Nice to hear from you David. You were one of my favorite posters when I first was diagnosed with Pca. I will pray for you. Also nice to hear from you Casey59. Though controversial, your contribution...
Prat, The apple watch measurement is very inaccurate for VO2 max. The more accurate way is having the VO2 measured by directly looking at inspired and expired gas concentrations in an exercise...
I had LDR brachy 10 years ago and have a large median lobe prostate. My physician told me the risk of urinary retention was higher than without a median lobe but in his experience had never...
Jim, You are a selective reader. My issue is lack of long-term data for those who are at low risk of dying from the disease. Being 67, I fall in a higher risk group. The risk/benefit of receiving the...
Jim, I agree with most of what you say but I feel you conflate anti-vaxers with those that have concern with this vaccine. At the hospital I used to work at, over 20% of nurses do not want the...
Jim, I do not think it has been proven whether the booster prevents us from getting the infection. Two of the leading scientists from the FDA resigned because of pressures from the CDC and the White...
Michael, The amount of immunity after infection is not known yet. It is known that the immunity lasts at least 10 months and counting. Paul...
Good news:Bad news People who have been infected and recovered do not need the vaccine. In fact, there is no benefit in giving the vaccine to them. We should be close to herd immunity if you count...
I agree with Jim. I worked with many urologists and almost all of them truly thought surgery was better than radiation. Paul...
So sorry for your loss. Losing a mom is very difficult. There have been so many times that I have thought, even though I am now an old man, I need my mom. Paul...
If the bladder cancer has not invaded the bladder muscle, the chances are good that you will not have major problems (Stage 0 or 1). The tumors can come back but often never penetrate the muscle....
Billy Bob, Check out melatonin for Covid from the Cleveland Clinic. Paul...
I will take it when first available....
I always looked forward to his posts. He was one of those guys I would have loved to share a beer with. We lost a great one when he left us. Paul...
Browntrout, Amlodipine works well for blood pressure and is generally very well tolerated. Paul...
I would not treat a 140/80 blood pressure from a physicians office. I would recommend buying a good blood pressure cuff that automatically inflates and read your Bp from home. Wrist Bp readings are...
It has taken me 8 years to hit nadir. Moran is one of the best so I would not worry if I were you. Thanks Djin for your input. Paul...
I wonder if this can be used for patients that have not nadir'd yet at 4 years but ultimately nadir <.2? Paul...
Happy Birthday Wings!! Great response to Zytiga. Very impressive. Paul...
Cashless. He was posting on the site that TA went to but he has not been there in a while either. Paul...
I agree Hal. It is selfishness. If we did more for others and quit being so self-absorbed, we would discover that life goes better when we take the focus off of ourselves. Dr. Fauci claims that if...
Thanks for posting. My reflux makes no sense to me. My EGD was normal. I get reflux pain (not severe)when I recline at any angle but have no pain when I stand or sit up straight. Also, I have no pain...
Ed, The pneumonia vaccine is painless without symptoms for most. The Shingles shots are among the worst. Paul...
You may be experiencing a bounce from your radiation. I bounced around for the first several years before things starting heading down. I would agree with the advice to continue to watch but feel it...
I believe this is common with Gerd. Chronic acid reflux can make swallowing more difficult making it feel like food is getting stuck. I'm not an expert but learning. I am a retired hospital...
I really appreciate your perspective on this and it makes sense. I'm new to this site and am surprised with how little input many of the posts receive. I would say that hydraulics play a role in my...
Dear Group, I am new to this site and know very little about this topic. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2007 and know much about it, but little about this topic. I am a 66 year old male with...
I would vote for your 1st probability. I agree with Sr. Sailor that it morphing into a neuroendocrine cancer is very rare. You are very fortunate to be so well controlled with Casodex being used as...
It is important to know what is causing your low albumin. Is it malnutrition, loss of protein in the urine, liver disease, etc? The cause of low albumin is required to know how to proceed with...
I believe this is true and may explain why some have no symptoms and others die awful deaths. If the viral load is low, than our immune function can handle it but if high is overwhelmed and all hell...
Looks good so far. I take 4000 units a day to keep my blood level in the 50's. I recently told my nurse practitioner daughter that I believe vitamin D might have a role for coronavirus. I also agree...
Logo, When I tried to write poetry, it read like a guy trying too hard to write poetry. When you write poetry, it reads like it was created by a poet. I wish I had your talent. Paul...
Did you write this Logo? If you did, it is excellent! Paul...
BillyBob, Can any one tell me why these doctors and government officials are not recommending that every one admitted to ICU with CV-19 be started immediately on IV vitamin C? ------------------- I...
Things we can agree on: 1. The quarantine has benefited us in flattening the curve and decreasing the effect it has had on the healthcare system 2. Though the quarantine has been effective, it has...
(Edited to delete Buddy's now deleted post) Buddy, Why can't you post without insulting someone. Have you looked in the mirror regarding being abusive. You don't look to understand what others are...
Prat, You are incorrect in assuming that restaurant owners will survive in this environment. Thousands will not. I cannot imagine how a family with a small business restaurant is handling the...
Light fist bump. Both hands for good friends....
Antivirals will only be effective before the cytokine storm that occurs late in treatment. Unfortunately, we don't test most early stages of Covid-19 and only test once hospitalized or in special...
Hal, Did you mean 11 shutouts for Gibson instead of 11 home runs? Paul...
Bob Gibson...
I would think that vitamin c will be shown less effective than hydroxchloroquine (just my guess at least early on in treatment). Unfortunately, most plans reserve azithromycin and hydroxychloroquine...
Working in hospitals for for over 35 years, we were stressed to have good inventory control and not hoard supplies that were not being used. Don't leave the money on the shelves, we were told. To...
Glen, Did your physician put you on Cipro empirically or did he get a cultured that identified what he needed to treat? The reason I ask is the most common pathogen is E.coli. Ciprofloxacin hits only...
You were probably undetectable due to the ADT. I would think it is too early to tell if this represents a re- occurrence. Thanks Paul...
Simone, Prednisone does increase appetite and give a feeling of well being for many but does not on its own have a major impact on the cancer. Prednisone is a valuable drug for some prostate cancer...
God bless you 142. You will truly be missed. Paul...
This breaks my heart. I always thought that 142 was a great moderator. Tough but fair. I pray for your comfort and for your family. Hoping for the best. Paul...
I certainly think that advocating a keto diet for many is overkill. I believe it benefits pre-diabetics and Type II diabetes and certain types of epilepsy. We need to eat fewer sugar calories and...
JNF, Does your insurance pay for this drug or are you in a study. My sister is on Lucentis and was receiving it for free via a study. I also have dry macular degeneration and wonder if Medicare or G...