Prostate cancer can be expensive. How do you manage the costs?Share resources and tips on how you have managed (or not) the costs of a prostate cancer diagnosis. Have you connected with a patient support program? Have you looked into...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCost
Do triglyceride levels indicate a recurrence?RALP almost 3 years ago. No problems. Blood work since shows PSA as virtually undetectable. I’m 74, not overweight, exercise five days a week, watch what I eat and feel...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Salvage Radiation TherapyI am having SRT. For those of you that have had it, what side effects did you experience - short term or long term?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSide EffectsTreatment
Three-months Post Prostatectomy, PSA is Dropping - What's Next?I’m 60 years old. I had a radical prostatectomy 3 months ago. PSA at the start was 6.8. Six weeks after surgery, 5.5. A month after that, 3.3. I can’t...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesPSASurgery
Clamp Suggestions for Incontinence Due to Radiation for Prostate Cancer?My husband is totally incontinent from radiation for prostate cancer. My question is: the Bard Cunningham clamp is uncomfortable and can only be worn a few hours at a time...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatmentIncontinenceSide Effects
Something I wrote to help deal with my surgeryJanuary 9, 2012 MEMORANDUM TO: INQUIRING UNITS/DEPARTMENTS FROM: MICHAEL PRICE, LTD. MANAGEMENT RE: CATASTROPHIC EVENTS REPORTS DEAR BODY: Numerous memoranda have flooded headquarters involving reports/concerns regarding an apparent systemic earthquake...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Blood in urineStage 3 prostate cancer in 2016, treated with Lupron, external beam radiation, and Brachytherapy. About 3 weeks ago I started having irritation with urinating, then I had an instance of...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesSymptomsDiagnosis
Comes Down To Pee or To Poo?I'm 64 years old, I take no medicines, in very good shape, I exercise and eat healthy. My dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer at around 85, he had radiation...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesTips & AdviceTreatmentSide Effects
Newbie... Rising PSAHi. Here goes. Doc was slightly concerned with my PSA levels a couple of years ago when it was around 3. A year later I was at 4, and they...Reactions0reactionsComments17 repliesNewly DiagnosedPSA
What are the pros/cons of discontinuing Zoladex after 4 doses?I am a 51 year old South Asian Male. I was diagnosed with Prostate cancer on 4/24/2019. Below is a quick summary: - Diagnosed by chance -- no symptoms at...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesPSATreatment