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...reactions10replies
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions1reply
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...reactions2replies
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...reactions3comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions3comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions5comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions3comments
Surprise...Prostate Cancer...Had a pain in my groin. Doc says get an ultrasound on testicles. That led me to a urologist. DRE was suspicious even though my PSA had little change and...reactions1comment
FeaturedDecipher prostate test...Yesterday I had a consultation with my urologist to go over my biopsy results. Overall T1c. Cancer cells in 3 out of 6 locations in the prostate. Gleason score 3+3=6...reactions8replies
Fatigue and Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)...Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is, thankfully, keeping me alive. However, the side effects have been difficult to cope with, and one of those is fatigue. It’s difficult to describe the...reactions28comments
