Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day...After intense thinking I bargained with my dad, letting him know that instead of calling 911 and the ambulance coming, I would rush him to the hospital in my car...reactions2comments
Pausing or Quitting Prostate Cancer Treatment...How do you know when it might be right to pause your cancer treatment? And an even bigger question to follow: How do you know when it’s time to quit...reactions17comments
Radical Robotic Prostatectomy...BPH since early 30s current age 69. Surgery is done on February 14, 2022. Widowed since 2014. A biopsy was done in March 2021. Gleason 3+3, Cancer 10 of 12...reactionscomments
I'm so afraid of leaving my daughters...I just turned 59 in Jan of this year. December 1 of last year's routine PSA came back at 63. I'm like what!!!??? Biopsy showed 4/12 samples positive. Gleason 8...reactions15comments
FeaturedAge 66, PSA 61, should i get a biopsy...I have read horror stories about biopsies just making the prostate worse. Can someone please chime in and let me know their thoughts on this....reactions12repliesDiagnosis
Come Out Come Out Wherever You Are...Fourteen years ago at age 55, I was diagnosed with stage T3c prostate cancer. My PSA was ninety-nine, and the cancer had left the building and made its way down...reactions6comments
FeaturedEPE...I recently doctored in one state where they did my MRI after biopsies and it did not show the cancer - but I was very swollen. I did not like...reactions5replies
Incontinence and Medication...Since my radical robotic prostatectomy in April of 2018, I have had to deal with mild, and occasionally moderate, incontinence. Kegeling and work with a pelvic floor therapist helped, but...reactions1comment
FeaturedADT therapy...My Information is: Gleason 4+3 PSA 8.3 Clear bone scan and MRI Decipher reports high intermediate risk F-18 PSMA PET scan scheduled in 1 week Most likely will do Proton...reactions4replies
Waverly Willis Raises Prostate Cancer Awareness in Barbershops...Waverly Willis is a cancer survivor and part of a project in Ohio to raise prostate cancer awareness in his and other barbershops. He talks about his involvement in Case...reactions1comment
FeaturedExternal Radiation Therapy...Good day all New to this forum. 66 years old and a week ago learned That 3 cores out of 12 have cancer two of them 3+4 and one 3+3...reactions8replies
My Word for the Year: Healing...A new trend within the last few years, or at least new to me, is choosing a word for the year. Keep that word in mind, focus on what it means...reactionscomments
My Personal Observations...Recently one of the regional hospitals contacted me and asked if I would be available to host a new men’s prostate cancer support group. Given my background and training as a...reactions5comments
How My Father Dealt With Prostate Cancer...My father had a cold every now and then but was relativity getting along well with his life. He could have never imagined that one day he would be diagnosed...reactions5comments
Ask An Expert: How Can I Achieve More Rigid Erections?...Becca, a pelvic floor physical therapist, answers a community member's question as part of our Ask an Expert video series. The question this week is: other than Kegel exercises, what...reactions4comments
FeaturedMy PC moved from low risk to intermediate/high risk......My prostate cancer moved from low risk to intermediate/high risk after the Decipher test results came back. The urologist said it's still Stage I, but that doesn't sound right. He...reactions15replies
Giveaway Terms and Conditions 2022...Official Rules, Terms and Conditions for the Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Giveaway NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE...reactionscomments
Can Dogs Smell and Detect Prostate Cancer?...Dogs have long been trained to sniff out a variety of things, from bombs to drugs. In more recent years, medical scenting dogs have been trained to detect different types...reactions1comment
FeaturedRising PSA after surgery and radiation...I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2016, 4+3 gleason score. I had a radical prosectomy followed by salvage radiation when psa was at .08. I was put on testosterone...reactions3replies
