Big Mac , JEKNY's story is scarily similar to mine. But I wouldn't wait any longer for treatment. You've proven to have failed so move forward. The doubling time is long so it's not aggressive but...
Just finished IMRT. Colitis improving using lomotil. No energy... Put me in the other club no one wants to join 2/10 PSA 2.75 55 years old ,4/11 PSA 3.73,5/12 PSA 5.31 11/12 biopsy Gleason 3+4 (r...
Practice starting and stopping stream now so you know develop a "feel" for it. Do kegels to tighten up muscles preop. Get your stuff in order and although you may recover quickly one never knows. I...
My 15 year level premium was expiring. On the physical they found my PSA had risen further. The rest of he story is in my signature. I converted to universal and my monthly premium now is what my...
Oh well... I know it's still essentially zero but a trend is a trend. April 2013 0.01 Sept 2013 0.02 Jan 2014. 0.04 Shit shit shit Now the little imp will be gnawing on my thoughts til the next test....
i started my recovery by trying to stop the flow while peeing. then start then stop it again. every time. that sensation when you stop the flow is what you want to mimic with a Kegel. i takes months...
isn't this just an observational study? it doesn't "prove" anything. it doesn't account for WHY some don't consistently take the drugs, and most importantly is not randomized. the groups may be self...
i'm 9 months out (hard to believe) my new normal sucks sometimes. i always wear a pad although i surprise myself sometimes and have no leaking for many hours or even overnight (OMG!) but at the end...
I tried to find good studies on proton therapy and the only data i could find came from the people who make the machines or from their spokes docs. Hardly unbiased... IMHO, go with proven , studied...
Thinking about this brings all sorts of bad memories back. I now remember using a similar contraption. From scuba diving I had some of these condoms and used them for maybe 2 weeks when I really...
That kinda answered my question I had no idea of how big a tumor had be to generate PSA . I've never seen the newer scans . My biopsy was done with a pretty low resolution ultrasound yet the Uro...
a question for the gurus... would any of the advanced imaging techniques (doppler or endo-rectal MRI) be able to differentiate between prostatitis, infection, or cancer? in other words, should a...
well, here is my take whether you like it or not. seeing as i am a life time member of the PC Society, i might as well accept it and celebrate it! every moment i am awake that 800 pound gorilla pc...
i like the blue ribbon but it needs a little more masculinity in it. check out these buttons, thinking maybe surround the ribbon with swords or lightning...
After my surgery, I had an intermittent , sharp, needle like pain at the tip where the urethra leaves the head of the penis. It became less over the first month and now only occasionally bothers me....