How has prostate cancer affected your family? ...It's not easy for a family to receive a cancer diagnosis. How have family dynamics changed through your experience with prostate cancer?...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesFriends & FamilyAwarenessTips & Advice
Stress relief! ...We all know how stressful prostate cancer can be. What do you do for stress relief?...Reactions0reactionsComments19 repliesCopingMental HealthTips & Advice
Tips for preparing for treatment discussion with Doc....I’m 84 yrs old, have PC that is confined to my prostate. Meet with Urologist in 3 days to discuss my treatment. Any advice?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
How did you finally select your surgeon for robotic surgery?...I am 59 and was recently diagnosed with two Gleason 4+3 scores and two 3+3 after a fusion biopsy. PET scan last week revealed it is contained in the prostate...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
From Acceptance to Action...I have been facilitating a prostate cancer support group for several years, and I feel like each meeting brings me closer to owning and understanding my relationship with my cancer...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Firmagon or Eligard ? ...Dad is 83 and has to start on ADT from Tomorrow. He has no known cardiac issues but we have a strong family history of cardiac disease. His dad and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAdvanced Prostate Cancer
What do you think about my case? Better to remove the prostate now or wait?...52 years old man. MRI PiRads 4 (10x11 mm pseudonodular lesion with ill-defined margins in Peripherical zone) Lesion located in the posterolateral segment of the lower third of the left...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Odd Reaction to Third Lupron Shot...I had my third monthly Lupron shot two days ago and woke up this morning feeling amazingly energized and also beyond ecstatically happy, literally the way I felt for the...Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
Suggestions for Resuming Sex After Prostate Cancer...I have always adored the answer to the question, "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" And the answer is PRACTICE. Not only have I treated many men following a...Reactions0reactionsComments29 comments
Radiation without ADT?...Is there objective evidence that a six month course of ADT does anything to make radiation therapy more effective for a Gleason 7. After two months on ADT, with radiation...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
How you spread the word Prostate Cancer is not an old man's & men do die from Prostate Cancer....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAwareness
PSA post surgery ...Three years after having my prostate removed my PSA is still detectable and is fluctuating. Am I just waiting for a metastasis?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosisPSA
How many patients get a diagnosis without an explanation of what lies ahead?...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesTips & AdviceDiagnosisSupportive Care
Friendships During Cancer...As we drive to Chicago to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary, we remember our lives together during the past 50 years. After my husband Dan’s prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
How have your friendships changed? ...The prostate cancer journey can have an impact on many of our personal relationships. Have your friendships changed since your diagnosis?...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesAwarenessFriends & FamilyTips & Advice
How long did you have the urine dripping after your surgery?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTips & Advice
Mental and Emotional Wellness...There is a need to understand mental and emotional wellness in the course of prostate cancer therapy and treatment. Societal and pandemic-related issues have made mental health a central part...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
How to get energy back...Low or no teso? How to my energy back when I can have normal T? Because of PSA...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesAdvanced Prostate Cancer
Difficulties going "#2" 1 year post prostatectomy: Has anyone else out there had this problem?...I had a radical robotic (nerve-sparing) prostatectomy about a year ago, and I've had some difficulty with bowel movements since then. Is there anyone out there who can tell me...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesAdvanced Prostate CancerTips & AdviceSide Effects
Gleason 6 treatment...Hi, I had a biopsy and it came back with Gleason 6 (3+3). The urologist first told me it was extremely important that I have a biopsy done every 12...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesTips & AdviceTreatment
