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Recurrence or Benign? PSA up, down , up .What The??

you are at .3 and it's been a steady rise over several years in my mind all questions should have been resolved well before .2 when SRT had the best chance of working. that's all i'm going to say on...

Yesterday 12:40 PM

Prostate Cancer
Recurrence or Benign? PSA up, down , up .What The??

what about the rises in the past two years that brought you to .3? unfortunately, someone dropped the ball...

Yesterday 10:56 AM

Prostate Cancer
Recurrence or Benign? PSA up, down , up .What The??

why was your PSA allowed to rise to .3 with no treatment?...

Yesterday 9:14 AM

Prostate Cancer
Recurrence or Benign? PSA up, down , up .What The??

"Basically undetectable PSA for 7 years with a doubling time around 12-15 months." that means you were never undetectable, and they knew it!...

5/14/2022 9:04 PM

Prostate Cancer
Recurrence or Benign? PSA up, down , up .What The??

PSA doesn't always move is a straight line. if you chart your PSAs in a line graph you will see the uptrend. your doctors are too much!...

5/14/2022 9:02 PM

Prostate Cancer
is caverject still a thing?

good point. more guys are getting implants...

5/14/2022 4:13 PM

Prostate Cancer
is caverject still a thing?

you know the shots that guys with ED use to get erections? i remember when i got here it was a constant topic, but no more. are the shots still a thing?...

5/14/2022 11:41 AM

Prostate Cancer
Question on radiation treatment

i was treated at a prostate cancer center that my uro was affiliated with. there were three doctors at the center. one doctor consulted with me at the initial consultation, and a couple of other...

5/14/2022 10:10 AM

Prostate Cancer
OT: Blowing steam about co-workers, no PCa just work

and why i have been self-employed for the last 30 years...

5/12/2022 10:19 AM

Prostate Cancer
Question on radiation treatment

yeah, with your numbers and the course you are on there is no reason not to get your first shot yesterday...

5/11/2022 1:00 PM

Prostate Cancer
Question on radiation treatment

"Any thoughts? Not sure what the sequence would be? I assume the seeds first?" the sequence is the doctor's prerogative. mine was ADT, seeds and IGRT. i had nine months of lupron and i am in my 12th...

5/11/2022 12:07 PM

Prostate Cancer
My trending PSA. Very Odd.

all i am saying is stay on it. you're the one at risk, not your doctors. it's not hard for me; i am one of the lucky ones who dealt with mine in time. good luck to you...

5/9/2022 6:57 AM

Prostate Cancer
My trending PSA. Very Odd.

when i look at his PSA progression i see a steady rise. i'm not trying to cause alarm but it's there. granted there is a spike at the end but the last two PSA tests were 20 months apart. stay on it...

5/8/2022 10:41 PM

Prostate Cancer
Interesting viewing yesterday

cool story about cyberknife! selleck probably bought the doctor a ferrari to not snatch his dad's prostate. in all seriousness the doctor should be sued...

5/8/2022 11:43 AM

Prostate Cancer
Bad news

i'm sorry to hear that ed but honestly at your age my PSA would have to be a lot higher before i would go on ADT. i'm hoping you get some good news!...

5/7/2022 6:35 PM

Prostate Cancer
Always had low PSA. Now its 6.7 New to this.

its looking more like mine is prostatitis. My doc isnt even worried. im feeling quite calm now[/quote] yeah it looks like something else is going on with you. good luck!...

5/6/2022 10:28 AM

Prostate Cancer
OT: Dan Fogelberg song

he was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. if DF had been diagnosed earlier he might still be with us. btw, lovely song...

5/5/2022 2:58 PM

Prostate Cancer
Always had low PSA. Now its 6.7 New to this.

i was 54 with a PSA of 6.8...... but i had no symptoms and a normal DRE...

5/5/2022 10:41 AM

Prostate Cancer
Wrapping up

if i were being treated today with your numbers SBRT would be at the top of my list! good luck man...

5/4/2022 7:57 AM

Prostate Cancer
Brachytherapy HDR

surgeons are subject to denial. there is no other explanation i can think of as i watch the PSA climb after failed surgery while the doctor orders more tests and wastes more time i think telling a...

5/3/2022 9:50 AM

Prostate Cancer
OT: It's a good day

HBD man.......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4UqMyldS7Q ...

5/3/2022 8:27 AM

Prostate Cancer
Brachytherapy HDR

"If the risk level is high, adjuvant radiation (IMRT) is done after surgery regardless of PSA.' in a perfect world, yes. but in my many years here that is not always the case...

5/3/2022 8:17 AM

Prostate Cancer
Brachytherapy HDR

there is an irrational fear of radiation. we (wife and i) had it in my case even before we met with the urologist. my wife did all of the research and what concerned her most was 1) no surgery after...

5/3/2022 8:12 AM

Prostate Cancer
Brachytherapy HDR

"Last night I have read some of the posts on HW and someone said that SEs are happening right away with surgery while with RT they’re coming later and it concerned me." that's another fallacy that...

5/2/2022 11:18 PM

Prostate Cancer
SIDE EFFECTS (Proton Radiation & ADT)

sounds like depression...

5/2/2022 12:19 PM

Prostate Cancer
Brachytherapy HDR

"@halbert, Thanks so much for your reply. I don’t understand the above statements. should my husband be prescribed ADT prior to his Brachytherapy treatment to completely end the cancer?" that's a...

5/1/2022 1:23 PM

Prostate Cancer
Brachytherapy HDR

"Now I just learned from reading that surgery can’t be a second option" this is what you need to understand: if BT doesn't work most likely neither would surgery and radiation. BT treats an area...

5/1/2022 10:04 AM

Prostate Cancer
Large prostate considerations for RRP

it's a true statement used deceptively and effectively by a professional who will profit from your fear...

4/28/2022 12:13 PM

Prostate Cancer
Large prostate considerations for RRP

then you are projecting. if it quacks like a duck......

4/28/2022 10:07 AM

Prostate Cancer
Large prostate considerations for RRP

There certainly nothing wrong with getting a second opinion, but there is something very wrong with a layman telling someone that statements from both a surgeon and Uro were misleading. "Large...

4/28/2022 9:08 AM

Prostate Cancer
Large prostate considerations for RRP

"Yes, surgery after radiation is complicated because of the tissue damage. However, if you have a treatment failure, it's not the end of the line--there are other options." since radiation treats a...

4/27/2022 5:27 PM

Prostate Cancer
Large prostate considerations for RRP

given that last comment -- a misleading scare tactic -- i would definitely consider getting a second opinion. good luck to you!...

4/27/2022 4:35 PM

Prostate Cancer
Using Bold & Italics

provocative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlyzY139Wfg ...

4/26/2022 10:14 AM

Prostate Cancer
How do you think your life would have gone if no cancer had happened?

i usually think how would my life be if i did not have the toothache that led to my diagnosis...

4/25/2022 8:51 PM

Prostate Cancer
Orchiectomy or ADT drugs

ed -- i would not rush into either if i were you. but if/when it becomes necessary i'd choose ADT...

4/25/2022 2:35 PM

Prostate Cancer
New finding from the New England Journal of Medicine

to properly post a link hit the URL button before and after the link...

4/21/2022 10:33 PM

Prostate Cancer
PSA from 3.3 to 6.9

my first PSA was 6.8. my doctor was very concerned and referred me to a uro. mine was high volume cancer but yours may not be. but you need to stay on it now...

4/21/2022 7:41 PM

Prostate Cancer
Low grade PC should or should not be called Cancer

i associate the "it's not cancer" argument with not PSA testing younger guys because they be overtreated movement...

4/21/2022 11:39 AM

Prostate Cancer
Low grade PC should or should not be called Cancer

deja vu all over again...

4/20/2022 8:24 PM

Prostate Cancer
How long after salvage RA for PSA to drop?

my buddy was finally diagnosed with PC after years of problems and a couple biopsies. he was G7 with a 12 PSA. i advised him to ask about ADT previous to radiation. he got back to me after his first...

4/20/2022 4:52 PM

Prostate Cancer
How long after salvage RA for PSA to drop?

thanks Jack. yeah that's very troubling....

4/20/2022 12:38 PM

Prostate Cancer
How long after salvage RA for PSA to drop?

didn't help that SRT was initiated so late....

4/20/2022 11:39 AM

Prostate Cancer
End of Treatment

my buddy got kicked out of hospice after six months and lived another couple of years with decent QOL. good luck Jerry!...

4/16/2022 1:52 PM

Prostate Cancer
Treatment Options - Question on Next Steps

one reason i'm against surgery for prostate cancer is when surgery fails there is often denial and indecision about if and when to initiate salvage treatment, and that could make the difference...

4/15/2022 11:36 AM

Prostate Cancer
Treatment Options - Question on Next Steps

was your doctor in denial that his surgery failed? salvage radiation should have been initiated well before .2 and from what i see there was no good reason it wasn't...

4/14/2022 3:15 PM

Prostate Cancer
This is totally OT, and will probably get locked (political), but ...

"The history book on the shelf Is always repeating itself" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj_9CiNkkn4 ...

4/11/2022 8:30 AM

Prostate Cancer
Totally OT - Will Smith vs. Chris Rock

here's your link, girlie https://fb.watch/ciKWWwB033/ if you listen to what chris rock said it was pretty tame especially if he didn't know JP suffered from alopecia. and he claims he did not know....

4/10/2022 10:02 AM

Prostate Cancer
Awkwardness When Mentioning PCa?

we really do become the center of the universe when we are diagnosed with cancer. well at least in our minds...

4/9/2022 8:34 PM

Prostate Cancer
Totally OT - Will Smith vs. Chris Rock

by the way........ https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/smith-barred-academy-events-10-185652985.html ...

4/8/2022 1:21 PM

Prostate Cancer
Awkwardness When Mentioning PCa?

i'm a recovering addict and i'm recovering from prostate cancer. i share either message at appropriate times. there's plenty of denial and misinformation associated with either illness and i'm not...

4/8/2022 11:39 AM

Prostate Cancer
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