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Cedar Chopper

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Cedar Chopper
Profile Created
3/16/2007 9:21 PM
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4/9/2011 8:30 AM
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4 year PSA in

Warmest regards from your friends in Texas! I plan one day make it to the Sydney area (with the wwoof.org people). HOO-RAH to year 5! C edar[/color]...

2/20/2011 3:34 PM

Prostate Cancer
Rigorous Scientific Studies & Nutrition

Friends, I liked Postop's post so well I'm repeating at the end of this post. Still, we don't all need to be actuaries studied in the art of - statistical significance and - expected value of perfect...

2/19/2011 5:30 PM

Prostate Cancer
Four Years Update

James C. Wrote: Cedar, my man!!!!!!!!!! Was absolutely startled to see your monikor, had to go back and look twice to make sure I had saw right.... /community/emoticons/wink.gif How's things going?...

2/18/2011 4:36 PM

Prostate Cancer
Incontinence

"Full power" pelvic floor muscle contraction for ten seconds transitioned to "half-power" contractions for ten seconds. Then rest ten seconds. Three sets of ten. (I found doing this to my favorite...

2/18/2011 3:59 PM

Prostate Cancer
Our hearts go out to Jetguy and Loved Ones

You have always been there for people (like myself) in their most trying times. Be raised on eagle's wings and shine like the Son for touching the Face of G-d. Semper Paratus - Semper Fidelitas -...

1/26/2011 9:03 AM

Prostate Cancer
Free Clinical Trials in the USA and Canada (hope it is ok to post this)

Friends, Almost four years ago, Dr. Matten at M.D. Anderson mentioned HIFU to me as a future likely alternative to radiation or cryogenic treatment of prostrate cancer - - pending legitimate...

6/3/2010 3:44 AM

Prostate Cancer
Welcome to HealingWell ~ Aimzee & Ron

Ask your surgeon about retropubic surgery. Ms. Bluebirds threads are very informative about this procedure. Retropubic recovery times are comparable to Laperascopic/DaVinci surgeries. Concerning...

6/2/2010 5:58 AM

Prostate Cancer
Zero for Cedar (Year 3)!

Friends, [b]Tony/TC-Las Vegas , Bill, Susan, Creed,Swimom, KW, The divine [color=blue>[b]Ms.] .... and dozens more [color=black> -] [b]ICTHUS! [b]C[sup]C EDAR[/b]...

4/28/2010 2:41 PM

Prostate Cancer
I went HIFU and it worked

Friends, (This is a quick one for you James! the Prostrate Cancer treatment choice decision tree , it seems that HIFU will eventually become an alternative choice to (non-proton beam) radiation...

1/9/2010 5:02 AM

Prostate Cancer
Happy New/THREE Year!

[color=blue>Friends, Last] my joining the fight against cancer. (My never-ceasing-prayer, A CHEAP, EASY, NO-SIDE EFFECTS CURE FOR ALL cancer NOW !) Next month, I will pass my three year milestone...

1/7/2010 4:19 PM

Prostate Cancer
just found ou that I have prostate cancer

[color=blue>Mr.] I don't get to post here often these days, but I have a moment on my brother's computer. It sounds like you have done your homework and are making an informed decision. I am a big...

4/3/2009 7:22 AM

Prostate Cancer
PSA Test? AARP says "Skip it."

Friends, I just posted this note to Tony's (TC-LasVegas') site. Swimom's brief note says it best: Such irresponsible use of data can be a death sentence. Mr. Tony & Ms. Ruthie, I just read an...

4/1/2009 2:58 AM

Prostate Cancer
Overtreating? ~ Round 3...Britain is changinging it's mind?

Friends, The data analysis of the study suggested that the U.S. study was skewed - the patient population had been tested previously and some of the patients that had already chosen treatment were...

3/20/2009 7:00 AM

Prostate Cancer
Life at Two

Thanks for the well wishes - and being here when I needed you! I still haven't told more than a dozen people that know me personally about my fight with the "c." This site and the wonderful people...

2/15/2009 3:35 AM

Prostate Cancer
Life at Two

Good Morning, Just checking in to say hello and wish all of you at the Healingwell well. It was two years ago next week that I had my radical prostatectomy. It takes quite some time to get past this...

2/13/2009 3:44 AM

Prostate Cancer
One year today...some days it almost seems surreal...

[color=purple>Doug] I don't get to visit this site much these days but I watched you join this site and make your way through your decision tree and treatment. I have a moment to chime in now with...

9/17/2008 4:34 PM

Prostate Cancer
UI and ED Seminar - Dallas Tx Aug. 21st

KW & Gene, I was reading the board and saw your posts. Thanks for the information on the seminars. I may be in the Dallas are near Southwestern at that time. At 18 months post -surgery (I had...

8/16/2008 5:09 AM

Prostate Cancer
Life's Journey ~ Thank you for your friendship!

[color=blue>Divine] [color=#3333ff>I] DID] While I am always reaching for that ambiguous, humorous remark - - [b]I really do plan reunions with you & Buddy (& Mika, Tony, Susan, Vicki, Bill,...

5/19/2008 2:38 AM

Prostate Cancer
PSA is Good!!!

[color=blue>TC-LasVegas] Visit my Journey at: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tonycrispino Tony, Please email me a copy of that article on the CTC test. Heartfelt thanks to you and so many others...

5/15/2008 2:27 AM

Prostate Cancer
We have lost a friend ~ Ric Masten

"‘Sky] [color=#006600>[i]by] [color=#0000cc][i]AFTERWORD — What gets this Grandpa is that the five-year-old in this poem is graduating from Princeton this Spring. She is also finishing her first...

5/11/2008 9:49 PM

Prostate Cancer
Cedar Chopper ~ You have just been hugged by a bluebird...

[color=green>Ms.] - and Friends, I still have no cell phone, no cable, no computer at home.... My boss asked me to curtail "chat rooms" on the work computer.... It's not my use of time at issue (I'm...

5/2/2008 1:36 AM

Prostate Cancer
Tips before surgery??

Lili, I copied this thread link from the index in the "Resource" thread at the top of the page. Read all the postings and you will see some great thoughts about getting ready for surgery. I ALWAYS...

3/14/2008 11:47 AM

Prostate Cancer
3 Year PSA

Swimming! Just Swimmiing! Thanks to you both for all you do and the friends that you are! C[sup]C edar

3/13/2008 6:46 PM

Prostate Cancer
Incontinence from tiring

DanManBob, I had similar experiences as to leaking later in the day - on my feet all day. I found as my kegel muscle tone improved, it went away completely. C[sup]C edar

3/13/2008 6:41 PM

Prostate Cancer
Eating prior to Da Vinci

Hi Courtney & Kurt, I'm not certain what kind of surgery your father-in-law is having but, having had a half dozen abdominal surgeries, a shoulder-repair, and a tonsilectomy myself, I'll comment:...

3/13/2008 4:46 PM

Prostate Cancer
Newbie with continence questions

Stuck-in-Traffic, Only a few weeks since surgery? Yes , take it easy . But do walk a little more each day. Do some kegels even now. Probably 3 sets of 10 / 3 times a day until the urine is no longer...

3/13/2008 2:12 PM

Prostate Cancer
Well Wishes for Mr. War Eagle!

[color=red>Walt, Challenger will no longer be [b]my favorite Bald Eagle , for the time being! [color=blue>...................................................... ] "He will raise you up on eagle's...

3/13/2008 1:53 PM

Prostate Cancer
New to Cancer

[color=purple>Ms.][sup]Eagle10 As your father is a dentist, I am certain he will make an informed choice that fits his circumstances. Your mom might benefit more from reading our postings here. You...

3/13/2008 12:25 PM

Prostate Cancer
Hello - Another New Guy

Steve, Just a few thoughts to toss out. All of us here have dealt with the decision process you are going through and the dangers are many of trite, one-size-fits-all comments. Just some thoughts :...

3/13/2008 10:42 AM

Prostate Cancer
Hello - Another New Guy

Steve, Sounds like you have done - and are doing - your homework. No one here or even your physician/specialists can really know all of your health and personal issues but yourself. That and everyone...

3/12/2008 1:14 PM

Prostate Cancer
New to Cancer

Ms. Eagle 10, Concerning your younger sister, I've been teaching kids at my church for 19 years now and yet offer only simple guidelines. Teenagers and their relationships with their parents are all...

3/12/2008 2:11 AM

Prostate Cancer
A Signature ~ tells the story of our Journey...

Thanks] Lee, your excellent work on the indexes in the "locked thread" - - makes this site so much more helpful to me. Your friend, [b][color=green>C[sup]C edar

3/12/2008 1:22 AM

Prostate Cancer
My friend Tony

Tony, Words cannot be enough as you and your family both grieve and celebrate your mother's life. Your friends are always here for you. I appreciate the photograph of you playing Flaminco guitar on...

3/8/2008 3:25 AM

Prostate Cancer
I am a wife and new here- sooo many questions!

ML, I would get a second opinion from the best facility you can manage, regardless. If you choose surgery --- ( open has some advantages as does DaVinci- kind of a wash - get the best surgeon, this...

3/5/2008 3:00 PM

Prostate Cancer
Newly incontinent, question

Bill b. I calculate you are ONLY 4 or 5 weeks out from surgery. I believe you should stay active and learn your kegel routines. Wear pads and drink less before & while active and re-hydrate...

3/5/2008 2:47 PM

Prostate Cancer
2 Year ~ PSA

Glen, I'm going to celebrate all this good news and fix some spaghetti (and [i][b]maybe sniff the Scotch and a Dominican... ...more likely plan trips to Scotland and the Dominican Republic!) right...

2/29/2008 2:02 PM

Prostate Cancer
Latest PSA

Pete, This my sound a little too much like the OB-GYN Forum, but, We have been so far in nine months! Drive safely! Your Friend, [color=green>C[sup]C edar

2/29/2008 1:54 PM

Prostate Cancer
Latest PSA

Susan, All] [color=green>[b]C[sup]C edar!

2/29/2008 1:50 PM

Prostate Cancer
starting new life chapter

J] You can find a lot about[b] overcoming erectile dysfunction in the index found in the Helpful Links thread at the top of the page. Scroll down several posts for the complete index. On E.D., I...

2/29/2008 1:41 PM

Prostate Cancer
War Eagle update

Walt, At the top of one of the upper lakes of the Colorado River here in Central Texas is a place called "Canyon of the Eagles." The University of Texas Astronomy Club has built an observatory there...

2/29/2008 1:19 PM

Prostate Cancer
Need help for my dad - is this treatment plan reasonable?

DMID, I'd be certain and get another opinion from the best treatment center you can access. You can do this while you schedule and plan your treatment. (If you let us know your general area, many...

2/25/2008 4:16 AM

Prostate Cancer
Belly-fat pooch after Da Vinci surgery

CaPCA , I]open ventral-pubic prostatectomy). This is to say I have some experience in the rehabilitation of scar tissue in the area. I also love food and I am always fighting the "battle of the...

2/24/2008 12:24 PM

Prostate Cancer
New member with Prostrate Cancer

SparkyMo, I encourage you to take your time. You may decide to become the "Lance Armstrong" for the fight against Prostrate Cancer. News will travel very fast in a small town and that may move you to...

2/20/2008 11:41 PM

Prostate Cancer
To Healingwell, Lee, Barry, and all of you here!

Tony, Your call to service reminds me of the kid in that Disney movie, "Flight of the Navigator (Moderator)." I can't thank you enough for all you do here and your decision to assist Ms. Blue and Mr....

2/20/2008 10:54 PM

Prostate Cancer
Not Quite What I Was Planning - Six Word Memoirs

Lana, Thanks for the prayers and friendship. My test results arrive next week. More prayers are always much better! Bill, Some differences sure, more in common! My accelerations aren't at 35,000...

2/20/2008 10:43 PM

Prostate Cancer
Help - Looking for Recommendation for a daVinci Prostate Surgeon In Michigan

Aggie, I'm sitting here a few blocks from Highway 21 in Texas...... You landed a good ways from home - but the Michigan options for treatment are excellent. "Reunion" has more meaning to you two than...

2/17/2008 10:05 PM

Prostate Cancer
New to the forum and trying hard to be optimistic!

Seeking] , Research agrees with you about being optimistic. Despair doesn't help. Your actions since getting the "20" PSA have been purposeful and have not suggested to me any naivete... [u]Do...

2/17/2008 9:51 PM

Prostate Cancer
First Post-Op PSA

Desert] You two have come so far and are doing so well! Dry at five weeks and great numbers! Take it easy and get stronger. Your friend, C edar

2/14/2008 3:15 PM

Prostate Cancer
Not Quite What I Was Planning - Six Word Memoirs

Friends, I was listening to the BBC (GMT 8am) this morning and learned about this book compiled of six-word autobiopgraphies (The title of the book is Not Quite What I Was Planning - six word memoirs...

2/14/2008 3:57 AM

Prostate Cancer
UPDATE ON LES' (Gordy) TEST RESULTS

Thank you Susan, Swim, and Tony. (Three warm posts from my three unilaterally adopted children....) Thanks for the opportunity to once again focus our love on Les and Carol! Especially at times like...

2/8/2008 4:06 PM

Prostate Cancer
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