Two Years Since PCaI was diagnosed with PCa in April 2017. I had 2 biopsies, A TRUS and a MRI-Guided biopsy. My Gleason score was 4+3=7. % positive cores 16% (2/12). My PSA...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Never Expected CancerMy GP started DRE's and PSA's when I turned 50. It was March 2017, 67 years old and in for my yearly physical. My PSA was 4.18 up from 3.1...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
13 Years and CountingIn 2004 and '05 I complained to doctors about always feeling like I have to pee and poop. Most of the time I couldn't do anything. After many, many test...Reactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Certainly Not Under the Bell CurveWhile chasing some mild anemia, my primary decided we needed to run a PSA. Quite a shock when it came back at 16. I had zero symptoms, even of BPH...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
What’s Going On, Doctor?I am currently 66 years old. Approximately 10 years ago I went for my yearly physical with my primary doctor. He has his patients go for blood tests after he...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Metastatic Prostate CancerI went to the ER with a self diagnosed Deep Vein Thrombosis to find out that I also had Pulmonary Embolism. After being admitted, testing began and revealed a PSA...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Trusting in GodWent in to see my Dr. for blood pressure pills. My Dr. wasn't in that day so I seen a different Dr. He looked at my chart and seen my...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Reindeer Named CancerPSA was slowly ascending at the same time I had urodynamics for voiding concerns - or was it early signs of prostate cancer masquerading as an overactive bladder It (cancer)...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Robotic ProstatectomyI was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2006 at age 55. My PSA was 5.53. My Gleason score was 3+4=7. Stage 2. I had a robotic prostatectomy. PSA stay undetectable...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Changing Urologists?Over the years my relationship with my Urologist was limited to about 15 minutes per year, when we would look at my low PSA score, do a quick rectal finger...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Prostate CancerI had surgery three weeks ago I had my prostate removed. The cancer was in many areas of prostate. Just had my follow up and pathology test came back good...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Active Surveillance But Rising PSAI had my first biopsy 4 years ago due to a rising PSA ( 3.5 to 6). Pathology showed one core at 20% with a Gleason score of 6 (3+3)...Reactions0reactionsComments18 comments
The Roller Coaster Ride of Prostate CancerSeptember 2018..Update...The most recent occurrence in this journey is the appearance of one of the damaging side effects of hormone therapy which has suppressed the cancer. I have developed heart...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
HIFU Prostate Procedure Helps NASA Safety Engineer Protect His HealthThe commitment to protect the health of other people has guided my career for decades, whether training Air Force pilots to avoid hypoxia or NASA astronauts to survive in pressurized...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Caregiver to Prostate Cancer PatientMy long time partner had Prostate Cancer in 2005 and had Radical Surgery. In February of 2015 he was diagnosed with Cancer in his Spine, Left Arm, and Stage 4...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Prostate Cancer at 53I was diagnosed in June with Gleason score intermediate borderline high. I am having robotic surgery today to remove prostate. Dr is going to try to spare nerves, says operation...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
My cancer storyI was diagnosed with early stage (Gleason 3 + 3) prostate cancer in July of 2017. I went to work reading all of the research & treatment options. At the...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Stage 3AAge 53psa of 5.7 then one month later 12. Biopsy showed prostate cancer gleason 7- 3+4. I decided to go with robotic surgery and had to wait almost 3 months...Reactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Life without a prostate....Had prostate removed 2 years ago.....My PSA level is 0.2 for the the last checkup.... Have not been able to achieve an erection....had pills...any suggestion?...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
To Cancer Professionals: Know What It's Really LikeI really wish people working with cancer patients will read this note. I may stop some or all treatments soon... No one can know what it is like to get...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
