to having gone through a stage where I felt that the toughest...
Hi Lifeline, A good friend of mine started this adventure with PCa, and is now in serious trouble with melanoma. However, he started drinking essiac tea a while back and is quite convinced that he is...
Interesting article, indeed. Personally, I find an irreverence works well as a coping mechanism...which is why I got my radiation tattoo. I also spent quite a while checking out the pithy anti-cancer...
It is now late spring in the Great White North, and yesterday was my first foray out in shorts, sandles and sleeveless T...which reveals the radiation trefoil I had tattooed on my upper arm prior to...
I'm wondering why you think brachy might not be an option since the tumour is palpable? We have an appointment tomorrow with the radiologist to discuss brachy because my husbands urologist said he's...
Nemo, Welcome to the club nobody wants to join. The good news is it was caught early. Coming here was a lucky choice, as we speak your language...heck, we articulate things you haven't found the...
Ok, here's my two bits (Cdn). One of the things that makes this forum so valuable is that we can speak frankly of our medical issues. I think it's a bit of a stretch to expect us to frame it as...
...coming up to 3 months post-brachy, and once, maybe twice a night, depending on coffee/alcohol intake....
Funny how this comes up in the prostate forum, but I have been given on of those placards to use, due to a condition called ankylosing spondilitis. I look fine 'til I'm not. I'm considered disabled...
[quote="lvdgs"] ...Hard to get any feedback from patients that had Brachytherapy done as everyone seems to opt for surgery. Hi, I'd like to add that I chose brachy, and I'd take that route again. I...
Bill, I just recently my post-brachy PSA results and they were higher than I'd counted on. After getting over my chagrin, I thought "PSA bounce" and googled it. The first hit told me that those who...
Printer for a university for the last 23 years...now off on disability for an arthritic thing. Also did some gruntwork in a plastics plant in my younger days. I have to confess that I have been...
If I had it to do all over again, I would absolutely go for the brachytherapy. No doubt about it. I've posted my process as well, and if there is anything to update it is simply that the side effects...
I, too, encountered that advisory you mention, though I thought it referred only to the chondroitin sulfate. I was going to commence taking it again for a flare-up of my ankylosing spondulitis...
Glad to hear things went well, Pavel. Much the same as my procedure but they did me on a local instead of knocking me out. You are now..."RadioActive Man"!! Best of luck, and report back, will ya?...
Hi Maile, I would venture to say that your doctor was speaking in terms of possibilities, not certainties. An acquaintance of mine had to get a catheter in for a couple of days because things had...
Enjoy that steak...you've more than earned it!...
Thanks, I'm fortunate to have you guys just up the path ahead of me. Tell me, though, does that insistance or urgency associated with urination ever away or it that part of the package from...
One day shy of the two month mark, and I've just reacquainted myself with the term "PSA bounce". A note came from my oncologist's nurse with my last PSA...it has risen to 4.16 from the pre-implant...
were more likely to get PCa. Now that would suck as an image-booster! I actually dealt with this on an entirely different forum, and once the chuckling subsided, I got to urge folks to get their...
Best of luck tomorrow, Dude. As they say, been there, done that...I hit my 2 month mark on the 26th. I have no regrets, and while things are different-ish...they are not scary. Bring a donut to sit...
[quote="mv2179"] Has anyone heard of a person with advanced PC benefiting from alternative therapies like homeopathy or ayurvedic treatments?Personally, on an internet full of sure-fire 'cures', I...
Hi Reed, If you'll forgive me saying, with those numbers I would investigate the possibility of brachytherapy as a treatment. Do you have a staging at this point? Is the tumour detectable by DRE?...
If not a second opinion, I'd at least ask the doctor to explain his thoughts. To my understanding the key to sucessful brachytherapy is the the cancer be localized and contained...early stage. I'm...
Hi Chris, At the risk of sounding like a cheerleader, I would encourage you to investigate brachytherapy as a treatment option. Have a chat with a radiation oncologist and ask him whether or not you...
Does anyone have or know where to read this new report on plastic containers and prostate cancer? I know this has been discussed before in the science field but last night there was a new study...
...and the follow-up is that one day later, I feel fine. I've come to understand that as blessed as I am to have an easy passage here, there are still going to be what I now regard as "Cancer Days"....
Good luck on both counts...you know we're rootin' for you!!...
Hi David, Two comments...the first to say that by coming to this forum, and speaking frankly to those who understand your distress, you've taken the initial step in getting a handle on the time...
Ok bunkies, today is 7 weeks in from my brachy implants. I am still considered 'in treatment' for another seven days. Of course, this is all subjective because everybody reacts differently to the...
Diagnosed at 53...first PSA at 52, I think. And kudos to those Liberal clowns for finally covering the test. Now if we can get vision testing covered by OHIP again......
Pavel, gonna do a self-bump as well....
Hi Pavel, Welcome to this site. I'm sure you'll find a great deal of comfort here as it's a place to get your questions answered and talk to peers who have been where you're going and can help to...
[quote="daughter63"] Hi, My dad ...has not agreed to any treatment other then natural methods such as eating an alkaline diet and protocell. They want him to come in and get a biopsy so they can...
http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35&m=1028148 and I have no regrets as to my choice, given the side effects inherent with every procedure. Good luck to the both of you, keep...