Stories

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...

I've had but for 20 yrs approx and really didn't think much about it. The other day my primary Dr had me have some blood work done and when I...

When battling any cancer, close support of others is so important, and for me keeping a journal about my experiences has been therapeutic. A recent editorial on PC.net motivated me...

In 2007 during a normal annual physical, my white cell blood count was noted as being elevated for no apparent reason. No infections noted or any other known causes. I...

My PSA has not gone up as of today, it will be 9 + years. But I always have the fear of it returning anytime in the future. I get...

As I reported back in November, a laser-guided biopsy found Gleason 4+3 cancer after a standard biopsy failed to detect it two years earlier despite a rising PSA that had...

I had my annual Medicare health screening about 3 years ago. The prior year my PSA was 8.6 and I asked about a PSA. "Oh, we don't do a PSA...