Good place to stay in Galveston (during FLA procedure)
Can anyone provide some input regarding places recommended to stay while in Galveston, TX for the FLA procedure. We'll be going down there in November, and we're going to stay several days to be near ...
View ArticleMUSIC, HUMOR, and SPIRIT
It seems intuitive to me that any activity that promotes positive feelings in our hearts, minds, and spirits would be healthy and life sustaining for us, and would also improve the QUALITY of our lives...
View ArticleRadiation / Hormone both or one
I had the robotic surgery and prostate removal end of April. In July count was .38 / in mid August .45 and yesterday .48 It seems that I have a very aggressive form of cancer. In reading all the...
View ArticleZytiga Good/Bad?
Hi. I'm looking for input on anyone who has been on, or is on Zytiga. I was diagnosed in 2010 with PCa ( may have had it well before that ?) Gleason 4+3 = 7 Went on LuPron and had 7 1/2 weeks of...
View ArticleMEDICARE: What prostate cancer tests and treatments does Medicare cover??
After being biopsied with Prostate Cancer, I wanted a second opinion from the UC SanFrancisco Prostate team using their "Prostate MRI with Contrast". HOWEVER, I just learned that Medicare only will pay...
View ArticleADT
Is it necessary to check PSA every 3 months if you are on ADT3 for a year after failed surgery and SRT(pT3b,Gleason 3+4=7) My PSA was always <0.003 (last in June ) and had my last shot on August.I...
View ArticleCialis for BPH and BCBSGA
Has anyone been successful in getting BCBSGA to pay for Cialis for BPH? If so, can you advise what you had to do to accomplish this? I had a urologist prescribe it due to side effects with...
View Articlemale sling
I am considering a male sling operation can anyone recomend a DR. in the NY area ...
View ArticleSide effects: HDR monotherapy seems to have the least
I am a 60 year old with recently diagnosed low risk PCa, that is, 5 positive cores out of 12, all G6s with volume from 10-45%, PSA of 2.7 (up from the 1.7s over the past 5 years), a negative DRE and a ...
View ArticleDoes radical prostatectomy really extend Life? Danish study.
Link to new study on prostatectomy vs. no treatment and life expectancy outcomes: http://prostatecancerinfolink.net/2015/0 9/19/does-radical-prostatectomy-really-e xtend-life-at-least-in-denmark/ Henry...
View ArticleIs the following criticism regarding radical robotic prostatectomy valid ?
I received this criticism from another poster ... The research, published in the medical journal European Urology, is the latest to suggest that technological advances in prostate surgery haven’t...
View ArticlePSA rising after prostatectomy - need advice
Had a robotic prostatectomy March 2013 and had undetectable psa until Oct 2014 when it was 0.01. It has been moving up slowly but has taken a jump to 0.08 in September, up from 0.047 3 months prior....
View ArticleRadiation after RP or not.....
All, Went to see Radiation Oncologist this past Wednesday for a read on my path report. First words out of his mouth was "I'm going to tell you something you don't want to hear". You need to have...
View ArticleProton Bob 10/2015 Newsletter (Proton vs IMRT)
Lots of great info in this month's newsletter on diet and above subject ...
View ArticlePencil Beam Proton therapy and general Proton Therapy
Hi Guys While researching I came across "Pencil Beam Proton Therapy" for prostrate cancer. I tried to google to find out what is the difference between "Pencil Beam" and "general Proton Therapy (for...
View ArticleWhat is Peter Carroll's (UCSF) open vs robotic procedure expertise today?
What are his approximate numbers for the last 1, 5 and 10 years for robotic vs open radical prostatectomy procedures ? I assume that all procedures before the early 2000's were open. Is he now...
View ArticleBleeding after Self Cathing
Hi guys I had a sequence of small bleeds in the past week. Since my Ero could not see me until Oct, I decided to drop back to 14FR straight catheters. I had been using 16RF cuede tip for the previous ...
View ArticleFor intermediate risk PC does open or RALP most often create neg margins?
The question is for intermediate risk cancers where the prostate cancer is likely to be close or at the edge of capsule which procedure type has the edge in terms archive is negative surgical margins ...
View ArticleHow does a surgeon create negative margins for intermediate risk PC?
It seems that nerve sparing and the preservation of the tissue surrounding the prostate is at odds with removing the cancer in a positive manner. Even negative margins are often leaky in that some...
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