Stories

Back in 2023, my PSA, while not high (6), was fluctuating up and down for a couple of years. My doctor was unsure why, so he ordered and told me...

Side effects should be part of the treatment process. It is vital to sort some help out, as side effects can control your decision-making. But it seem that the medics...

Everything happened very fast for me. In Nov 2024 I found blood in my semen. I went to a urologist and he prescribed an antibiotic which seemed to clear the...

I’m 54. Pretty average guy. Married, two kids, working hard, trying to enjoy life where I can. Then, about a year ago, everything changed. It started with small things: waking...

Spent the nite b4 in the hospital, was woken early, prepped and went in for the procedure around 8am. Got knocked out and woke up 3 hrs later with cotton...

The simple idea of how the biopsy was conducted was worse than the biopsy. I had no pain or bleeding. Every time the doctor took a sample I heard the...

I had regular annual PSA tests since age 50, because my father has PC diagnosed in his early 80's. For two decades, my PSA level was under 4, but very...

I was officially diagnosed with higher risk PC December 2024. This was after the MRI, which found the tumor on the outside perimeter on my right side. I underwent a...

I'm recently supposedly diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. Gleason 7,8,9. Projecting treatment with hormone therapy & radiation. Not sure I'm comfortable with the speed of things & treatment. Anyone have...

I wrote my story some years ago here: https://prostatecancer.net/forums/reoccurrence-treatment-11-years-in-my-story Since then I faithfully tracked and plotted my monthly PSA tests as I took Casodex month on/month off. My quality of...

Had rad prostatectomy in 2004, had biochemical recurrence in 2017 that was overlooked by my doctors until 2021 at which time I was diagnosed with advanced metastatic prostate cancer with...

I'm writing the following for those who are considering Cyber Knife. I was 54 at time of treatment with a Gleason 6 3+3. Cyber Knife damaged my urethra and the...

I recently turned 76, a milestone marked by a significant health journey. Last year, the day after my 75th birthday, I underwent a prostate biopsy, a procedure that would ultimately...

I have a friend who group chatted a few of us who have stayed in contact since our military days, that he was recently diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer...

My PSA level was 9.72 a month later it went down to 8.72. My question is, if I have prostate cancer, would my PAS level go down without any treatment?...

Yesterday I was taking a stab at thinning out the clutter in the bedroom. We're always overloaded with books and journals and sketchbooks. As I began to toss out a...

I had 45 external radiation sessions. After a couple years my PSA went up and I went to quarterly hormone injections. After a couple sessions, my insurance decided not to...

I had a check up in May 2023 and my Dr. tole me my PSA went from 4 to 12 in one year. 4.1 is the number they use to...

10 years after recurrence. Originally had a radical with clear margins. 2 years later my psa was 1.0 and had radiation of the prostate bed. Didn't work. Rising psa again...

I would like to know why men are not covered (at least I am not) for the after effects of prostate removal. I have noticed that women are covered for...