Stories

My Oncologist and my Oncology nurse are some of the best people I know. They always call as soon as they get my results from my PSA, other blood work...

It is often dismissively said that Prostate Cancer is "the best one to have." Really?? Is there any GOOD cancer?? True, prostate cancer is usually slow-growing (but not always) and...

I had my prostate removed on August 5th 2021. It is now October 20th 2021 and i am still leaking like a sieve. I am doing Kegels 4 or 5...

My Family Physician noticed my "PSA" was unusually high. He sent Me to a urologist, who sent me to a cancer doctor and I received the prescribed radiation treatment. About...

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...

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...

Started with brachytherapy almost 20 years ago. One unpleasant month followed but soon back healthy again, playing basketball, etc. Cancer returned. Five or six years now with Eligard, Bicalutamide, and...

Long story short I had prostate surgery in 2007. Ten years later my PSA increased to .02 and I went through radiation treatment and hormone therapy in February 2018. I...

If what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I must be Superman! PSA went from 6 to 30...Quick timeline...June 26, 2020. MRI results were positive. Biopsy/Gleason score 9. Started with...

When you hear cyberknife you think of surgery but this remarkable treatment option of stronger pinpointed radiation treatments of 5 sessions was remarkable. My story had a great outcome after...

I am a 78-year-old man who survived 30 years of substandard medical care in prison only to be diagnosed with prostate cancer within a year of my release. To say...

I am nearly 6 years past prostatectomy and am fortunate to be able to get and maintain strong erections- sometimes with and sometimes without help from viagra. The thing that...

It will be 2 years in December since I had radiation for prostate cancer. Shortly after the radiation, I started getting a burning sensation whenever I urinate. I still have...

Within the last year, my PSA went from 4.1 to 4.5 to 7.5. A biopsy confirmed prostate cancer with all the samples on the left side having cancer. My Gleason...

Hi. My name is Tom. I am 53 years old and here is my story. In April or 2021 I was diagnosed after a biopsy of prostate cancer. It was...

Hello, my name is Dennis. I am 69 years old. My PSA started to rise about 6 years ago. Went from .02 to 2.4 in a year. Went to 8...

I was diagnosed and began treatment at 82 years old. My primary care physician informed me that I had a PSA of 11. Instead of immediately seeking out a urologist...

I'm 56 with a PSA of 68, Gleason 4+3=7. Last year, my PSA was 1.1. So it was a shock when it jumped that high in a year. Biopsy confirmed...

66 when diagnosed...The first PSA was 7.5. Three subsequent were 6.5...Biopsy was done, and Gleason was 4+3 and 3+4...I decided to have surgery. I didn't feel comfortable having surgery at...

Without a doubt, the absolute worst part of my treatment for Stage IIC, Gleason 4+3=7 localized PCa has been ADT. The relatively mild side effects of 28 hypo-fractionated IMRT treatments...