Hi Folks: I have absolutely no idea how this is going to work out, but if I don't try, I won't know, and as my granddaddy used to say:"If you don't ask, you...
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protoninfo
Feb 29, 2008 9:57 pm
To join this group, just click on the blue "Join This Group!" Button at the top right when you reach the home page. I will attempt to approve new members as...
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protoninfo
Feb 29, 2008 10:39 pm
General information on Status of facilities offering Proton Beam Therapy for prostate cancer: Loma Linda University Medical Center is inundated with...
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protoninfo
Mar 1, 2008 3:34 am
The following questions were asked on a different list, after I posted the Proton Center Status shown earlier. 1) Is the equipment the same at all the...
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protoninfo
Mar 1, 2008 2:28 pm
2) Some centers don't use balloons and others do. Are their rates of success equal, better, or worse? Impossible to answer this question because of the...
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protoninfo
Mar 1, 2008 3:14 pm
Recommendations for the "Newly Diagnosed" Prostate Cancer Patient 1. Do Not Panic! Many of us have been down this road before, and there is much to learn...
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protoninfo
Mar 1, 2008 6:48 pm
Error Correction The University of Florida Proton Institute at Jacksonville; the link should be: http://www.floridaproton.org/ (Somehow I left a space in the...
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rick otey
ricksdetailing
Mar 1, 2008 7:51 pm
I am thrilled that this online proton group has been created. There is so much exciting information that needs to be shared with the population and this will...
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protoninfo
Mar 1, 2008 8:30 pm
Rick, Thanks for being the "first" poster here. I am very glad to have (coincidentally) just made your acquaintance. Please provide your "stats" (when dx,...
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protoninfo
Mar 1, 2008 9:18 pm
With this posting, I am starting a non-scheduled regular series of "Miscellaneous Thoughts" that have occurred to me at various times. They will be in no...
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Dr Gordon
drgordon1
Mar 1, 2008 9:35 pm
Thank you for all your hard work and information, Don ... From: protoninfo To: protoninfo@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 4:18 PM Subject:...
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rick otey
ricksdetailing
Mar 1, 2008 10:20 pm
Hi Don, It's nice to meet you and trust that through protoninfo forum as well as my blog at www.ricksprostatecancer.blogspot.com you can find information that...
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LaurelFace@...
yellow_laurel
Mar 2, 2008 12:43 am
_http://ptcog.web.psi.ch/PTCOG45/Monday%20Talks/27grover.pdf_ (http://ptcog.web.psi.ch/PTCOG45/Monday%20Talks/27grover.pdf) this is the most comprehensive...
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Laurel
yellow_laurel
Mar 2, 2008 12:59 am
I saw your message to me on my email and just decided to reply hear. This is pretty exciting isn't it? I hope it just catches fire. I "know" the rest of the...
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sharon93_19008
Mar 2, 2008 1:20 am
Thank you, Fuller, for starting this website and for your answers to the questions about the various proton beam sites. And thank you, Laurel, for adding to...
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Fuller Jones
protoninfo
Mar 2, 2008 1:57 am
It worked! Sure would be great to have the sound presentation to go with these slides, wouldn't it! Thanks for posting it. Sonny ... this is the most ... ...
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Rick Otey
ricksdetailing
Mar 2, 2008 3:30 am
... answers ... you, ... group ... the ... and ... 1/12 ... have ... get ... many ... Indiana. ... Hi Sharon and Don, I had my proton therapy at the Midwest...
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Fuller Jones
protoninfo
Mar 2, 2008 2:50 pm
Just a couple of comments on Rick's message (Thanks Rick!) MPRI seems to have followed the Loma Linda model pretty closely except for having both left and...
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Fuller Jones
protoninfo
Mar 2, 2008 6:46 pm
Welcome to Bob Erickson, who was lucky enough to have started his application process some time ago, and now has an appointment at LLUMC. He says: "I have PCa,...
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shedorman@...
sheila_dorman
Mar 2, 2008 7:23 pm
Hi, my name is Sheila, my husband has an appointment on Friday at Mass. General to see if he is a candidate for Proton Therapy. His PSA 7.1 and his Gleason #9....
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rick otey
ricksdetailing
Mar 2, 2008 7:45 pm
Thanks for clarifying the modulating wheel. My treatment was in 2005 and some of the more technical stuff has become a little murky. I guess that speaks to...
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Fuller Jones
protoninfo
Mar 2, 2008 7:52 pm
YES!! Please ask your friend to join, and provide his information to us. One of the primary reasons that I wanted to start this Group was to get members that...
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Fuller Jones
protoninfo
Mar 2, 2008 7:57 pm
Welcome to Marilyn and Laws, new friends that I have made. Marilyn says: "My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer early in Feb. After much research, he...
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Dr Gordon
drgordon1
Mar 2, 2008 8:03 pm
I would be very interested in knowing why only 38 treatments instead of the 44 or so at LLMC and is the equipment the same, the Gy the same total etc. Also, I...
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Rick Otey
ricksdetailing
Mar 2, 2008 9:05 pm
... instead of the 44 or so at LLMC and is the equipment the same, the Gy the same total etc. Also, I believe they use just water in the rectum and no...
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herefishy2001
Mar 2, 2008 9:37 pm
Hi Sheila, I wish I could give you more information on Proton Therapy for high Gleasons. I wrote to many Gleason 9s on the protonbob site. I only got a couple...
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Fuller Jones
protoninfo
Mar 3, 2008 12:00 am
I am still learning the ins and outs of the Owner/Moderator of this Group. Please bear with me. My intention was to welcome new members, and I have missed one...
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Rick Otey
ricksdetailing
Mar 3, 2008 2:39 am
... appears. ... mind. ... or ... You are doing a great job with this new website Fuller. Keep up the good work. I will highlight it on my blog tomorrow...
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Fuller Jones
protoninfo
Mar 3, 2008 3:04 am
Deleted, but Reposted. My husband, Laws who is 72, was diagnosed with prostate cancer, Feb. 5th, 2008. His PSA was 0.75 & his Gleason score 3+3=6, Prostatic...
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Fuller Jones
protoninfo
Mar 3, 2008 3:24 am
I have just been told that the time shown on my Group messages is set to Pacific Time, and cannot be changed: " No, you cannot change the timestamp on all your...
