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
PSA finally went down a bit. Yeah.PSA been in relapse since 2018. Slow growth, finally dipped a bit. I'm blessed to be this stable. No treatment since 2015...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
LynnI 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
HIFUI 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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Engaging at workI’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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
I AM A GRATEFUL MAN TODAY. I AM AT PEACE WITH MY PROSTATE CANCERI 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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
I am not a prostate cancer survivorMy 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
NervousHi 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...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Dancing With DaVinciThis 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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
20 years and countingI 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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
MY EXERCISE ROUTINESince 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...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments