Gedman, nice to hear from you and I’m really glad you are doing so well. Jim...
Wayne, you are still in the time period where you could be having a bounce or maybe it’s simply noise. In either case I think your numbers still look great. Jim...
Hi Larry: Sorry for the news. Three months is a long time to wait if that increase is real (maybe you want to re-test right away). Anyway, I'd see someone sooner if you can. Jim...
Way to go, Idog! Lookin' good! Jim...
Glad to hear the continued great news. While your nadir is great it may even fall further. It took me over 5 years to reach mine. Jim...
I thought of signing up. But what if the "standardized PCa patient" requires bending over for a DRE??? Jim...
Headline on a story in today's Wall Street Journal: "Prostate Cancer Patients Can Delay Aggressive Care." News Story on our local TV station: "You can avoid any treatment for your prostate cancer and...
Uh...yeah, as always the devil is in the details. First of all, 77% of the men in the study were diagnosed with "low risk disease" at the start which obviously favors long term survivability no...
Locked this duplicate thread...
Interesting perspective. As it turns out I see three docs with some degree of regularity and now have known all of them for a number of years. My PCP likes to travel and almost always starts with,...
Dbozz, congrats. Everything sounds great. Jim...
Sammas, this is great news indeed! Bounces cause a bit of concern but you are headed in the right direction! Jim...
Dear Jcrhdd: Sorry for the bad news and you ultimately have to make your own decisions. But, like several others on this thread, I would encourage you to hear your doctors out so you have a clear...
I had Googled it but didn't do the ChatGPT search so that's interesting. My conclusion is, like many labs around the country, it's probably reputable but I can't see anything special about them. The...
I have an acquaintance who was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. As part of the "usual advice" I suggested he get a second opinion on his biopsy slides from Dr. Epstein at JHU. His urologist...
I just asked Mr. Google :)[/quote] That's DR. GOOGLE if you please... Jim...
Prato, as you say, it's a matter of each person's own risk tolerance. In your case, what your doc told you two years ago may not be the same case for you today --hence the different advice from your...
Hi Mark and welcome to the forum. After 20 months you should not be having burning when urinating...the radiation is long since dissipated from your LDR Brachy. You should see a urologist to see if...
Dave, no problem whatsoever and thanks for the interesting article! Jim...
Sorry...I edited it down. No win for today... Jim...
Besides a low dose BP med, my only other regular med is atorvastatin. I whined before starting it and tried to control my cholesterol with diet. That didn't work so I acquiesced. No problems and no...
Dan, that is great news all around. Congratulations! Jim...
Excellent point. All newly diagnosed patients should be prepared to consult with multiple docs IMHO. Jim...
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...