Remove Prostate?Found out last week that I have prostate cancer, waiting now for results to see if it has spread. My Gleason score is a 9 out of 10, but my...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Active Surveillance Post-TreatmentDecember 2018 I was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer metastasis in bones and lymph nodes I went to my primary doctor for my annual physical no idea my PSA...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Better Late Than Never: Diagnosis & TreatmentIn the 68 years I have been alive, no one has ever checked my PSA. Finally, a urologist that I have been going to for 10 years did one. Results...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Fighting BackI had prostate cancer. OK so I probably still do but it’s on its way out. Let’s back up to early 2018. During a routine checkup my doctor noticed my...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Zytiga & LupronStage 4, diagnosed May, 2018. One year on Zytiga and Lupron took PSA from 1230 to .32. The best advice I could offer is keep a positive attitude...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Treatment OptionsI am on my final week of proton therapy for prostate cancer and have had no side effects. Several others have just completed their treatment and they also have had...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Dad’s SonMy Dad had stage 4 prostate cancer at about 58. I have been getting regular exams since I turned 50 and at 58 I too was diagnosed but with stage...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Latest Updates from Prostate Cancer TreatmentLatest update 1/29/19 For me, it has taken a team of amazing doctors, each with different specialties. Primary Physician (Internal Medicine) who detected my elevated PSA at 141, then to...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How to Bring My Prostate Cancer Scores Down?I'm 69 years old and my PSA is 6.9. My 4k score is 46% Gleason score is 7. If I have a BIOPSY is there anything to do to bring...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Better Late Than NeverHaving been going to a urologist for over 10 years, he asked when my last PSA was. I said, in the 68 years I have been on this earth, I...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Treatment Choice & Finding Support: Prostate Cancer as a Gay ManIn 2008 I had my first biopsy at the Denver Health & Hospital and was told that I had a minimal amount of cancer in three of the twelve samples...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
My Cancer JourneyJune 2015: Went in for my annual physical exam, every thing looked good, routine blood work was drawn, then I went fishing the evening hatch. A couple of days latter...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Prostate Cancer and Surviving AfterwardsOn December 18, 2018, I was diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer with the Gleason at 6. At first, when I heard the word "cancer," I was a bit worried. Then...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
DistantBiopsy in 2010 showed nothing even if my PSA was 6.7. Jump to January 2015 biopsy showed PSA 10.4 Gleason 3+4. Surgery to remove (PSA was 21.3) March '15, metastasized...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Prostate BiopsyHad biopsy March 25th, had 2 cm tumor plus additional area of concern. Was told I had a follow up tomorrow but was cancelled today due to no pathology report...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Living with Prostate CancerI am 61, been on active surveillance for 9 months. Gleason score was 6 and PSA 8 then last PSA check 3 months ago 15.3 - next appointment in a...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Robotic Prostatectomy SurgeryI have always been a healthy guy so when I started to urinate blood after my weekly 3 mile run I was to say the least alarmed. Within 6 weeks...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
September 2018I found out in Sept. of 2018 that I had prostate cancer. I was 61 and 4 months old. This is how it went down. My physician had been after...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
The BattleOctober 23 of 2018, I was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer. I had a count of 1500 for my PSA. I chose to do 6 rounds of chemo. Lupron...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Rich's StoryI had colon cancer in 2012 and that started my regime of doctors and doctor visits. I started seeing an endocrinologist because I had hyperthyroidism and could not have surgery...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments