I, similar to many of you, have both benign prostatic hyperplasia
(BPH) and prostate cancer (PCa). Some of you may be interested in my
new, non-commercial BPH website, which describes my
experiences with BPH and presents what I have learned about it. The
site's address is:
http://www.ljblgb.com/
Here's a digest of my two prostate disorders: Currently 75 years old,
PCa dx'd Nov 2000 with PSA of 5.7 and Gleason of 3 + 3, read by Dr.
D. Bostwick. Active Surveillance supervised by Dr. M. Scholz. Diet,
Avodart, & Flomax. No other intervention. PSA on 4/20/06 was 2.60.
BPH--my enlarged prostate is 84 cc, last measured on 2/3/06 by a
color-doppler/black-and-white ultrasound scan by Dr. D. Bahn.
Best Wishes,
Lawrence J. Bookbinder
Tdub - 10 Jun 2006 17:05 GMT
I read it. Well written. (A( very good (start). Kudos to you, Lawrence.
til - 10 Jun 2006 22:41 GMT
"Lawrence J. Bookbinder" <lawrence@psychological-hug.com> wrote in message
> Here's a digest of my two prostate disorders: Currently 75 years old,
> PCa dx'd Nov 2000 with PSA of 5.7 and Gleason of 3 + 3, read by Dr.
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> Best Wishes,
> Lawrence J. Bookbinder
Lawrence, you were diagnosed 6 years ago, and with no intervention your psa
dropped from 5.7 to 2.6. How do you explain this?
ron - 10 Jun 2006 22:59 GMT
til wrote...snip...
> Lawrence, you were diagnosed 6 years ago, and with no intervention your psa
> dropped from 5.7 to 2.6. How do you explain this?
til...Lawrence mentioned earlier that he is using avodart
(dutasteride). Avodart typically reduces PSA levels by about 50%...ron