Earlier this week I had to go see my GP to have a toe nail worked on (in grown). He provided a prescription for an antibiotic to be taken three times a day for...
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nycwil
Dec 4, 2009 9:18 pm
I'm wondering if any of you have had your psa rise after prostate removal. I had open surgery over 1 year ago with 0.1 psa for 9 mos, but psa recently .8 and...
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Yost Conner
jycjr81
Dec 4, 2009 9:55 pm
Sorry to hear your news. My PSA is rising post RRP, radiation and hormones. I went a year and a half undetectable, then had a 0.2 in September. Docs are on...
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Ken
kbricker4960
Dec 5, 2009 12:27 am
Newly diagnosed this week. I am 49 years old. I had a PSA only 1.99, but it rose from a 1.4 in one year. My urologist left the decision up to me whether or...
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Paul Carpenter
paulc1956
Dec 5, 2009 1:18 am
Hi Bill, As I recall, your PSA in December 2007 when you were diagnosed was 6.6, and the biopsy showed Gleason 6. After PSA rose to 7.6 in January 2008, you...
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bwehner
bill.wehner
Dec 5, 2009 2:23 am
Ken - I'm not suggesting surgery is right for you; however, I wouldn't dismiss any option at this early stage in your journey. I am 48 and was diagnosed 14...
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bwehner
bill.wehner
Dec 5, 2009 2:26 am
Oops. Correction, my pre-op Gleason was 3+3 (not 6+6, that truly would've been off the charts!!) ... From: prostatecancerunder50@yahoogroups.com ...
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Patrick Doherty
pddqa
Dec 5, 2009 4:43 am
Hey Kenneth: I had almost the exact same situation as yours, altho my PSA was only 0.69! I went with radioactive seeds (brachytherapy). Email me directly...
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DASM
donaldmuridan
Dec 5, 2009 2:18 pm
Hello Ken, I also had my slides sent to John Hopkins (Dr. Epstein) for a 2nd opinion when I was initially diagnosed with PCa. Also concerning your psa #'s....
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Mathew W. Dawson
mattdawson2005
Dec 5, 2009 3:40 pm
Hello Ken, First of all sorry to hear that you are joining this club. My case sounds like yours, my PSA before the biopsy was a 1.36 and it raised to 1.9? ...
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alaskafurrydog
Dec 5, 2009 5:15 pm
I'd also like to urge you to consider all the options. I was 48 when a psa rise led to a bioposy which found a few positive cores. With a bad famiy history...
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Nick
nb990
Dec 5, 2009 5:50 pm
From: prostatecancerunder50@yahoogroups.com [mailto:prostatecancerunder50@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ken Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 6:28 PM To:...
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carodr2
Dec 5, 2009 10:58 pm
I'm 41 and a recent check up showed my psa at 15.6. Previous years were 1.5 & 1.6. RE was clean, no signs of an enlarged prostate. My urologist felt it was a...
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DASM
donaldmuridan
Dec 5, 2009 11:25 pm
The psa is just a possible and I stress possible indicator. The only way your going to know is the biopsy. If you jumped from a 1.5/1.6 to 15.6 in a very...
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Dick Rhindress
rmdesign3t
Dec 6, 2009 1:19 am
Carlos, Sounds like your doctor is one of those who prefers to hold all the cards and keep us out of the decision stream. All of my good doctors have taken ...
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Barry Rosenfeld
barry.rosenfeld
Dec 6, 2009 4:02 am
Ken, Read, read, and read some more! Don't do anything in haste! If had it to do over I would have changed my diet and taken all the recommended supplements! ...
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Barry Rosenfeld
barry.rosenfeld
Dec 6, 2009 4:07 am
May I ask who your doc was and where you had the procedure done? BR _____ From: prostatecancerunder50@yahoogroups.com ...
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DASM
donaldmuridan
Dec 6, 2009 6:20 am
Barry, Oh I hear ya and I hear you loud and clear. I just try to tone it down here because I don't want to sound like i'm way out in left field. Cancer is a...
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Barry Rosenfeld
barry.rosenfeld
Dec 6, 2009 11:35 pm
Ken, I hope this works, great article from Hopkins! Cut and paste into your web browser if clicking won't get you there! ...
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nycwil
Dec 7, 2009 1:16 am
Thanks to those who responded to my post regarding rising psa one year after surgery. I was corresponding with another group member and here is my recent...
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Ken
kbricker4960
Dec 7, 2009 1:32 am
Barry, Thanks for the information and your opinion of my situation. You have really got me thinking. If you don't mind sharing, specifically why did you wish...
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Bruce Richardson
brucegfchef
Dec 8, 2009 3:55 am
Get the biopsy!...
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Bruce Richardson
brucegfchef
Dec 8, 2009 3:57 am
Antibiotic for a few days around the biopsy is normal....
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darrylmit
Dec 8, 2009 5:06 am
Malecare and it's Prostate Cancer Support program (which supports this online support group ) is in the running to get $25 thousand dollars from Chase! We...
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Barry Rosenfeld
barry.rosenfeld
Dec 8, 2009 1:44 pm
Ken, Changing diet is much less intrusive and has been known to stop the rate of growth of cancerous cells. Also remember that 8 out of 10 men will get some ...
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alaskafurrydog
Dec 8, 2009 9:47 pm
Ray Lance, Norfolk Virginia...
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Paul Carpenter
paulc1956
Dec 9, 2009 2:32 am
Hi Bill, The theory goes as follows: Two years ago, you had cancerous cells both within your prostate and also outside it. The growth in cells caused your PSA...
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William Spiegel
nycwil
Dec 9, 2009 3:10 am
Paul - I can't thank you enough for this post. This is the kind of detail I've been wondering about and you answered almost every question I have. Thank you...
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DASM
donaldmuridan
Dec 9, 2009 5:12 am
The treatment I chose was proton radiation which has little ED or incontinence issues compared to other modalities. I am 43 now but was diagnosed at 42. The...
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BarryRosenfeld@...
barry.rosenfeld
Dec 9, 2009 11:43 am
Perhaps your surgeon left some prostate tissue up near the bladder neck (as did mine) to prevent incontinence. Ask him! The rise in PSA could be due to that....
