FeaturedPSA Test Results ...Recent PSA tests come back with a total PSA of 4.8 and Free PSA of 8%. I am 48 years old. How serious is this?...reactions10repliesTips & AdvicePSA
FeaturedWhere to get Orgovyx ...Starting SBRT , likely next week with ADT starting at the time. I got my doc to prescribe Orgovyx rather than Lupron. On Medicare with Part D. Turns out Walgreens...reactions6repliesTips & AdviceAwarenessTreatment
Just Be Kind...We’ve all spent time in doctors' waiting rooms, sometimes for only a few minutes and sometimes much longer. We may have been alone or we may have had the company...reactions3comments
FeaturedProstate surgery...Hello, I had prostate surgery about 4 years ago and didn’t do the kegels like I was told or didn’t feel like I was doing them correctly. Still have very...reactions2replies
Community Views: What to Say to Someone Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer...When friends, family members, and coworkers find out that you have prostate cancer, they most likely do not know what to say. Too often, people say nothing because they fear...reactions2comments
Nerve Sparing...After prostate surgery, for nearly a decade, I did not entertain thoughts of a sexual nature, even my attraction meter shut down; I did not see women as the opposite...reactions1comment
Never clear of Prostate Cancer...Jan 2020 Routine blood workup for a man of 66 and PSA was 8.2 Feb retest 10.4. Prostate biopsy 4 + 3 = 7 pattern 5 Radical robotic prostatectomy, no...reactions10comments
Common Sense...First I look for Only Board Certified. I was told if a doctor were to get treatment he would use a board certified Doctor, Common sense if that who a...reactions2comments
first treatments...My cancer story started with a pain in my neck. The Dr originally gave me pain meds and then I had a complete physical and found my PSA at 1074...reactions1comment
Newly Diagnosed...I'm 68 and was diagnosed with prostate cancer about a month ago. My PSA has been steadily rising for the past three years. Two years ago my family doc referred...reactions3comments
Life Change...I found it very difficult to make a decision on which treatment was best for my prostate cancer. My condition advanced very fast in less than 6 months. My PSA...reactions4comments
Roller Coaster Choosing......I was diagnosed at the very beginning of Covid. Decided on robotic surgery. Had my 2nd heart attack and got new stents 4 days before the surgery. It was then...reactions1comment
Not so easy? Easy decision!...I'm 70 and have had PSA tests since I was 40. My father died from prostate cancer and never wanted me to go through what he did. He had surgery...reactions1comment
All is well...I was diagnosed about 2 years ago, Gleason 9, Stage IVA. Had the surgery, 33 radiation treatments and one year of Lupron. There are a few things i miss, including...reactions1comment
The OZ...I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in Sept 2021, and confirmed with a biopsy in Oct 2021. I chose the most aggressive treatment: radiation (4 weeks) followed by implanting radioactive...reactions2comments
FeaturedProton therapy...Recently diagnosed am 70 years old gleeson scores of 3+4 in all twelve biopsy samples , about 70% of prostate compromised PSA 4.4 up from 2.5 four yrs ago. T2c...reactions4replies
FeaturedSalvage Radiation 2 1/2 yrs after RP...Has anyone had salvage rad. 2yrs or more after RP, if so do you regret it, would yould do it again, what are the side effects you are having. How...reactions9replies
FeaturedPost prostatetectomy...I posted a question yesterday regarding my PSA results after surgery. PSA was .65 six weeks after surgery. Is this an expected number or is it high ?? I don't...reactions5repliesPSAAwarenessSurgery
Psychosocial Impact of Getting A Prostate Cancer Diagnosis...I remember years ago going through a whirlwind when my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer. To me, the fact that he was discovering something like PC at a time...reactions5comments
Emotional Confetti...After your life is thrown up in the air, be it from a prostate cancer diagnosis or some other unexpected earth-shattering life crisis, the emotional confetti of the many puzzle...reactions4comments
