Life After Surgery: From Lemons to Lemonade...As a long-time fan of hiking and backpacking, and approaching 70, in January of 2018 I booked a trip with REI for a 13 day, 120 mile guided trek in...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Two Years Since PCa...I was diagnosed with PCa in April 2017. I had 2 biopsies, A TRUS and a MRI-Guided biopsy. My Gleason score was 4+3=7. % positive cores 16% (2/12). My PSA...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Chuck Cole...Chuck Cole was previously a contributor at ProstateCancer.net Charles Cole is 64 years old. I live in Central Florida just west of Disney with my wife of 39 years and...
Keep on Kegeling...If you read my last article (Kegels 101), hopefully you are able to contract your pelvic floor muscles enough now to correctly perform a good program with the goal of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Reel Recovery: A Place for Men to Heal...ProstateCancer.net recently sat down with Reel Recovery, a weekend fly fishing retreat for men living with or after cancer, and Stan, Reel Recovery executive director, to talk about these weekends...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How Focal Therapy and High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Are Used to Treat Prostate Cancer...Focal therapy for prostate cancer means treating cancer in one specific area of the prostate rather than the whole gland. Focal therapy can be performed using different techniques or energy...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Selfless Sex – Oral Sex...Earlier in this series, I mentioned how some men may have to open up a bit and explore new things after prostate cancer treatment. Well, this is one area where...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Hormone Therapy...Share your tips, questions and frustrations with hormone therapy. Please keep in mind our community rules....Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesTreatment
I Don't Look Sick...Charles Cole talks about living with Stage IV, and the pain of hearing you "don't look sick." Dealing with "you don't look sick" over the last 3 years has always...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Kegels 101...Performing exercises on a muscle group that you cannot see and often (at least initially) cannot feel can be frustrating. It often leads people to the conclusion that “Kegel exercises...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Prostate Cancer Risk is Higher in Men With Inflammatory Bowel Disease...Based on the findings of recent research, men who have inflammatory bowel disease have a significantly higher risk of developing prostate cancer. While these two diseases may not appear to...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Self-Pleasure and Masturbation...For the past several months, I’ve been writing about Selfless Sex, where you focus on the pleasure of your partner. So now, let’s turn around and talk about your pleasure...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
How Important Is It to be Part of a Community?...I have asked myself this question a few times. I am on several social media sites; just because I can be. Sometimes I feel like I get swallowed up with...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Why We Need to Tell Our Stories...Advanced prostate cancer sucks. It’s not just the diagnosis or the prognosis. It is everything about the disease including treatment. There is never any discussion of the “C” word. You...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Never Expected Cancer...My GP started DRE's and PSA's when I turned 50. It was March 2017, 67 years old and in for my yearly physical. My PSA was 4.18 up from 3.1...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Bob Tierno...Bob was previously a health leader on ProstateCancer.net. In 2018 I was diagnosed with T2C prostate cancer discovered early and now have added survivor to my resume following successful DaVinci...
Sounding Like A Broken Record...We have heard repeatedly that early detection is the key for people with prostate cancer. I'm still a little surprised at the number of men over 50 who will not...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Prostate Cancer Anxieties: Relationships & Family...In this series, we discuss causes of anxiety for those facing physical illness and its side effects. Phrases in bold are the words of our community members across various conditions...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Keeegel or Kaaagel??...What is a Kegel, and how do I pronounce it? Truthfully, it doesn’t matter how you pronounce it. It really just matters that you are doing these exercises of the...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Why Does Cancer Cause Insomnia?...Cancer can rob you of the sleep you need to heal. Published research confirms that insomnia affects between half and three-quarters of all people who have been diagnosed with cancer...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments