My Ever-Evolving Prostate Cancer...It started 15 years ago between the ages of 65 and 66. I noticed the need to get up 2 or 3 times a night to pee. I also lingered...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Active 3 days agoMedications...Starting Zytiga today 1000mg per day. Can anyone share their experiance with this medication?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
My groin area feels very swollen. ...I’m 69 years old and was diagnosed with prostate cancer on May 18th, 2024 after results from my biopsy! On July 1st received an injection of Lupin radiation started 3rd...Reactions0reactionsComments0 replies
You Don’t Look Like You Have Cancer!...How do you deal with this comment? It’s supposed to be a compliment I think, but it causes a little bit of guilt. I’ve done it all, in the five...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesAdvanced Prostate Cancer
SpaceOAR use after surgical prostatectomy ...There seems to be very little information about spacer use after surgical prostatectomy and then the need for radiation therapy. Since the prostate has been removed where is th spacer...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Active 5 days agoPsa raising after surgery 10 years ago ...My psa has been raising at a slow rate over last 4 years. I had 2 pet scans and it shows no cancer. I wonder what is causing my psa...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
You guys may want to throw me out!...I first came to this site 2 years ago when a shockingly high PSA started me on the road to.... well, I'm not sure exactly what, and that's the problem...Reactions0reactionsComments0 replies
How Cancer Changed My Husband - the Good and the Bad...There are many times in life when we celebrate or mourn some of the events from our past. We have days of great joy and days of great sadness. Many...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Lupron...I am 2 hrs away from my 1st Lupron shot and the begining of Zytiga and predisone. Hoping for the best. Wishing everyone well going through this....Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCoping
Lymphoceles and drainage...Husband had 2 lymphoceles the size of lemons drained. After two days, the output is 70-80cc per 24 hour period. Is this a normal output volume? When will he see...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSide Effects
Side effects...I will be starting treatment with Zytiga, predisone, and the Lupron shot every 3 months followed by radiation. Looking for any expereiance on how soon I should expect the side...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Stsrting Treatments...Diagnosed with Gleason scores of 7 8 and 9. Have elected to do Hormone Therapy and Radiation. Started Bicalutamide last Tuesday and will receive Lupron and Predisone next week and...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosis
A Very Different Life...When you hear the word cancer it’s devastating, but when they follow it up with the word incurable, it’s indescribable. Then your life is turned upside down and absolutely shaken...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
high psa...Good morning, last week I had a urine infection from escherichia coli treated with antibiotics for 6 days, now the urine values have adjusted but I did the psa with...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesPSA
...And The Song Comes Back (Initial Reactions To A Rise In PSA)...Since receiving my 44th and final proton therapy session for prostate cancer in 2020, I have had mostly nothing but positive news to report. I’ve never experienced any substantial side...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Advanced prostate cancer ...I've been doing hormone therapy for just over 2 years for my advanced prostate cancer. No problem whatever with insurance till a month ago. With a nother shot coming up...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAdvanced Prostate Cancer
Cyber Knife Warning...I'm writing the following for those who are considering Cyber Knife. I was 54 at time of treatment with a Gleason 6 3+3. Cyber Knife damaged my urethra and the...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My prostate journey...I recently turned 76, a milestone marked by a significant health journey. Last year, the day after my 75th birthday, I underwent a prostate biopsy, a procedure that would ultimately...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Just Found out Prostate Cancer...I have a friend who group chatted a few of us who have stayed in contact since our military days, that he was recently diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
How do you know you are in your final chapter?...I’m a very positive upbeat person when it comes to this dreadful illness. After ADT, Xtandi, multiple radiation, spinal surgery to remove prostate origin tumors, and now multiple months of...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAdvanced Prostate Cancer
