Stories

PSA been in relapse since 2018. Slow growth, finally dipped a bit. I'm blessed to be this stable. No treatment since 2015...

I was diagnosed 1 yr ago. Underwent 9 wks of radiation 5 days a week Also started hormone therapy. I am cancer free.. but the side effects are terrible I...

I had HIFU done four years ago. I am cancer free with no side effects from HIFU; EVERYONE should do their homework to find all the options available. It took...

I’m a PC survivor with stage 3 cancer and I’m a fitness instructor at a local Y. I used my last treatment as a way to raise awareness of the...

I WAS WILD AND FREE. JUST COULDNT PEE. THEN COULNT STOP PEEING AND IT HURT IF I DID OR COULDN'T PEE. HAD A BIOPSY AND HEARD THE WORD CANCER......PEEING. WAS...

My biopsy showed a small 1 mm section of 1/19 cores with 4 cells, and my surgeon couldn't wait to rip it out of me. Afterward, the pathology showed no...

Hi everyone I am due to have a prostatectomy on the 1st of February. In fact a week from tomorrow. I am so nervous and to be honest quite scared...

This is my story. We start at the beginning, of 1959. Right through my troubled life, and its many issues, leading up to the surprise diagnosis, surgery, and the after-effects...

I first developed prostate trouble in Sept. 1997. I didn't know a thing about it at the time but found out fast. I took a trip to the ER and...

Since my treatment plan was completed about three years ago, I developed an exercise routine. I have no doubt about the importance of exercise. Every morning, I lift a 15-pound...

The radiation oncology office seemed to be a very busy place this morning. As always, I showed up unaccompanied, arriving about ten minutes early to fill out the usual pre-consultation...

My PSA was 13.5, Gleason Scale 9, Dr. said we need to get it out, dictating Robotic-assisted prostate removal. Surgery is successful! First, follow-up check, PSA was still 0.02 then...

I had surgery for prostate cancer on Nov. 21, 2022, and stayed two days in the hospital after surgery. I am currently at home recovering from this surgery. I thought...

PSA spoke to 4 Dr and said let’s do it again. Went down to 2. Was suspicious so did the MRI. On a scale of 5, I was “3”. Still...

After undergoing hormone therapy (ADT) and external beam radiation back in September, I had a PSA test this morning and received my results. My last PSA was 9.4; today it...

When I last posted, I had been on ADT treatments for over 5 years after surgery and radiation were unsuccessful. Having been on ADT that long I had successfully dealt...

75 yr old completed hormone (killed testosterone that fed cancer) and 46 days of radiation- clinically successful- PSA is under 1% but testosterone is at 5 (should be in 200+)...

I feel, that since my surgery, I want to have an orgasm more than before. Of course, I have the feeling of orgasm but I spray urine during orgasm. I...

Hi All. Just got fused trans perennial biopsy results back, and 5 of 12 cores are positive. Found on both sides. The worst is 2 cores at 70% with Gleason...

The “C” word is a mystery, Revealing the Great Unknowns. “What? Where?, How long?”, I ask, And will I fight alone? Chemo? Surgery? Radiation? Will I lose my hair, my...