Tom's article refers to the effects of RP, which would seem to be caused by
the "mechanics" of the procedure.

There is another item of interest i.e. the effects of radiation and hormone
therapy on length. During several years on Zoladex after radiation I thought
that there was shrinkage, but put it down to muscle atrophy, since "it"
wasn't getting the "workout" it was before Rx. Hell, let's face it. It was
in severe multi-year dormancy. I couldn't get one of my 3 Dr.'s to agree
that shrinkage was a result of radiation/hrt. I had put on some weight, too
and that is a factor. I have heard that 35 pounds = 1 inch in penis
length........another reason to lose weight (Will it ever end?....)

After 6 years of hormone therapy I finally said "enough!" and stopped 2
years ago. Since my Stage 3 Rx in 1997, and subsequent treatment my psa has
been flat at <0.2 and hasn't risen since going off Zoladex 2 years ago.
Fortunately something else has "risen" and I have welcomed back my old
buddy, a little less responsive, possibly a little smaller, but anxious to
get back on the field of battle....currently about a 6 or 7 out of 10
compared to the "good old days")

My Oncologist has said that my situation is unique, and that even though a
Stage 3 Rx. usually is considered to be a rather permanent situation, he
went so far as to say that he would give me a 50/50 that there was now no
cancer. (Touch wood)  Hope he's right!

Regards,

Gerry

On 14 Jan 2007, you wrote in sci.med.prostate.cancer:

If you can't get this to load you can get to it by going this route:
http://web.archive.org and then choosing the second listing for 2002. If
you scroll down to the bottom of this report you can choose 'shrinkage
menu' to get what there is on this topic at phoenix5.

Phoenix5 is an excellent site established by Bob Young in 2000 or so.
Unfortunately Bob Young has, I have been told, passed away due to his
prostate cancer and the future of the phoenix5 site is unknown.

However, all of his great work has not been lost. If you access phoenix5
through the method listed above (or any of the other years listed) and
scrolled down to the bottom and click on 'main menu' you will get taken to
the main index page and then can access any and all of Bob's site. I did
not try all the links but those that I did worked fine. Takes a bit of
time to load though.

A good example of Bob's thoroughness to help all rp patients is given here.
Joe Price has created a lengthy but very helpful 'shopping' list that Bob
has put on his site. If you are about to or just had an rp, you might want
to check it out. After getting to the main menu from any page, click on
'Treatment Side Effects' and then on 'A Pre-rp shopping list'.

Thanks to web.archive for making this wonderful PCa site still accessible!!

Russ D