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In 2006 I was diagnosed with bladder cancer. I have had 4 cystoscopys for removal of tumors. I had BCG treatments in 2007 and in 2010. I had a reaction to the BCG treatment in December of 2010 and a BAD case or reactive arthritis. I had another biopsy/removal in May and a rating of 3/4.
In May 2010 I was diagnosed with prostate cancer (Gleason 5+3=
and had a radical prostatectomy ( DaVinci). All margins and lymph nodes were clear. Until May of this year my PSA was <0.1 when it came back at 0.11. On June 1, another PSA came back 0.10. My Uroligist sent me to a Radiologist and we discussed irradiating both the bladder and the pelvic bed of the prostate area. The other discussion was to do a cystectomy and then radiate the pelvic area. The urologist has not had a similar situation before and seems unsure how to proceed. Right now we are intending to wait for another PSA test to be done on July 12 before settling on a treatment.
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How long did the massage last and did you reach an orgasm or ejaculate while it was being done?View Thread
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would appreciate any comment. at present time i am mobile and do all activitie
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would appreciate any comment. at present time i am mobile and do all activitie
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While that may be an appropriate decision given the evidence that we currently have, what concerns me is that they have not said what men in higher risk groups should now be doing to monitor their situation.
1. Why does the USPSTF expect men to pay any attention to their recommendation if they don't provide any advice on what to do to replace PSA testing?
2. What is the advice for men in higher risk groups if they accept the recommendation that PSA testing is inappropriate?View Thread
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Last year my PSA was 4.35 so my Dr. put me on Cipro... afterwards
PSA down to 3.2. Year later PSA retested... back up to 4.75.
Dr. put me on 21 days of Cipro... PSA 6.07 immediately after Cipro... prostate aches!
Reason to worry?
Thanks,View Thread
Ironically, prior to the blood tests, giving me a psa of 27, (up by 20 over fifteen years) I had no symptoms at all
The specialists say pain very unusual, but I have since learned that it's actually common. I cannot get the truth from any medical person, and I have to say, it feels like a conspiracy to maintain the multi-billion-dollar prostate industry.
If anyone out there is experiencing pelvic pain after radiotherapy, I'd love to hear from you. According to my urologist it's as rare as hens' teeth.View Thread
He said the next steps were to check PSA levels in six weeks and then again in 3 months to determine if follow up radiation would be needed.
I don't like the term aggressive used with cancer and the plan to sit back and wait three months to see if levels rise.
I'm trying to find out what the PSA levels should be and how to interpret them post surgery. I've read/heard that they PSA goes down by 1/2 every week post surgery, so that by the sixth week it should be zero. What I want to know is could we get a '0' reading at six weeks even if some cancer cells got out? If so, would you recommend waiting 3 months to see if the readings go up at all (or would you suggest more frequent checks - since it's considered aggressive).
I really want to be optimistic and positive for dad, but I also want to be realistic and make sure we are doing everything possible to prevent any further invasion of cancer cells into his body.
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1.4, 2.6, 4.3, 3.4, 4.6, 3.7, 4.7, 7.1, 4.8, 7.4, 5.5, 7.6, 5.8, 6.7, 7.1, 8.3,
6.7, 8.6, 10.0, 7.4, 7.7, 6.5, and last week 11.0.
I'm 73.5 and had two neg biopsies. It's been up and down for 18 years.
I've no problem symptoms in this time. Told my prostate is about 5x the
normal size (85.5 cc) but no troublesome symptoms. Seeing Urologist
next week.
What should I do? All opinions appreciated.
Thanks rich PView Thread
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