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Captaindd

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Captaindd
Profile Created
11/9/2015 12:07 AM
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Question about PSA after TURP

I had a turp back in Feb 2022 my PSA before the Turp ws 20.8. I was a gleason 6 and after the turp they raised me to 3=4=7. June 2 I went back in for a follow up PSA it came back at 3.4. My next...

6/23/2022 12:28 PM

Prostate Cancer
Urinary Incontinence

I was having problems with lack of flow so they did a turp on me. I had blood in the urine for about 4 weeks after the procedure and did no completely heal until 8 weeks. My down side is my gleason...

4/4/2022 12:13 AM

Prostate Cancer
After catheter removal - bleeding.

I had a Turp on Feb 4 and the Catheter was removed on Feb 10. I had blood in my urine for about 3 weeks after the catheter was removed. At this time no blood and good urine flow....

3/13/2022 7:59 PM

Prostate Cancer
Disturbing new symptoms. Inner ear?

Be there done that. I sleep at night with an traveling round pillow on my neck. It helps keep the neck straight and reflux down. I also put Vicks Vaporizing rub in my nose. I am on a glutten free...

1/20/2019 10:29 AM

GERD & Acid Reflux
Debilitating pain 3+ hours please help!

I get cramps in hands, feet, and legs and what helps me is a shot of apple cider vinegar....

3/11/2017 11:40 PM

Celiac Disease
VA Prescriptions When Custom Pharm Required

I get meds from the VA for diabetes which comes from either the VA doctor which some times sends them to CVS which is paid by my. My injections come from VA. The VA bills my insurance for visits at...

2/28/2017 11:41 PM

Prostate Cancer
Cross a moose of the bucket list

Glad to see you had a good hunt and I hope you get your Elk. Being from Alaska I have no problem with people hunting as long as they salvage the meat....

9/28/2016 12:17 PM

Prostate Cancer
Constant shoulder pain

Voice I have some of the same problems as your mother. I have to sleep on my back with a pillow under each arm and one under my neck. I do exerises each night before I go to bed on both shoulders. I...

8/21/2016 11:53 PM

Rheumatoid Arthritis
Agent Orange

If you served in Thailand and worked a job that had to do with the base perimeter you can also be eligible to received compensation....

5/22/2016 10:28 PM

Prostate Cancer
Frozen shoulder

The Va said to keep doing the exercises that I have been doing and let them know if it got worse. The Chotti for the additional info I will look into the items you listed. In less than a month I will...

3/15/2016 4:44 PM

Diabetes
Frozen shoulder

Lanie I am going to see the VA today. I am sure they will not have any idea of what I am talking about. I did some searching on the internet to find out what was going on. Just another old persons...

3/14/2016 12:39 PM

Diabetes
New Member PSA 4.8

They normally have you wait 30 days before a retest in order to have a base line. Then in about 90 days another PSA test. I would have them test your urine to see if you have any infections which...

3/14/2016 12:28 AM

Prostate Cancer
Positive & Increasing TTG -- questions re: testing & history

I wrote done every thing that was wrong medically with me then I went 100% gluten free for about 14 days and observed the results. It worked for me. Right now I been trying to get of PPi's/ant acid...

3/14/2016 12:21 AM

Celiac Disease
Frozen shoulder

I think that I have been having problems with frozen shoulder in both of my shoulders. It limits your flex ability to raise your arms above your head and to reaching behind your back. Sleeping at...

3/14/2016 12:01 AM

Diabetes
Statins and type ll diabetes

Did it show up on your daily blood test? I am currently taking Atorvastatin and may just stop taking it to see what happens. Which natural cholesterol lowering product did you switch to?...

3/13/2016 11:44 PM

Diabetes
When to stop PPIs?

vallry220 I have been on PPI's for 10 years or longer and decide to get off them about a month ago. After reading this web site I decide to try the apple cider vinegar treatment. You take 1 oz apple...

3/13/2016 11:38 PM

GERD & Acid Reflux
PPIs cause symptoms to worsen?

I was on PPI's for about 10 years and decided to get off them. I mixed 1 oz apple cider vinegar in 8oz of water with the orange favor fiber mixed in and it stopped the acid reflux. The fiber with...

3/13/2016 11:26 PM

GERD & Acid Reflux
How to handle Acid Rebound

I had been on PPis since the 1980's and decide about 3 weeks ago to stop using them. What I did was to mix 1 oz apple cider Vinegar with 8oz of water and add 1 teaspoon of Fiber Therapy. I was...

2/29/2016 4:04 PM

GERD & Acid Reflux
How did you find out you had cancer (other than yearly checkup)

I was doing my yearly blood work for diabetes and decided to get a PSA with it. PSA came back 4.1 I had the PSA tested 3 months later it came back 4.3. I had a meeting with the VA 4 months later for...

2/17/2016 8:48 PM

Prostate Cancer
Confused about symptoms and diagnosis

Several years back I slipped and fell I thought that I had hurt my back but all the xrays I had where negative. Last year I went to a chiropractor he straightend out my spine and did some electrical...

2/11/2016 2:32 PM

Prostate Cancer
Confused about symptoms and diagnosis

How is you blood sugar? Are you over weight?...

2/11/2016 12:54 PM

Prostate Cancer
Confused about symptoms and diagnosis

I am taking flomax at this time to stop the frequent urination problem. It seems to be working. I have had prostatitis since 1973. Back in the 70's I used to go in once a month for a prostate massage...

2/11/2016 10:50 AM

Prostate Cancer
February Tests

Feb 10 2016 PSA 10.5 my last 2015 PSA November was 10.5 Dec 18 2015 biopsy 12 cores all negative I asked my urologist about the high PSA scores and said not to worry about it that he would just use...

2/11/2016 1:15 AM

Prostate Cancer
bad news

Do you get bloated after eating? Do you still get soars in your mouth? Are you taking ant acids? I have been on a gluten free diet for about 16 months and my mouth soars went away. I am currently on...

2/8/2016 3:49 PM

GERD & Acid Reflux
reactive hypoglycemia and "browning out"

What do you mean by mass on your pancreas? Also what type of test did they do to find this mass?...

2/8/2016 3:34 PM

Diabetes
did PPIs cause my Celiac?

I found that I had to be 100% gluten free other wise the diarrhea start backup. I am currently in my second week of quitting taking anti acid medications. I am drinking 3 times a day a glass with...

2/8/2016 3:25 PM

Celiac Disease
PPI's and Gluten intolerance

I just started my second week of being PPIs free. I have been drinking Orange Flavor Fiber with Apple Cider Vinegar mixed in it 3 times a day to stop the acid reflux and it seems to be working. I...

2/7/2016 5:33 PM

GERD & Acid Reflux
Prostatitis

I am also a diabetic and back in Dec 2015 I had a biopsy had took anti bacterial drugs to prevent infection. I think the drugs killed off me good bacterial because I became bloated and my stools...

2/6/2016 4:52 PM

Prostate Cancer
Is medical care harder to get in the US?

It depends on where you live and what the medical doctors will accept as payment. Two months to see a urologist and the find out they will not except payment from VA. I only have 1 urologist in my...

2/6/2016 4:33 PM

Prostate Cancer
Need help. Can't have any grains. Gluten intolerance or celiqc? Also other qs

You need to see a doctor and get tested for celiac and diabetes. I have problems with gluten intolerance and the carbs in rice sets of my diabetes. I can eat potatoes because they have list carbs...

2/5/2016 5:38 PM

Celiac Disease
Feeling better

worriedgirl are you taking any ant acids? I have been taking Lansoprazole for about 10 years and 4 days ago I stopped taking them. In its place I have been drinking an 8 oz glass of water with 1 oz...

2/4/2016 1:08 PM

Diabetes
Scared to take digestive enzymes but what if they are the answer?

I just decided I had enough of taking Lansoprazole been on it for 10 years. I am on day 4 and I have been drinking 8 oz glass of water mixed with fiber with an oz of apple cider vinegar and it seems...

2/4/2016 12:46 PM

GERD & Acid Reflux
AS lifestyle changes

Jaybee_ 007 Breakfast is fruit,gluten free bread,Steel Cut Oats,pancakes margin smart balance Lunch is hot salad with dressing I put the salad in a micro wave and heat it up 90 seconds Super is...

2/3/2016 3:44 PM

Prostate Cancer
AS lifestyle changes

In November of 2014 I went on a gluten free diet and in December of 2014 I had a biopsy done and was declared a Gleason 6. My PSA was 7 November 2014 and dropped to 5.4 in March 2015. In September...

2/2/2016 9:13 PM

Prostate Cancer
Hiatal Hernia help

Deven I had many of the same symptoms that you have and I went on a Gluten Free Diet and they started to disappear in about 5 days....

2/1/2016 10:08 PM

GERD & Acid Reflux
Acid reflux and Sibo

I have been taking Lansoprazole for 10 years or more and 5 days ago I decide to quit. I was having problems with bloating because of the antibiotics I had taken in December. So far I am doing good...

2/1/2016 9:13 PM

GERD & Acid Reflux
I screwed up

http://www.healthline.com/drugs/metformin/oral-solution#Highlights1 Infections dealing with the urinary tract are some times hard to detect. I was given Tamsulosin HCI which help stop the frequent...

1/26/2016 8:58 PM

Diabetes
How's the weather where you are?

-12 Salcha Alaska...

1/24/2016 5:36 AM

Diabetes
Tightness in the chest, fatigue and stomach pain but normal lab tests

I had similar problems that I got rid of in 2014. In 2013 I had an upper GI done and they said my small intestion was bright red and that it was caused by my ant acids that I was taking. In November...

1/24/2016 5:32 AM

GERD & Acid Reflux
tale of 2 biopsies

2014 I was positive G 6 and PSA 7 December 2015 Negative with PSA 10.5 All that means is they did not hit the same spot when they tested. I had blood test for infection but that was after Biopsy and...

1/24/2016 1:00 AM

Prostate Cancer
Top ten leading causes of death

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/282929.php The above article list the 10 ten cause of death in US....

1/16/2016 6:14 AM

Prostate Cancer
The Doctors TV Show

http://www.thedoctorstv.com/videos/dr-ordon-s-health-scare--2 I saw this video on the doctors TV show. Just thought I would post it....

1/8/2016 1:40 AM

Prostate Cancer
Shortness of Breath

Melissuh are you having any problems with your gerd acting up? I have been having the same symptom's as you and I think it has to do with a hiatal hernia. I saw a doctor todays ago and they could not...

1/8/2016 1:11 AM

Diabetes
Welcome New Member Smokey6

If you severed in Thailand during the Vietnam War you could also be include for compensation....

1/7/2016 11:26 AM

Prostate Cancer
Wheat and PPI's

In November of 2014 I was having problems with being fatigued, diarrhea,sores in side my mouth, rashes on my elbows, and acid indigestion. I went on a gluten free diet and with in 5 days the fatigue...

1/6/2016 2:45 AM

GERD & Acid Reflux
New to the Forum and PC

Thanks manning3 for the additional info. I was at the VA and informed by them that my doctor no longer take Choice for payment. The next nearest provider for me is Anchorage Alaska. They did my...

1/4/2016 7:18 PM

Prostate Cancer
New to the Forum and PC

I am using the Va and was told by my urologist that they would no longer except the VA Veterans Choice Card as payment. I only have one urologist in the local area and the next one is 440 miles from...

1/4/2016 12:39 PM

Prostate Cancer
Ornish Program

In November of 2014 I was doing blood test at a Quest Lab and I saw a poster that listed 50 different problems that Celica could cause. The following week I was at the same lab with my wife and I...

1/1/2016 9:54 PM

Prostate Cancer
how does one differentiate between prostate cancer and prostatitis?

My last for PSA where 7, 5.1, 9, and 10.4. I had a biopsy done on December 18 and it came back negative but I am still a Gleason 6. Just _man have you had a biopsy done? What do other members do when...

1/1/2016 5:10 PM

Prostate Cancer
Ornish Program

http://www.pbs.org/video/2365635287/ In defense of Food interesting show....

12/31/2015 5:11 PM

Prostate Cancer
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