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51 yr old w*Stage 3 Prostate Cancer

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lalevesque@gmail.com - 21 Feb 2007 21:09 GMT
Hello everyone,

Back in October of 2006 my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
On October 27th they went in to remove the prostate.  It has been
determined that my father has Stage 3 prostate cancer.  51 years old
is EXTREMELY young to be fighting this.  Most of the treatment he is
too young to even be receiving.  Anyone else on here have it at such a
young age or know of anyone?  I can't find much on the internet.  I
was just told today that if he makes it 2 years then he will have a
50% chance of making it 5 years.  I've been in the dark during this
whole thing..apparently being 24 isn't old enough to hear it all. I'm
trying to find all the information I can.

Thank you
Dave P - 21 Feb 2007 21:50 GMT
Wish I did get it at 51 - instead of 46. Had surgery then salvage
radiation - latest psa 0.01

and - yes I had Stage 3 cancer also. There are many younger than 51 on
this board that are dealing with Prostate Cancer.

I am sure you will get all the information you need from the
individuals on this board. Learn as much as you can. Stay positive

It would be helpful if you could provide the members with other
information.

psa before surgery
current psa
brief overview of pathology report - gleason score - positive or
negative margins etc.
current treatment or meds

I wish you, your family and your father the best of health and
success.
lalevesque@gmail.com - 23 Feb 2007 11:33 GMT
I am unsure of all the information with my father.  I do now his PSA
was 0.12...off the charts.  It is believed he has had this for years
and his Dr never caught on.  About 10 years ago my father had an
enlarged prostate and had surgery to scrape it down.  From there on
out, every year at his physical he just assumed they were checking his
PSA.  Its been a rough 2 years.  He started with a major heart attack,
then stroke and now this.  I always wonder how he manages to hold on.
He is currently undergoing radiation and hormonal therapy.  They say
if the therapy works on 2 years then he has a 50% chance at making it
to 5 years.  Its terrible.  They say hes too young for most of the
treatment out there.  We're left just waiting.  He sees an oncologist
every Weds after radiation and for some reason this week when he went
in they wanted to see him again the next day.  Stressful

> Wish I did get it at 51 - instead of 46. Had surgery then salvage
> radiation - latest psa 0.01
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
> I wish you, your family and your father the best of health and
> success.
Dave P - 23 Feb 2007 15:20 GMT
On Feb 23, 6:33 am, "laleves...@gmail.com" <laleves...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I am unsure of all the information with my father.  I do now his PSA
> was 0.12...off the charts.  It is believed he has had this for years
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> every Weds after radiation and for some reason this week when he went
> in they wanted to see him again the next day.  Stressful

Are you sure it's 0.12 - because 0.12 is a very low psa and the
radiation and hormone treatment should bring it down to <0.1.

>From the information you have provided, I would say he has a 50% of
making it 10 years - possibly more with newer treatments being
discovered daily  - he might have to worry more about the
cardiovascular health.

Lets hope the radiation and hormones work.

Dave P
lalevesque@gmail.com - 25 Feb 2007 16:32 GMT
Sorry...error...PSA was 12.0!  extremely high.  They said he had it
for YEARS

> On Feb 23, 6:33 am, "laleves...@gmail.com" <laleves...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
[quoted text clipped - 25 lines]
>
> Dave P
Steve Kramer - 25 Feb 2007 21:58 GMT
> Sorry...error...PSA was 12.0!  extremely high.  They said he had it
> for YEARS

Mine was 16.0.  I definitely had it for a couple of years.  During 1998, my
PSA was < 4.0 and by the end of 2000, it was 16.

Do not get discouraged.

Signature

PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46
Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c
RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3cN0M0 Neg margins
PSA  .1  .1  .1  .27  .37  .75
EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47
PSA  .34 .22 .15 .21 .32
Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 (4 mo), 12/03, 4/04, 09/04, 01/05, 5/05, 10/05,
2/06, 6/06
PSA  .07 .05 .06 .09 .08 .132 .145
Casodex added daily 07/06
PSA <0.04
Non Illegitimi Carborundum

Kevin Weller - 21 Feb 2007 22:13 GMT
> Back in October of 2006 my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
> On October 27th they went in to remove the prostate.  It has been
> determined that my father has Stage 3 prostate cancer.  51 years old
> is EXTREMELY young to be fighting this.

My Brother has it at 47 and the specialists say it is too late to
operate even though he went to the Dr. as soon as he noticed symptoms.
In August last year he was told the mean survival time for people in
his condition is 2-3 years but the last bone scan, a couple of weeks
ago, showed it has spread to femur, ribs, spine and skull - faster than
they thought it would. The next specialist appointment is in two weeks
in which we'll apparently be discussing targeted radiotherapy and
chemotherapy; I'm almost too frightened to ask about prognosis but we
need to know :'-(.

Kevin
Steve Jordan - 22 Feb 2007 01:28 GMT
On February 21, Kevin Weller replied to Lalevesque:

> My Brother has it at 47 and the specialists say it is too late to
> operate even though he went to the Dr. as soon as he noticed symptoms.

And what, exactly, is the specialty of these "specialists?" Urology,
I'll bet.

All they know is surgery.

> In August last year he was told the mean survival time for people in
> his condition is 2-3 years but the last bone scan, a couple of weeks
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> chemotherapy; I'm almost too frightened to ask about prognosis but we
> need to know :'-(.

If the "specialists" are urologists aka surgeons, the patient should
move on to a real live cancer specialist, an oncologist. Preferably a
medical, not radiation, oncologist.

The details are not reported, so it is impossible to judge the situation.

I recommend consulting:

1. The premier prostate cancer (PCa) text, _A Primer on Prostate Cancer_
2nd ed. by medical oncologist and PCa specialist Stephen B. Strum, MD
and PCa warrior Donna Pogliano. It is widely available, and is a lifesaver.

2. The website of the objective and authoritative Prostate Cancer
Research Institute (PCRI) at:

http://prostate-cancer.org/index.html
...and searching on "Newly Diagnosed."

3. Meeting the folks at the local chapter of the support group UsToo!
International. Personal contact with brothers and sisters is invaluable.
The website, including local contacts, is: http://www.ustoo.com/

Good luck.

Regards,

Steve J

"'MD' does not mean 'Medical Deity.'"
-- Stephen B. Strum, MD
Kevin Weller - 22 Feb 2007 08:15 GMT
> And what, exactly, is the specialty of these "specialists?" Urology, 
> I'll bet.
>
> All they know is surgery.

Correct, but...

> If the "specialists" are urologists aka surgeons, the patient should 
> move on to a real live cancer specialist, an oncologist. Preferably a 
> medical, not radiation, oncologist.

We've been fighting to move to an oncologist for some time (NHS in the UK)
and I'm pleased to say that battle has finally been won and the next
appointment is with an oncologist. If we are going to discuss chemo and
radiotherapy I assume she is a clinical oncologist (she is the only
oncologist working in this primary care trust which covers a wide area and
she only works part time there...).

> I recommend consulting:
>
> 1. The premier prostate cancer (PCa) text, _A Primer on Prostate Cancer_ 

I've had that pretty much since I first posted on here.

> 2. The web site of the objective and authoritative Prostate Cancer 
> Research Institute (PCRI) at:
>
> http://prostate-cancer.org/index.html
> ....and searching on "Newly Diagnosed."

..and I've been using this site too as well as the UK equivalents.

> 3. Meeting the folks at the local chapter of the support group UsToo! 
> International.

There is no local chapter, the nearest one is quite some distance away.

Kevin
Alan Meyer - 22 Feb 2007 18:26 GMT
> ...
> We've been fighting to move to an oncologist for some time (NHS in the UK)
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> she only works part time there...).
> ...

Kevin,

It sounds like your brother is very likely to die of the disease, however
the switch to an oncologist rather than a urologist is positive.  I presume
your brother is already on hormone therapy.  If it has failed (i.e., the
cancer has become hormone refractory), he should discuss options
with the oncologist including:

1. Increasing the hormone therapy.

"Triple ADT" involves an LHRH agonist like Zoladex, an anti-androgen
like Casodex, and a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor like dutasteride.  Some
men get more benefit from all three than from just one.

2. Trying second line hormone therapy.

This could involve estradiol, estrogen patches, ketoconazole, or other
drugs.  A recent study (http://tinyurl.com/2x5y5r) claims this can work
after first line hormone therapy fails.

3. Chemotherapy.

4. A combination of the above.

5. Clinical trials of experimental drugs.

None of the above are currently promising any cures, but they might
add months or years to your brother's life.

If all else fails, good palliative care is important.  Some men suffer
horrible pain for months or years before they die.  Others have
their pain properly controlled with drugs and sometimes with radiation.
Incredibly, some doctors worry about having their patients get
addicted to morphine - as if addiction matters to a terminally ill
patient.

Finally, please get your own PSA tested.  There is some genetic
component to many cancers, probably including prostate cancer.
Don't wait for symptoms.  If the NHS says they don't do PSA testing
insist on it, or pay for it privately if you have to.  And keep getting
tested every year.

Best of luck.

    Alan
Kevin Weller - 22 Mar 2007 14:34 GMT
Sorry for the tardy reply and thanks for your response Alan.

> It sounds like your brother is very likely to die of the disease, however
> the switch to an oncologist rather than a urologist is positive.

Sadly I am sure you are correct, the cancer seems to be particularly
aggressive and the last bone scan shows what someone described as hotspots
that had been speckled on all over with a paint brush. My Brother's latest
PSA is 366 despite the Casodex and Zoladex.

The move to an oncologist is definitely a step in the right direction
though and the more interaction we have with her and her team the more
convinced I become that the urologist we were seeing and his team were
completely out of their depth. It's a pity he was too arrogant to realise
that himself.

> he should discuss options
> with the oncologist including:
[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
>
> 4. A combination of the above.

They have all been tabled by the oncologist for our next meeting in a
couple of weeks. My Brother is concerned about quality of life issues if he
goes down the chemo route and a local hospice cancer specialist said during
a meeting yesterday that he's not sure how beneficial it will be.

> If all else fails, good palliative care is important.  Some men suffer
> horrible pain for months or years before they die.

This seems to be cyclic at the moment with my Brother having better days
and bad days. I was in Spain last week during one of his bad periods and
one of my other Brothers was trying to get some pain relief for him. It
turned out to be a fruitless uphill struggle.

> some doctors worry about having their patients get
> addicted to morphine - as if addiction matters to a terminally ill
> patient.

The local GP is particularly loathe to prescribe a morphine-based drug (or
do anything much if the truth be told) with the result that my Brother was
left writhing in agony for parts of last week. (I started a long rant here
about medical staff like the GP wringing their hands and whining that they
don't know what to do but not wanting to prescribe the pain relief that is
so desperately needed but decided it was pointless so deleted it. My
frustration with these so-called experts who are supposed to act in our
interests is at an all-time high. Harold Shipman, may he rot in hell if
there is one, has a lot more to answer for than the deaths he personally
caused). It was this inability/unwillingness of the GP to act that prompted
the meeting with the hospice specialist yesterday as the GP will listen to
him. A fax should have been sent to the GP yesterday evening recommending
the prescription of Oramorph to help with the pain; I really hope it does.

> Finally, please get your own PSA tested.

Thanks for the thought, I've done that and ensured my other Brothers have
also been tested. My understanding is we all need to be regularly tested.

Kevin
chasjac - 22 Feb 2007 02:22 GMT
Hello:

I know this is distressing, but even now your father has some options
for at least possibly slowing the beast down.  If he has not already
done so, he should be discussing this with an oncologist.  I believe
the next steps after a surgery with (I'm assuming) positive margins
and a T3 tumor include radiation and/or hormonal treatments, but your
father should hear that from the onc, not me.

A lot of the hospital web sites have good patient information that you
can read.  There are several other sites on the web, such as
http://www.prostate-cancer.org or http://www.ustoo.com -- there are
many others, including government sites such as the National Cancer
Institute.  Hospitals often sponsor support groups, online or face-to-
face.
Others have mentioned the Strum book; another book cited a lot is The
Prostate Book by Perter Scardino.  Believe it or not, there is a
"Prostate Cancer for Dummies" book that several people on this
newsgroup have recommended.  There is plenty of stuff to read.

Your father was probably just trying to protect you.  I know it was
very tough to tell my teenage sons about my own cancer.  I hope you
can give him a hug; he needs it.

All the best,

charlie
Hugh Kearnley - 22 Feb 2007 13:40 GMT
Here's a reading list for UK guys:

Dorothy Baldwin
Understanding Male Sexual Health

Hippocrine, 1993
ISBN 0781801281
A book for the general public which deals with male sexuality, sexual
problems and treatment for medical problems.

Dr Ian Banks

Cancer (Men) - Haynes Owners Workshop Manual

Haynes Publishing, 2004
ISBN 1844251586
Written by a doctor, the Haynes Cancer manual is an optimistic book,
featuring hints and tips for a healthy lifestyle, as well as easy to
understand information on all cancers affecting men.

Michael Korda

Man to Man: Surviving Prostate Cancer

Time Warner, 1998
ISBN 0751522929
Written by a patient, this is a personal account of prostate cancer and its
treatment and includes information about how the author dealt with
incontinence and impotence.

Paul Lange MD and Christine Adamec
Prostate cancer for dummies

Wiley Publishing, 2003
ISBN 0764519743
One of the popular 'for dummies' series, this book is written by an American
prostate cancer surgeon and a medical writer.  Has information on treatment
choices and side effects.  Some of the information, for example on finding a
doctor and making your way through the health care system, will not be
relevant for UK readers.

Sheldon Marks

Prostate and Cancer: A Family Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment and Survival

Da Capo Press, 2003
ISBN 0738208396
Looks at coping with your emotions, dealing with changes to your lifestyle
and treatments.

R Persad, J Smith, K Jefferson and B Patel

Prostate Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide for Patients

TFM Publishing Ltd, 2002
ISBN 1903378109
This book has information on the causes, prevention and treatment of
prostate cancer.  Includes information on diet and complementary therapies.

Robert H Phillips

Coping with Prostate Cancer

Avery Publishing Group, 1994
ISBN 0895295644
This book considers issues such as coping with emotions, interacting with
other people and changes to your lifestyle. There is also an overview of
prostate cancer, with a description of the prostate gland and information on
how prostate cancer is diagnosed.

Dr Peter Scardino

The Prostate Book: An Owner's Manual

Michael Joseph Ltd, 2005
ISBN 0718146948
Written by a specialist in America, this book provides information about all
aspects of prostate cancer, including prevention, treatment and self help
tips.

Val Speechley and Maxine Rosenfield

Cancer at your fingertips (3rd edition)

Class Publishing, March 2001
ISBN 1859590365
Paperback edition £14.99
Facts about cancer and cancer treatments set out in question and answer
form. Includes information on diet, exercise, sex and relationships,
holidays, employment and money matters.

Jeffrey Tobias, Kay Eaton and Gary Lineker

Living with Cancer

Bloomsbury, 2001
ISBN 0747554102
Follows the BBC TV series of the same name.  Covers treatment, side effects
and different types of cancer, including cancer of the prostate.

David Wynn

Living with prostate cancer

Blueberry Books, 2003
ISBN 095442090X
This book is one man's very personal account of his own experiences with
prostate cancer.  It is only available by mail order from: 257, Oxford Road,
Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8JY, price £5.95 plus postage and packing.
Phone: 01625 431182 or 07976 693 641

and a few online resources:

There is also a bottomless mine of information available on the internet.
However, be warned that not all sites pass out genuine information.
Wikipedia can be a valuable source - sometimes, but by it's very nature,
being written by Joe public - I wouldn't rely on it for anything regarding
my health and you shouldn't either.

Some of the best internet sites:

http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/

http://www.cancerindex.org/clinks3b.htm - has many links to other cancer
information sites

http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/

http://prostate.cancerupdates.org:80/

There is also a PCa 'Mailing List' that you can join - it's almost like the
No 1 Usenet site, except you get individual emails - it can get pretty
overloading - but information is freedom!

To join the list - go to: http://ppml.acor.org/

Best regards.

Hughie

> Hello:
>
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>
> charlie
Alan Meyer - 22 Feb 2007 22:08 GMT
> Hello everyone,
>
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>
> Thank you

As others have said, 51 is young, but not extremely young.  A number
of men have been diagnosed in their late forties and one, if I remember
correctly, was 39.

If his PSA is currently undetectable, i.e., below the threshold for
detection by whatever test he's getting, then he's in good shape.
Unless he's already known to have failed treatment and become
metastatic, it's extremely likely that he'll be here 5 years from now,
and might well be here 35 years from now.

Best of luck.

   Alan
Steve Kramer - 22 Feb 2007 23:10 GMT
> Hello everyone,
>
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> whole thing..apparently being 24 isn't old enough to hear it all. I'm
> trying to find all the information I can.

"I'm your huckleberry," as Doc Holiday said to Reno....

Yes!  I was 46 when I began my journey.  AND, I was Stage T3c.  AND, that
was more than SIX years ago.  AND, I didn't make it two years before
recurrence (a misnomer, btw).  AND, finally, my PSA is less than 4/100ths of
a nanogram right now, which means I have a good shot at 60!  Ergo, your
father has a good shot at 64.

My father was diagnosed at 42 and lasted 8 years without modern radiation,
hormone therapy and chemotherapy.

Out of more than 700 people who have posted on this newsgroup in the last
five years or so, 114 were 51-years-old or less.  One was only 37!  At least
one has died.

Your father has advanced cancer.  He will not be cured unless and until
science provides a cure (est. Year 2015).  He will likely undergo radiation
sometime in the future, then hormone therapy, as the cancer re-emerges.  He
will suffer some side effects.  But, he has a really good shot at living
long enough to see a cure.

If you find out his PSA at Dx and now, his Gleason Score (e.g., 3+4=7), and
his actual Stage (e.g., T3c), we will likely have further comments.

Signature

PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46
Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c
RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3cN0M0 Neg margins
PSA  .1  .1  .1  .27  .37  .75
EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47
PSA  .34 .22 .15 .21 .32
Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 (4 mo), 12/03, 4/04, 09/04, 01/05, 5/05, 10/05,
2/06, 6/06
PSA  .07 .05 .06 .09 .08 .132 .145
Casodex added daily 07/06
PSA <0.04
Non Illegitimi Carborundum

callalily - 23 Feb 2007 02:53 GMT
Dear All,

On Feb 21, 4:09�pm, "laleves...@gmail.com" <laleves...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> too young to even be receiving. Anyone else on here have it at such a
> young age or know of anyone? I can't find much on the internet

Unfortunately, this illness strikes young people as well.  Look at the
website Faith-Love-Win-Help (flwh.org), and you will see the new face
of PC.  A young, vital, handsome, smiling person with several young
children.  See it and weep.

The above site is run by a David Emerson, who was diagnosed with
advanced PC at age 42 (he is now 44).  It had already spread to his
bones. . . and who would have thought of PC? At his age?

Anyway, he's a very good person who posts frequently in another PC
group, so I recommend that people look at his website.  He is always
positive and seems to be doing well on chemo.  I will tell you why I
admire Dave Emerson (from a distance).  He did something I thought was
brave.

There was a man in the yahoo PC group a few months ago, who I'll call
JPM, who started posting a lot. This is how he described himself:

"I am 58 years old, PSA 7.4, diagnosed 8-9-06
Gleason 5+4=9, hasn't gone into the bone yet,
has spread to lungs & bladder. Taking Casodex
& hormone shots.

I am convinced that the Lord
Jesus Christ (GOD) will heal me as a testimony
to his love
2 Chronicles 20"

Now JPM appeared to be in a complete fog about his illness.  He
thought the doc had operated on his prostate through his penis (or
bladder).  Whatever.

Well, Dave is a religious guy, but he went where none other feared to
tread.  Nobody wanted to mess with a terminally ill person.  Except
Dave.  One day he wrote JPM a message and basically laid down the
law.  He said (very loosely):

"You need to get a life, JPM.  Literally.  Get off your duff and go to
the doctor.  You can't rely on eating veggies to make you well.  And
sitting around waiting for a miracle is not the right thing to do --
and most likely it won't work.  If Jesus is going to heal you, he
needs a cooperative patient, doesn't he?  Then he gave JPM some more
specific advice.

Well, I thought Dave did the right thing, and I hope JPM is doing
better because of it.

Best to you all.

Leah
J - 23 Feb 2007 07:45 GMT
> Dear All,
>
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
> of PC.  A young, vital, handsome, smiling person with several young
> children.  See it and weep.

http://www.flhw.org/  his blog is off this webpage

> The above site is run by a David Emerson, who was diagnosed with
> advanced PC at age 42 (he is now 44).  It had already spread to his
> bones. . . and who would have thought of PC? At his age?

From a different website...
"David Emerson and Mary live in Kansas - USA. He was  42 when he was
diagnosed on February 18, 2005. His initial PSA was 219.0 ng/ml his Gleason
Score was 4+4+8 and he was staged T4. His choice of treatment was ADT
(Androgen Deprivation Therapy) - Hormone. Here is his story:

Now, 19 months later I am or have become hormone refractory. My Oncologist
wants me to start Ketaconazole (1200mg daily and hydrocortisone at 20mg
daily). I will continue to take a Lupron injections. "

Then there's his blog, which is too long for me to wade through.
J
doubleowseven@theplacecalledyahoo.com - 23 Feb 2007 06:12 GMT
>Hello everyone,
>
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>
>Thank you

I found it extremely difficult to talk to my children (22, 24) about
my having been diagnosed with PCa at age 56.  Not that I didn't want
to talk to them, but it was very hard to keep my composure with them.
And my medical outlook was better then it sounds like your fathers is.
He would most likely like to be with you even if not talking about it.
dothetime@hotmail.com - 23 Feb 2007 16:41 GMT
On Feb 21, 4:09 pm, "laleves...@gmail.com" <laleves...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>
> Thank you

I was diagnosed at 50 with prostate cancer, I was lucky and caught it
early. My suggestion to you and your dad is to go to one of the top
institutions in the country, such as John Hopkins in Baltimore, or
Sloan Kettering in NY, I'm sure there are others, but get the best of
the best. It's his life you are talking about and you want the top
people in their field to treat him so that you get the best odds in
beating it. I did, and I am cancer free after six years.
D.K.
I.P. Freely - 23 Feb 2007 18:41 GMT
> My suggestion to you and your dad is to go to one of the top
> institutions in the country, such as John Hopkins in Baltimore, or
> Sloan Kettering in NY, I'm sure there are others, but get the best of
> the best. It's his life you are talking about and you want the top
> people in their field to treat him so that you get the best odds in
> beating it. I did, and I am cancer free after six years.

The flip side of that coin is that if we have to travel 2,000 miles to
see our doc, we're not going to see him often, and could thus receive
lesser care overall. Most U.S. citizens live within a decent commute of
excellent big-city cancer care without feeling compelled to book a
flight to Timbuktoo to be serviced by some dude who wrote a cancer book.
I've visited my docs maybe 10-12 times altogether, partly because I can
drive there in three hours on cruise control. And, guess what . . . my
guy was trained at and did post-doc work at S-K 3,000 miles away, he and
my whole onc team wrote an excellent PC book, and the city (Seattle) is
a hotbed of PC treatment, research, and drug development. Baltimore,
Schmaltimore. Only if I *knew* Baltimore could have prevented my need
for pads would I guess I might have gotten better care there (my uro
says I'm in his one-percent club in that regard, but that I'm also in
his one-percent club in physical activity, which triggers most of my
leakage).

Convenience matters, IMO. Bopping over to my docs with the wife and dogs
 for a chat or a specialty consult, catching a great meal, doing a
little shopping, and getting back home before suppertime is quite
conducive to keeping my followup care on my docs' minds. And if and when
I need adjuvant RT, I'd infinitely prefer swinging by my highly regarded
local RT clinic 10 minutes away for a quick zap before work to sitting
around Schmaltimore for five weeks.

Like everything else in this club, treatment center choice has tradeoffs.

I.P.
dothetime@hotmail.com - 25 Feb 2007 16:55 GMT
> dothet...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > My suggestion to you and your dad is to go to one of the top
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>
> I.P.

I think you misinterpeted what I was saying. I said to seek out the
best of the best, there are many other places besides NY and Baltimore
much closer than 2000 miles. You are satisfied with your outcome( I
think?) and convenience, and as long as you are satisfied, that is
your choice. You are correct, there are many decisions and tradeoffs
to be made in seeking treatment. My surgeon was trained by Walsh and
had done thousands of the operation I was contemplating, versus my
Urologist who had done a hundred or so. My choice was a no-brainer for
me. I was trying to inform the original poster that there are choices,
that was all.
DK
I.P. Freely - 25 Feb 2007 18:52 GMT
>  I was trying to inform the original poster that there are choices,
> that was all.

Same here.

I.P.
NICK - 22 Mar 2007 22:26 GMT
> It has been determined that my father has Stage 3 prostate cancer.
> 51 years old is EXTREMELY young to be fighting this......  
> Anyone else on here have it at such a young age or know of anyone?

There is a young widow in my square dance club whose husband
died at age 55 from such an aggressive prostate cancer.
JoelTNowak@gmail.com - 23 Mar 2007 19:14 GMT
> > It has been determined that my father has Stage 3 prostate cancer.
> > 51 years old is EXTREMELY young to be fighting this......
> > Anyone else on here have it at such a young age or know of anyone?
>
>  There is a young widow in my square dance club whose husband
>  died at age 55 from such an aggressive prostate cancer.

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