Afraid of the unknownI was diagnosed in 2016 with prostate cancer and a Gleason score of 6. My doctor decided to do the active surveillance and now I'm stage 3 prostate cancer. I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
HopefullIn March 2014 I was diagnosed with stage IV Prostate cancer. I chose to go to a major medical facility for treatment after our local Oncologist offered a pessimistic view...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
William ClyneI have learned to hate the people who steered me into castration. My GP told me nothing except push me to a Urologist. A Urologist who never mentioned that what...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Early detectionAll men should have a PSA test once a year after they turn 50. My PSA test was very good a lot until I turned 74. That’s when my PSA...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Stage 7 diagnosisThree years ago on Christmas Eve afternoon, I had 14 samples taken from my prostate. The morning after Christmas I was called to my urologist's office to be told I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Cancer painI have been on Orgovyx for the past year and a half constantly dealing with hot flashes pains, in my neck and especially my bilateral lower extremities, especially at night...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
BiopsyAs some have stated, "this won't be a problem". Well after a very loud scream and almost passing out. I had 4 nurses in the room keeping me from falling...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Stopped intimacy at 49I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2003. Biopsy revealed it was contained in the prostate. Doctors told me the minimal risk of nerve damage from a radical prostatectomy. Had...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My fatherI inherited about 5000 dollars from my father... and prostate cancer. There can be no anger and hatred as strong as that which I feel for the idiot who created...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
An update from 2020 story, Still upright withA recap of my saga, In 2010 a PSA came back at 4.7, which was probably PCa, and I did not follow up on it until October 2014. It was...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Prostate cancerWell I thought it was a kidney infection but the blood work showed my PSA was at 25 I was sent to a urologist. I took antibiotics for a month...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Don't force ownership of the damned cancer on me!In December 1995, I was working out as I watched the evening news. General "Stormin' Norman" Schwarzkopf came on TV with a Public Service Announcement advising men over 40 to...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Twice the worriesI was diagnosed with prostate cancer after a PSA of 24.5 and 16 biopsies all showing cancer. I had to have a ct to see if the prostate cancer had...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
What's nextI had symptoms of bph for 20 years. My PSA had been rising slowly. It was 3.6 and then my primary care said they didn't do the PSA tests much...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Stage IV What a surpriseI had just had my second knee replacement in October 2017 and during the night I had a burning in my rectum which I thought might be hemorrhoids. I went...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Cancer, cancer, cancerI've had lung cancer that I won the fight, and I’ve got multiple melanomas that are smothering now prostate cancer it’s going to be a fight but why not me?...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Re-establishing Sex Life after ProstatectomyI had a robotic prostatectomy in 2011 and here is our very positive take on it, of course, luck had a lot to do with it. During my recovery, I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Diagnosis and treatmentMy PSA was 3.1 in March 2021. It went to 4.2 in March 2022. My endocrinologist recommended I see a urologist. By the time I made it to the urologist...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Trying to avoid blind biopsyLatest PSA is 14.4, and my Free PSA is .007, biopsy seems necessary, the only option is in Toronto, Canada available from my urologist and my searches from the internet...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
3TMRII had a rising PSA, went from 3.5 to 4.0 then 5.2. I was referred to a Urologist who order a 3TMRI and a PSA test, PSA came back a...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments