"I think it is really terrible when a surgeon says if the surgery doesn't work we can radiate," I hear you JNF. with an initial PSA of 23 and now a post surgery PSA of .8 it is probably too late for...
from one PSA test and one negative DRE my urologist said I had a 70% chance of having prostate cancer. he was 100% right....
your numbers are good. look at how mine went and remember that's over 7-8 years!...
gary -- "My objective was to have the greatest likelihood of eliminating the disease." this is what I really object to. to say that surgery had a greater chance of "eliminating the disease" is...
"In my opinion it appears that too many guys base their entire decision making process upon protecting their manhood or on their fear of surgery. My objective was to have the greatest likelihood of...
"Treatment options surely has to equal hope right?" most definitely. and there are more options all the time. I know several people who were diagnosed with advanced cancers of other types who were...
"But strict is not really needed for good long term results" yeah its a recipe for failure -- why many diets fail. get the weight off. improve your health and then modify your diet to maintain your...
don't know my pre-treatment T level but I was on Lupron for nine months and within a year after the last 3-month shot my T level was in the 600s....
the increase and the number of biopsies would push me toward treatment. another increase and you probably wont ask next time if you should do it. why put yourself through it....
you were "upgraded" to G6? i'd get tested again and maybe again in six months at the same place. getting tested at different labs is begging for trouble....
"Logos would have a more concise answer I think." did you mean convoluted :-)? btw, why quit PSA testing? why not just quit going to the doctor?...
honestly i'd find an oncologist I trust and let him make the call. good luck to you man!...
kmac -- you say your dad's PSA has steadily risen over the years. what we're you expecting as an outcome? i'd say it could have been worse at this point but the met comes as no surprise. see an...
bbqdude -- thanks for the info. sounds like he was treated 6-7 years before me. how old was your father?...
gary -- you know Buckingham had heart surgery recently? they're saying his voice might never be the same but really it hasn't been for years....