Who Do I Choose?...The potential warning signs are there. You are urinating more often, starting a urine flow is taking more effort, and there are challenges keeping that stream going. Are you having...reactionscomments
Happy Prostaversary!...August is my Prostaversary. As of my writing this, it has been a year since I heard the four little words every man hates to hear: "You've got prostate cancer."...reactionscomments
What is the best treatment available....Hi My Dad is 57 years old, recently he started to feel numbness on the fingers when he wake up every morning and its like cannot fold the fingers in...reactions5repliesAdvanced Prostate Cancer
Celebrating 40 Years of Marriage: Part II...Will talks about how he defended against incontinence while celebrating his 40th wedding anniversary. Read Part 1. My wife has been by my side throughout my journey with prostate cancer...reactions1comment
Community Spotlight: Tony B...Tony, a personal trainer and retired competitive bodybuilder, shares how fitness helped him cope with prostate cancer. He also shares how other sources of support, such as his husband and...reactionscomments
Pushing to the Limit...I’ve learned so much over the last few weeks about how far you can push the limits of physical and mental endurance. Without a doubt, being told that you have...reactions2comments
What Are … 5-ARIs?...Interesting question ... and chances are pretty good that most folks are not familiar with the term 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs). That said, you might be more familiar with names like...reactionscomments
Perineurial Invasion...So I had my prostate removed this week and have received the path results. It states that the tumor is pT2 and does not show EPE and not present in...reactions1reply
Should I Go to Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Before Treatment of Prostate Cancer?...Perhaps some of you are wondering what going to see a pelvic floor physical therapist would achieve prior to your prostatectomy or radiation to address prostate cancer. You may have...reactions4comments
Lu-177 PSMA treatment...Have you heard of Lu-177 PSMA treatment?...reactions1replyAdvanced Prostate CancerTreatment
The Can’t’s of Cancer...Prostate cancer has challenged me with many new can't's in my life. Most are unfortunate, but some ultimately turned out well. I can't look in the mirror without getting depressed. Where is...reactions4comments
Here we go again...My name is cliff. About 9 years ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 8. Psa was at 12. I had 45 rad treatments and...reactions1reply
Hormone Treatment...Curious to discuss side effects of Eligard Hormone Injections....reactions4repliesTreatmentHormone TherapySide Effects
Celebrating 40 Years of Marriage: Part I...I’m writing this article on July 12, 2021, six days before my wife and I celebrate our 40th anniversary on July 18th. We’ll be staying at a nice hotel in...reactions3comments
Disappointing psa...I had brachytherapy for intermediate risk prostate cancer Psa pre brachytherapy 8.5 and Gleeson score 3+4 Blood test shows psa of 6.1 after 4 months All literature indicates fall should...reactions2repliesPSA
An Interview With Professor Nicholas James: Part 2...Professor Nicholas James is Chief Investigator on the STAMPEDE trial that I think has changed the path of prostate cancer treatments, especially advanced stage prostate cancer. This is the 2nd...reactionscomments
Why 2 Biopsies?...Getting up the courage to undergo a prostate biopsy is a big step both from an emotional approach as well as physical. So why are some men asked to do...reactions2comments
PSA results on the up....I was diagnosed with PC back in 2006, treatment was 30 sessions of Radiotherapy followed by 36months of Hormone therapy, at the end of this my PSA was down at...reactions1replyPSATips & AdviceSymptoms
Recovery from treatments......Having completed 28 hypo-fractionated IMRT treatments accompanied by ADT, recovery can be as much about recovering from treatment as it is recovering from the disease itself. Sharing here a day...reactions2comments
Miracles and the Power of Prayer...I wanted to share my story cause I still can't believe I received this diagnosis from my Urologist and the Pathologist at Commonwealth Health this week. I was first diagnosed...reactions3comments
