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NY-Sooner
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9/23/2009 4:24 AM
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1/12/2021 10:47 AM
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Last 50 Posts

Has anyone had a spermatocelectomy?

I had a golf ball size cyst on my left testicle, and I had that surgery to remove it in 2010. This was 3 years after my robotic surgery to remove my prostate . I was very nervous going in because I...

1/12/2021 10:41 AM

Prostate Cancer
Do I still need PSA test?

I had robotic surgery 13 years ago and have had 0 psa ever since that time. My GP still insists that I get a PSA test every year jus to play safe. Is this really necessary after being cancer free for...

1/8/2020 8:01 AM

Prostate Cancer
Calcium deposits in shoulders causing pain

Have been diagnosed with calcium deposits in both my shoulders and now that the pain and discomfort is getting worse, I am thinking to go to an orthopedic surgeon to see what can be done. One of the...

11/11/2019 6:57 AM

Chronic Pain
Low-Dose Naltrexone - has anyone tried this?

I am just curious if anyone has tried this for chrones and what has been you outcome....

9/12/2019 9:33 AM

Crohn's Disease
After TX with solid good PSA numbers when to stop testing?

I had my surgery in 2007 and after 10 years of zero PSA's where for the first 5 yeras tests were done every 6 months, then after that, annully. Finally on my 11th year, my URO told me that I can...

2/5/2019 6:44 AM

Prostate Cancer
Why do scientists often CLAIM they will make a great discovery?

If you read closely you will see this is a private company who is doing the research. Making these type of radical announcement before they have anything to show is for one purpose only "TO RAISE...

1/30/2019 1:07 PM

Prostate Cancer
Keto diet and crohns. Happened by accident but results cannot be denied.

Eleven years ago, I cured myself of Crohns with the SCD diet which basiclly the same as your diet, zero carbs. The only meds I took were pantassa for a few months, but after that nothing. My last...

1/16/2019 10:44 AM

Crohn's Disease
Regret over treatment

I have no regrets on my dicision to have surgery, and I am glad I didi it when I did.. I also have a slight incontenence where I leak if I don't go to the bathroom every hour. Also I leak if i lift...

12/26/2018 6:19 AM

Prostate Cancer
Mucus in feces months after RT and Lupron?

Mucus is a sign of inflamation in the intestines which could be a sign of Crohns or another form of IBS or an out of balance of gut bacteria. I had crohns 15 years ago and one of the symptoms I had...

11/27/2018 6:22 AM

Prostate Cancer
Is this incontinence or something else?

Sounds just like my condition....

11/20/2018 1:16 PM

Prostate Cancer
Is this incontinence or something else?

I ma 67 , and I had my surgery in 2007 for G6 cancer and since then, my psa has been zero, and I have no ED issues what so ever. The only problem I seem to to have is that I get this constant urge to...

11/20/2018 11:01 AM

Prostate Cancer
Newly diagnosed 47 Year old...

I was diagnosed in 2007 with G-6 and had my prostrate removed robotically. To this date my psa has come 0, so I assume I am cured. As to lifting weights. I was a avid lifter before surgery and still...

10/15/2018 12:26 PM

Prostate Cancer
My Next Cancer

My wife had a similar growth in her small intestine but it was due to chrons and she was lucky to have it out laproscopically . The one thing I suggest is that you ask your surgeon if he will have a...

8/27/2018 7:47 AM

Prostate Cancer
Possible cure for IBS from natural supplements

Check this out . From what the are saying , it might be possible to cure IBS with some natural foods and supplements. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180530113115.htm...

5/31/2018 6:24 AM

Crohn's Disease
Has anyone had success with something else after Humira stopped working?

I had no problems with the yogurt. Matter of fact, the yogurt is the critical point of this diet since it replenishes all the bad bacteria in your gut that you starve to death with the diet, it...

2/1/2018 8:19 AM

Crohn's Disease
Has anyone had success with something else after Humira stopped working?

In 2007 I was diagnosed with CD in my colon after having two massive fistulas and explosive D and pain in my side. GI insisted I go on humera or I will loose all my colon and be on a bag. I did my...

1/31/2018 1:24 PM

Crohn's Disease
Is lack of sex drive normal after prostate surgery???

It has been almost 10 years since I posted this thread and here is my update. I am 67 now and I can still get rock solid erections if I have manual stimulation. The mental conection for getting...

12/4/2017 5:48 AM

Prostate Cancer
OT What is you favorite FUNNY movie, short movie or tv show?

Favorite funny movies Tootsie, Office Space, Ground Hog Day, Animal House, American Graffitti Favorite Funny TV Programs Seinfeld, Green Acers, Three's Company, Cheers, The Odd Couple (1970's), Bob...

5/23/2017 11:43 AM

Prostate Cancer
Bladder cancer associated with radiation treatment for PC?

My best friend died of leukemia that he insisted right to the day he died that he got from the proton radiation treatment for PC. He was 68 when he got the proton treatment for his G6 cancer and his...

5/12/2017 12:29 PM

Prostate Cancer
What's the chances of cancer returning after 10 years of 0 psa?

I had my robotic surgery in 2007 for G6 cancer and ever since then my annual PSAs have been 0. I am 66 now and I was wondering if I can stop doing PSA tests? Is there still a possibility that the...

4/19/2017 9:39 AM

Prostate Cancer
orgasms after non-nerve sparing prostatectomy

MDM I have the same problem as you. When ever I feel some stimulation, like from kissing my wife, or in foreplay, etc, it seems that I start to loose a little control of my bladder and I have minor...

3/13/2017 6:58 AM

Prostate Cancer
orgasms after non-nerve sparing prostatectomy

I had my prostate removed almost 10 years ago with robotic surgery, and from the day the catheter was removed, I was getting rock solid erections without any viagra, and to this day, I still get...

3/10/2017 11:49 AM

Prostate Cancer
Survey: age at diagnosis

56...

2/6/2017 10:39 AM

Prostate Cancer
Looking for options for 87 year old father with Gleason 9 PCa.

My brother-in-law was 72 when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer G7 in 2008 and he opted for proton treatments in Jacksonville Fl. The prostate cancer was eleiminated because psa went to below 1 ,...

12/29/2016 11:07 AM

Prostate Cancer
Is it true 1 in 6 men after surgery still have or cancer comes back?

Cancer reoccurance all depends on how early you catch the cancer, and the gleason grade. I found mine in 2007 after watching my PSA go from 2.9 in 2005 to 4.5 in 2007 when I had my biospsy. I was...

12/29/2016 9:18 AM

Prostate Cancer
Just disgnosed 54 yrs old. thoughts on what to do

tmichael, I had a similar biospy in 2007 to what you have. I had <5% cancer in 2 of 12 samples with G6 and a psa of 5.6. Prior to my biopsy , I had watched my psa slowly rise from 2.5 to 5.6 over 3...

12/20/2016 12:36 PM

Prostate Cancer
Kefir yogurt

Yogurt alone will not help you beat CD, but eating (home made yogurt) in combination with a radical change in diet to the SCD diet, you might be able to put CD in permanent remission just as I did....

12/2/2016 9:08 AM

Crohn's Disease
Controlling crohns naturally

I have been cured of CD (or maybe I should say in remission), without any symptoms since 2007 and all I used was the scd diet. I was diagnosed with cd in 2006 after having two massive rectal...

10/14/2016 11:44 AM

Crohn's Disease
Anyone have testosterone pellets therapy

I am going to an endocrinologist because I think I have very low T. I have absolutely zero libido and hardly no energy anymore. I was very lucky with my prostate surgery in that I have no problems...

10/14/2016 5:26 AM

Prostate Cancer
Over the counter testosterone boosters

Has anyone tried or knows someone who has tried using the over the counter T boosters, and if so, what experience you have had? I know I have low T because I have absolutely zero libido, and no...

9/29/2016 7:06 AM

Prostate Cancer
Real-time pathology during prostate surgery

Excellent idea, I don't know why more surgeons don't do this. My wife had a resection of her intestine for crohns and the surgeon had a pathologist in the OR with him checking the samples of...

9/26/2016 8:22 AM

Prostate Cancer
How has crohns changed for you as you age?

I am 65 and diagnosed in 2005 with CD in my colon after having two massive rectal fistulas. I opted to use the SCD diet and pentassa, rather then go on humera, and after 9 months, my fistulas were...

9/1/2016 11:49 AM

Crohn's Disease
Newly diagnosed and terrified 40 year old man

I had the same type of diagnosis as you in 2005 when I was 53 when I was diagnosed with CD in my colon. I had a lot of blood and white mucus in my BMs , a lot of D, two massive fistulas, and some...

9/1/2016 6:34 AM

Crohn's Disease
Natural Ways to Keep Crohn's Disease At Bay

I am 65 years old and in in 2005 I was diagnosed with CD in the colon after having explosive D for months, and two massive fistulas near the rectum. GI told me that these fistulas will never heal ,...

8/31/2016 6:23 AM

Crohn's Disease
Doc says I am cured

I am 65 years old , and 9 years ago I was diagnosed with Gleason 6 cancer, and opted for robotic surgery. Every year since my surgery, my psa has come back zero or undetectable. This year the...

8/10/2016 5:17 AM

Prostate Cancer
How long do you need to take PSA test after surgery?

Like shaba said, the uro tells me that they look for new growth, but still after 8 years and zero psa's, I would think this is a little over kill and new growth will not happen at this point,,,,or...

6/19/2015 10:57 AM

Prostate Cancer
How long do you need to take PSA test after surgery?

I had surgery in 2007 for gleason 6 cancer, and every since then my psa has been zero. Is there a point where I can stop taking psa tests and just assume I am completely cured and the cancer will...

6/19/2015 6:03 AM

Prostate Cancer
Radiation Late-Term Effects under-reported

A close friend had proton radiation when he was diagnosed in 2009 with Gleason 7 prostate cancer at the age of 68. After the treatments, his psa went to < 2 and stayed like that up until the day...

6/8/2015 10:54 AM

Prostate Cancer
Fistula w/ Seton

Fistulas just don't happen for no reason. You have some underlying inflammation going on some where in your colon and you should see a GI and ask for an colonoscopy to see if you have crohns . I had...

5/1/2015 5:38 AM

Crohn's Disease
SCD and the love and commitment of a mom

Great article dave. I love to read when other people have success with this diet like I had. As I have stated many times here before, I healed my CD with the SCD diet after being diagnised with CD in...

3/30/2015 6:20 AM

Crohn's Disease
successful fistula repair- is it possible?

I was diagnosed in 2007 with CD in the colon after getting 2 massive rectal fistulas that surfaced about an inch from my anus, for which I had ctons installed. GI wanted me to go on remicade, but I...

3/25/2015 7:39 AM

Crohn's Disease
Is crohns due to overgrowth of bacteria?

Read the book "breaking the vicious cycle" , it talks about how an out of balance of bacteria in the gut may cause crohns. The book also goes into detail on how you can control this and put your...

3/11/2015 4:54 AM

Crohn's Disease
Fistula

I wouldn't take any chances, go see a GI and ask for an colonoscopy or a test for crohns. Better to be safe then sorry. Like I said, my colo retal surgeon said the same thing "I don't see any signs...

3/4/2015 11:26 AM

Crohn's Disease
Fistula

I would go to a GI because fistulas just don't happen for no reason. You have some type of inflammation going on somewhere in your colon like crohns or UC, and the faster you get it under control the...

3/4/2015 10:49 AM

Crohn's Disease
question about small bowel resection

My cousin who is 40 who has CD had a resection in 2011 where they took her appendix and 5 inches of illium and the valve. Since day one after the surgery, she never had problems with D or another...

3/4/2015 10:27 AM

Crohn's Disease
Surgical treatment for fistula?

I had two massive rectal fistuals that surfaced an inch from my anos when I was diagnosed with CD in the colon in 2007. I tried the plugs, but they fell out after a couple of weeks. I then had ctons...

2/24/2015 12:31 PM

Crohn's Disease
Is pentasa that effective?

I have been in complete remission for almost 8 years without one symptom from my crohns, and the only drug I take is pentassa 1000mg 3 times a day, but I also follow the SCD diet. Now is it the diet...

2/18/2015 6:28 AM

Crohn's Disease
Is a fever anything to worry about?

You just don't get fevers for no reason, something is going on inside of you like an infection. If you think you have crohns, then a fever is an indication you might have inflamation in your gut...

2/4/2015 10:24 AM

Crohn's Disease
Anal Fistula

I had two huge rectal fistulas that surfaced about an inch from my anos in 2007. I was diagnosed with Cd in the colon and told the only way to heal these is with remicade. I decided to try the SCD...

1/26/2015 8:03 AM

Crohn's Disease
Healing your gut with Diet II

The SCD diet healed my crohns. I had two massive rectal fistulas y constant blood and white mucus in my stools when diagnosed in 2007. Three months after starting the SCD diet, all the blood and...

1/23/2015 11:02 AM

Crohn's Disease



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