A word of thanks from Mr. Bill

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Mr. Bill - 02 Mar 2004 20:31 GMT

Thanks to all of you for the input and advice. All of it was very
informative. My blood sugars ran very high for eighteen years and I have
lost most of my vision. I am paying the price for my indulgences unlike you
men who got this through no fault of your own. I wish all of you well
through your struggle.

At least since I have been lurking here for a few months now I am well
informed on certain options in case I get this. Do you think it would
behoove the medical field to make home testing for PSA levels available so
we could all test much more frequently than once every year or aevery six
months?

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º-- Idea Man --º - 04 Mar 2004 03:15 GMT

"Mr. Bill" wrote..

> Thanks to all of you for the input and advice. All of it was very
> informative. My blood sugars ran very high for eighteen years and I have
> lost most of my vision. I am paying the price for my indulgences unlike you
> men who got this through no fault of your own. I wish all of you well
> through your struggle.

You have my best wishes and prayers. Oh, and don't be so hard on yourself,
( wink ).

> At least since I have been lurking here for a few months now I am well
> informed on certain options in case I get this. Do you think it would
> behoove the medical field to make home testing for PSA levels available so
> we could all test much more frequently than once every year or aevery six
> months?

This is a very good idea!

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Sven Garlick - 04 Mar 2004 17:10 GMT

> "Mr. Bill" wrote..
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> This is a very good idea!

Doubt that will happen. The concept of early screening for PCa is
controversial at its current level of yearly. There are some who do
not believe PCa screening with PSA/DRE is valid because many men are
being diagnosed who don't have 'clinically relevant' cancer. I
believe this is probably NOT true for men under age 70 or 72, but
unfortunately, a lot of the screening happens in the elderly man (late
70's/80's) when it PROBABLY doesn't make any difference if low stage
PCa or not since therapy will probably not earn them more years of
survival beyond what they have to expect anyway, and the last years
MAY be met with many complications from therapy.

SG

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º-- Idea Man --º - 05 Mar 2004 12:51 GMT

"Sven Garlick" wrote..

> Doubt that will happen. The concept of early screening for PCa is
> controversial at its current level of yearly. There are some who do
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> survival beyond what they have to expect anyway, and the last years
> MAY be met with many complications from therapy.

CPPS aside for a minute, PCa screening is one area where I would more
readily trust the opinion of most urololgist's. I think the urological
community has a much better understanding of this condtion as evident by the
comment's of Dr. Sven.

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