Post prostate removal...I'm soon to be 64 years old. Two weeks ago had my prostate removed. Due to complications in surgery (my lower bowel was nicked) I was a little longer in...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Coping With Prostate Cancer Along With Your Partner...A cancer diagnosis is a huge thing to handle for any of us. It can shake up your life. You're undoubtedly concerned about what the future holds. Keep in mind...Reactions0reactionsComments18 comments
FeaturedPSA showing up two years after salvage radiation...I had RP in 2013, radiation in 2019. Since the radiation my PSA has been undetectable but today's test shows 0.011 ug/L What is the significance of this result? It...Reactions0reactionsComments15 replies
FeaturedProstate MRI T3...Hi Friends, I just recieved my MRI result which was done because of a rising PSA. The result was category 5 which is a clinically significant cancer probability, according to...Reactions0reactionsComments10 replies
How to Prevent Constipation...As a pelvic floor physical therapist, Becca often treats people who feel constipated after undergoing prostate cancer treatment. In this video she discusses the connection between being constipated and having...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
FeaturedGeometry-- yes, geometry-- and prostate cancer???????...Something occurred to me, and I'd like the input of rational, imaginative people to tell me if it makes any sense or not. Two things seem clear: 1) statistics show...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
FeaturedNYC area hospital recommendations?...Can anyone recommend/not recommend New York City hospitals for prostate cancer treatment and/or surgery? Sloan-Kettering shows up in many “best of” polls. I have a good history with Mount Sinai...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Getting Angry With Cancer...I’ve written articles for this website for several years and every now and then an old piece is pushed out on social media for another day in the sun. I’m...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Two years later....2019..June..PSA 5.5..DRE 2019..Aug..Urologist Appointment..DRE 2019..Oct..Prostate Biopsy..which ,apart from scientific/Gleason 3+3 and 4+3, gave me UTI which lasted for 6 weeks of savage pain. Various MRI and forms of investigation followed...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Happy 60th birthday...My second PSA test for prostate cancer on my sixtieth birthday. “I’m sorry I have bad news” you have aggressive cancer and it’s outside the prostate. I’ve been a paramedic...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The final challenge...What is NEPC? NEPC is a small cell of prostate cancer. A different type from “normal” adenocarcinoma prostate cancer. It is more lethal. Where does NEPC come from? Under survival...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
keep it to yourself...I was too embarrassed to disclose this to anyone for a while. I did tell my girlfriend and she thought my not believing in God, that this was my punishment...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
YOU HAVE STAGE 4, PROSTATE CANCER...Prior to meeting my Medical Oncologist, my wife and I met with the PA. After the pleasantries, she says: "Sorry that you have Stage 4 Prostate Cancer. My wife and...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Didn’t believe it...Lots of significant cancer in my immediate family: colon, and breast. Never expected prostate cancer - had heard little about it. Actually didn’t believe when I got first results: PSA...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Nothing is the same as it was, but there are positives....Living with ADT-modulated prostate cancer has changed virtually every aspect of my life, but with time it has become the new “normal.” Making love to my wife was often normal...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Saved My Life From Lung Cancer...I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer in February 2020. If Covid wasn't enough to worry about! It was determined that my disease was aggressive with a Gleason score of 9...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
I knew it was going to happen!...My father had prostate cancer (late in life). My older brother was diagnosed at age 52, had a radical prostatectomy, and has been healthy at age 80. He has four...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma...As usual my urologist asked me to undergo biopsy when my PSA increased to 29. Interesting thing is that this biopsy, PSA, etc were new words for me. Three days...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Very scary but I found a great doctor and now am cured...I was in my mid-50s when I got the diagnosis. I failed an insurance physical because of having a PSA of 4.4. Not really high but over the normal level...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Cancer free ?...Diagnosed in March of 2005. A da Vinci robotic surgery removed my prostate That month. My Gleason score was 4. A year later, I received 28 IMRT radiation treatments. Save...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
