An Attitude of Gratitude...My husband and I took a long bike ride around the neighborhood trail known as the Pennsy trail, named after the old Pennsylvania railroad that used to run through our...reactions3comments
Early spread ...I'm due to have a bone and CT scan to determine if my cancer haa spread. No evidence showing up on MRI, is that a good sign? Tumor has broken...reactions7repliesAdvanced Prostate Cancer
FeaturedWhat's your take on Dr Scholz' book "The Key To Prostate Cancer"?...I wished I had read this from the very start - it helped put many topics in perspective especially the need to put in a lot of your own effort...reactions3replies
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No Place To Hide...When it comes to prostate cancer, I find there is lot of misinformation. There's also a lack of knowledge when it comes to prostate issues, diseases of the prostate, prostate cancer...reactions6comments
FeaturedDo I have to get ALL the side effects ?????????????...Who out there seems to get a majority of side effects besides me ? I can't be the only one. Then again , I don't wish any of this for...reactions5repliesSide EffectsTreatment
The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men...This is about life's ups and downs and changes in our well-laid plans. Cancer certainly hits the top of the list of life events that make us stop in the...reactions2comments
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FeaturedRadiologist's targets with PC metastasized to local lymph glands?...I'm 66, stay fit and feel good today! Will be asking Radiologist at Monday meeting, but wanted to run this by this forum. I've been diagnosed with stage 4 PC...reactionsreplies
FeaturedPSA of 0.07 after brachytherapy and external radiation and hormone therapy ?...Is this rare to have this after a gleason score of 9 ?...reactions2replies
FeaturedFollow up...Hello. I underwent RP about 41/2 years ago and my PSA has remained undetectable. The tumor was graded Gleason 9. I was wondering if I could stop seeing my urologist...reactions7repliesPSA
FeaturedHormone and radiation therapy...I've stayed active, exercise and hiked or biked regularly all my life. I feel good at age 66, but diagnosed in 2011 (I think it was 3+4 Gleason 7), chose...reactions4replies
Cancer Seven letters of grief...First told in a gruff bedside manner “if you don’t do something you will die in three months !” The fear was instilled in a 70 yr old man who...reactions5comments
The battle continues...I was diagnosed at 67 years of age but had been having urinary symptoms for a few years. My wife and I were regularly intimate. That all changed in an...reactions1comment
Franks PC Jouney...I was Diagnosed in May 2019 with Prostate Cancer from a Biopsy 5 of 12 cores were Cancerous @ 2,10,20,20 25% PSA was 4.5, Extra Prostatic Extension. Perineural Invasion. Grade...reactions2comments
Incontinence...I'm curious as to how many here are permanently incontinent after prostate surgery. It's been over 5 years, and I still have to wear diapers. I had green light surgery...reactions2comments
My story...I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, a 9.0 on the Gleason score at 63 yr old, I’m now 67. I chose to go with Proton therapy and now have a...reactionscomments
My Journey...I was diagnosed about a year ago. My urologist performed a TURP after a failed Urolift. A Gleason score of 9. Metastatic to the pelvic bone. I had 30 radiation...reactionscomments
Helping to reduce prostate cancer...I have had prostate cancer for eight years. I’ve been learning all I can about it for eight years. I did not know eggs were bad for prostate cancer and...reactionscomments
