Interesting. I've been on BP meds for a few years after my BP consistently was in the 140 range. Now it's usually 115-130/65 or so. I use a home device (CVS) that matches up pretty well with my PCP...
RM, this is the age old debate on our site with energetic answers on both sides of the equation. Before I answer your question from my perspective I will suggest that your education begin by reading...
I Googled "Top Ten Rap Songs of 2022" then looked at the lyrics for a few of them. Racist, misogynistic, profane, and sometimes violent just begins to describe them. No wonder my play list is...
Hello Racquet Man and welcome. With a PSA of 20 you definitely should have a biopsy soon. Prostate cancer is best caught in its' early stages so please don't delay any longer. Most of the men on this...
Since I'm now over 75 and my previous colonoscopies have never discovered a polyp my doc is now saying it's ok to do a Cologuard test every three years. Hallelujah! Poop in the mail it is! Jim...
Dewayne, that is great news. So glad to hear you are doing so well. Jim...
Jim, congratulations on making a decision. And be happy that you studied the alternatives and made an educated decision as that's really important. Good luck; I'm sure there will be a few hiccups but...
Hello Mrs .Lucky and welcome. Yes, it appears your husband has low intermediate risk cancer so that will likely open up the full range of treatment options. As others have said, please make sure to...
Hello Todd. I'll just give you a little encouragement on the knee replacement. My wife has had two of them that were both absolutely necessary. Her recovery from both has been remarkable. I'm...
Hello, Mark. It's good to hear from you. Your PCP, like many, seems fairly ignorant in the details surrounding our disease. Hence the importance of a forum like ours where the knowledge is both wide...
Most likely a bounce as we have seen MANY times. Stay vigilant but expect it to start back down in coming tests. Jim...
Great news, Hal! Hope you get the same reading for many more years. Jim...
We have been fairly fortunate on our forum that we haven't really had these super-ugly POS type trolls. What we typically get is someone pushing a crap cancer treatment or the like. In any case when...
In the back of "Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers", Dr. Scholz lists several prostate oncologists in SoCal. The list is from several years ago but in addition to Dr. Scholz himself he lists: Dr....
Larry, glad to hear the update and that things are going so well. Let's hope your recovery continues in all phases and you have a lifetime of "undetectables". Jim...
What the last two posts demonstrate is, like most professions, there are good urologists and not-so-good ones. My experience was mixed as I spoke with three urologists (and an couple of RO's) before...
Very clever! Love it! Jim...
Very sorry to hear this. RIP, Gary. Jim...
Since this is a duplicate thread I'm gonna lock it and encourage folks to respond to the other one which has more responses already. Jim P. S. It's pretty clear that our members think this is a lousy...
Hello Jim and welcome. Your detailed description is actually quite helpful and we will be able to give you lots of feedback as time goes on. Your old uro probably was a bit asleep at the wheel as...
I meant to reply to this earlier and just never got around to it. Probably because this means that I have to admit my wife was right all along. She has always been of a mind that being out in the...
Hi JC and welcome. Hopefully you have a prostate infection and that will be it. Your doc should check for that first. But...depending on your age and prostate size, the 6.5 "baseline" might be high...
I tend to agree. The cat is out of the bag with the PSA knowledge. Unless there are other major comorbidities at this time it would seem reasonable to follow this through and see if cancer is...
Athena, I assume (?) you are talking about targeted focal therapy??? We've had only a few men on our site give that a try and there are very specific requirements for consideration of this treatment....
[quote="Fauntleroy"]IMHO, assuming you even have pc, you can either have a potential cure from cancer, or have your the sex life you had prior to treatment, but not both. quote] Sorry, my friend, but...
Hello Athena and welcome. You have already received excellent advice. Biopsy is a reasonable approach now given the slow and steady rise in your PSA. But the nodule does not necessarily indicate...
That is great news indeed. Congratulations! Glad things are going so well. Jim...
Chip, "...life is good" is what we all want to hear. Congrats and wishing you many more great years. Jim...
Mission accomplished, you troublemaker!!! Jim...
Permission was indeed granted by Peter Waite. Please feel free to respond to Dr. Jackson's study. Jim...
Thanks to Mumbo's hard work, the sticky thread on abbreviations has now been updated to include drugs that are used in PCa treatment. Jim...
Reach, it's great to hear your good news. Hope the trend continues flat or down. Jim...
A valuable addition by Mumbo -- Drugs Often Used in Prostate Cancer Treatment 2022 Drugs for Prostate Cancer Abbreviations LHRH - luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone GnRH - gonadotropin-releasing...
Thanks for posting. I have forward the studies to a friend of mine who just started ADT and radiation for his multiple G9 PCa. I'm sure he will discuss with his medical team. Jim...
Per Forum Rule #5 you must get the approval of the site owner/admin. Please get Peter's approval and you can re-post with the link. Thanks, Jim...
I just dropped in on this thread for the first time in awhile. The twists and turns are interesting. I have nothing to offer but I guess that's the idea. Jim...
Vic, smart thinking on your part! This is one of the tough parts of PCa, i.e. the need to be our own advocates, be educated and make sound decisions for ourselves. Clearly you are doing that. Jim...
Larry, good luck to you. You have an excellent doctor and I'm sure will have a terrific outcome. If you don't mind me asking, did you consider less invasive alternatives like LDR Brachy or SBRT or...
OK...reporting in from SW Florida now that I have power back. We were lucky in North Naples. We live about 1 1/2 miles from the beach and had no damage, just fallen debris and 3 nights w/o power....
Jeff, thanks for sharing this news but I am so sorry to hear it. God bless him and his family. Jim...
Most of us who have been here for a bit are quick to recommend that new guys get a second opinion on their biopsy slides from Dr. Epstein at JHU. Here is a cautionary tale about why that is so...
Hello, Pitgirl. Sorry I'm late to your thread. I think you have gotten some great advice already and have made a sound decision. Good luck to you and hubby as you move forward. Let us know how we can...
Great news, Frack! Let's hope for many more years of the same. Jim...
Mel, I can't speak about the gap issue except I sure would not replace an extracted wisdom tooth. Nor can I speak about the implants except for the anecdotal issues that I've heard second hand so...
Mel, I'm no dentist but I do have a little experience with permanent bridges as I have two of them. I opted for bridges rather than implants because of the trouble, cost and sad stories I heard from...
My understanding is that AI for this purpose is "promising". Perhaps it will all be done that way someday. In a general sense, however, how is a new patient to know if his slides are read by AI or a...
DB, lookin' good! Trust it will continue to drop and all will be well for many years to come. Jim...
Mel, as I mentioned in June, have you considered a permanent bridge instead of implant? I have two that have worked out perfectly after extraction. Jim...
Raindog, whatever interval you ultimately choose, there will likely be future biopsies. If you find these painful then the option of IV anesthesia is always there (depending on your doctor). I only...
Hello Raindog and welcome to Healing Well. Please feel free to ask any and all questions and we will help you as much as we can. With your stats a plan of "Active Surveillance" seems reasonable. This...