Is there any difference in the medicine between the first and second shot since they were talking about using the second shot for people who have not had any shots....
If you do not do a target or MRI guided biopsy then it is a waste of time....
I heard from several people I know that there are some side effects from the second shot. The first shot none. And that is the way with me, no problems with the first. I will take the second but as...
I had covid jan 1st, got over it and now just had my first pfizer shot. Do I need the second shot....
Thanks everyone for your info. Hopefully I will never need it. But if I was a young man surgery would be the way I would go....
I like the seed idea (if that is what HDR is) more then SBRT but doctor said my prostate is to big....
The title is the question. I'm 75 and without going into detail, not diagnose yet but I believe someday I will be because of family history. Five days of SBRT versus 2 months of standard radiation....
Medicare paid for mine but it was the 3rd. biopsy....
I bet not to far in the future we will be able to purchase a kit and test at home, like with diabetes....
I do not know you but can sympathize with what you are going through. You stated it grew fast. Not necessarily It could of started growing right after your last scan and 20 months later there its is....
For 9 years my PSA has been anywhere from 2 to 5.5. I’ve had had 2 biopsies during that time and found nothing but on one sample a few a typical cells. DRE’s have always been negative. Last November...
You probably will end up with chronic sinus problems but it's a small price to pay to get rid of the cancer....
Then .08 ng/ml/cc should be OK with an enlarged prostate....
PSA density. Is it best to have a low number or a high number....
Is it best to have a low number or a high....
POMI-T contains Broccoli, Turmeric, Pomegranate, Green tea. I take 1 per day and forgot to stop before PSA test, which came back 4.7 That's a good number for me. So do you think taking 1 capsule per...
No biopsy. Going to remove based on an ultrasound. Is that normal procedure. I'm just asking. I'm new to all of this. I guess they are removing because of size, which does not mean cancer. I'm 75,...
I'm kind of where you are with a large prostate and deciding which treatment to go with. I do not know what LDH is, maybe you meant LDR. I have not talk to rad doctors yet but I've read that with a...
ARTEMIS. Involves MRI of the prostate. Using MRI results with the artemis, there is no more guess as to where biopsy needles should go....
Was not trying to hijack his thread or look for replies pertaining to my situation. Unless I read his post wrong, he was asking about surgery or radiation. I just stated that if I was younger I would...
I'm waiting for biopsy results but according to the MRI, I have a RAD 4 lesion so more then likely it is PC. I would like to have surgery but I'm 74 so not sure if he will do it. Two months of...
DRE is fine as long as the lesion is not on the anterior side of the prostate. 20% PC's are here and this area cannot be felt by the doctor....
My story is similar to yours. I'm having my 3rd biopsy but this time I had an MRI for a target biopsy. No more shooing in the dark, which is what they do and often miss....