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...reactions3comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions3comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions3comments
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...reactions4comments
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?...reactions6comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions1comment
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...reactionscomments
