Really no need to worry about such a small difference between the normal range and your test result. Just keep an eye on it from now on....
Not really, Glen was on TRT for a long time....
Side effects from statins (like Lipitor/atorvastatin) are pretty rare. With respect to taking a statin, an important consideration is whether you have other indications that would warrant such...
Djin gave you excellent advice, so I can be brief. It looks to me that a biopsy is in your future. Even if the newfangled (transperineal) biopsy technology isn't available to you, let me reassure you...
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Folks have been arguing about this issue forever. Actually, we have two issues 1. Change from the original (patent protected) version to a generic. 2. Differences between generics (one manufacturer...
Great news on your latest test result. I concur that getting another test in three months or so makes sense....
Thanks for the update! I am so sorry that you are faced with such a difficult medical issue and I hope that at least one of the two avenues (Mayo and Dana Farber) you are looking at will provide a...
Should be moved to https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35&m=4219626#gsc.tab=0 ...
For those who like to dig a little deeper into this 'less attractive' side of modern US medicine, here is a link...
I join Djin in wishing you a speedy recovery....
Some thoughts: I gather from a previous post that without TRT your T will drop to about 50 and that you will feel pretty down. With ADT your T should drop to less than 20, but that may (!) not make...
There's something about those Slovenians! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EicN6DLWsAEkO0U?format=jpg&name=small And yes, a change in the next to last stage of the Tour is highly unusual...
That's good news; thanks for posting!...
Beautiful posts from all and so true!...
I wonder why this study was conducted (and published) at all. Yes, I am a critical SOB!...
Try other exercise(s)....
Predicting absolute PSA values after radiation has no scientific validity. Hopefully though, it will be lower than pre-treatment and will go down as time progresses until a nadir is reached. The...
The Lancet is an OK medical journal but the New England Journal of Medicine is considered more prestigious and has a higher impact factor. https://www.nejm.org/about-nejm/about-nejm The Lancet is...
Reduced ejaculate is normal after SBRT....
Wishing you and your family (!) the best on your difficult journeys....
Is there a chance that your PSA might 'stabilize' around 0.1? If so, that would be great!...
So sorry to read about your predicament. I did a quick search (clinicaltrials.gov) that are open/recruiting and in the USA and came up with five that should be looked at further. They are all for...
Good LONG-TERM outcomes are always welcome here!...
Those are nice results and worthy of consideration for those contemplating surgery....
It looks like we are all largely in agreement. Although I am intrigued by the suggestion to use HIFU or TULSA-PRO, I would recommend a more widely accepted therapy such as SBRT (see Paxton's post)....
Trying to respond, but I am puzzled. Unfortunately, sometime late in 2018 it was discovered that your cancer had spread to 'many lymph nodes'. Were these 'far away' nodes, or the ones close to the...
Just relax; no reason to be concerned. (As others already have written)...
Enjoy your birthday gift! Maybe the best one?...
All of the above makes a lot of sense. More in general, you are in a war and no peace accord has been signed......
It's a 'walk in the park' 😜 Actually, it is not, but a walk in the park will do you a world of good as Cyclone and others have already advised. A side effect that hasn't been mentioned is that your...
Not many places offer High-Dose Rate Brachy. Therefore, to get this done at such a well-known medical center is super....
Yes, as Prato indicated, antibody tests have a lot of question marks with them. But even the covid-19 tests themselves occasionally have false positives. I had a neighbor with such a result. And a...
No worries! But be careful not to overdo your regimen....
Yes, considerable overlap. Nevertheless, I voted, even though these sorts of surveys have no basis in science and won't 'prove' anything significant....
Patience is a virtue... Yes, I know it is hard, but you will have to wait for the biopsy results. It should be easy for the urologist to hit the PIRAD 5 locus because of its size. Whatever the...
you mean into the pacific ocean?[/quote] Yes, with a strong stroke, one may end up on one of the Hawaii beaches....
Wishing you and your family the best in this very tough situation you find yourselves in....
Did the former Governor of CA (and bodybuilder in an earlier life) move Westward?...
I concur with your URO that there's no need to be concerned right now. As was stated earlier in this thread, keep monitoring the situation at an interval that feels comfortable to you....
I hope that you will do well after this endurance test....
1. You are still doing two hours of exercise a day, which is fantastic, IMHO. 2. There's a drug that can be tried to counteract unwanted breast development. I can't remember the name, but you can ask...
Good decision based on the second evaluation of the MRI. Should a second 'opinion' of a prostate MRI become SOP? Attempts to standardize these MRI readings appear to require more work......
I hope the device will work great for you. I will also state that your medical 'helpers' could have shown more empathy....
Cure is a word that should be used very very carefully. In many cases, remission is the better word....
Djin deserves a medal after nine biopsies! So far, only one for me (with eighteen cores). A nice nurse talked to me throughout the procedure, which was comforting....
I haven't studied the literature like DjinTonic, but based on the PSA test results and the (always) subjective interpretation of prostate MRIs, I would just continue with a 'wait and see' attitude....
Great news!...
If you enter stricture AND prostate in the search box, you will find many threads. Hopefully, some will be relevant to you....
I guess (!) that you have micro-metastases that are too small to be picked up by the scans. Time to call on the expertise of a medical oncologist...