Got the results just awhile ago, of the biopsies done on hubby.  NEGATIVE
for cancer.
Doc feels it was either an infection of maybe setting all the time and
pressure.   He will continue to be monitored since his father had Ca but

   Wife retiring, cutting back expenses, high speed connection gone (and so
is the 30 a day virus emails I was still getting).  Back to dial up.  Oh
well.  Guess what?  New Earthlink account, two emails the first day, one
from Earthlink welcoming me to their service, the other SPAM ...

Hello everyone.  I am a long time lurker on this board and very
appreciative of the ongoing commentary regarding treatments and
individual perspectives - very helpful.  I am 9 days from having my
surgery to remove my cancerous prostate, and wanted to report on my

Age: 72, retired
PSA 7.3 Jan. 03, up from 6.97 July "02
Biopsy: Feb. 5,and Feb. 24--no cancer but high-grade PIN
Biopsy: Aug. 03--diiagnosed cancer, 5% of sample

I awoke around 4 AM..... with a full erection.  This had happened last week,
and once about a month ago, but those times the erection was not as strong.
Guess there's still reason for hope!  At 11 months post-op, I find it hard
to think things will change much from here on out... ...

I stayed up most of the night reading research reports on
the web, trying to compare all of the apples in one
report to the oranges in the next, and trying to reason my
way through the usual conundrums of extrapolating from

Hi, I'm new to this site.  Radical Cancer Prostate Surgery 1995
with original  PSA 6.5.  Post RPS  PSA 0.01.  May 2003 1.3
PSA.  October 2003 PSA 2.6.  Age 77.  Asked to consider start  of 3
month "Zoladex" treatment.  Experiencing no pain symptoms

I'm 6+ months post RRP and, thankfully, have been completely dry
for a couple of months.  (Well, maybe a drop or two now and
then.)  I think the Kegel exercises I performed every day were
what got me to this point.

Have any of you guys who optioned for seeding to remove the prostate had
enough problems unrinating that you had to use a catheter and for how long?
I understand that the radiation from the seeds can cause some men's
prostates to swell during early days or weeks of the procedure.

Dr. Taylor gave Don great news this morning.  The path report for the
October 20th LRP indicated that all of the cancer was contained within
the prostate; the margins, seminal vesicals and nodes were clear.  His
Gleason was downgraded from 7 to 6.  His only restriction is to lift

I've made all the decisions about my treatment (HDR + EBRT + HDR) except
one - whether to get Lupron hormone injections or not.
One doctor advises it, another does not.  One says the side effects are
relatively mild, the other says we aren't sure what all the side effects

I had a biopsy (14 specimens) on October 6, it is now October 17 and I'm
still passing a small amount of blood when urinating. Is this normal or
should the bleeding have stopped by now?

Here I am, back again after more than a  year. My husband had RRP in May of
2002 and has had PSAs of <.1 for the past 18 months (our small town lab doesn't
measure any more sensitively than that.)  His most recent reading is .1 and the
urologist says not to worry...they wouldn't do ...

Greetings everyone,
my brief PCa history:
Current age = 47.4
PSA  8.0    09/01, No prostate related problems or issues. DRE

http://www.weaselmama.com/the_faces_of_prostate_cancer.htm
It's the last photo in the group of photos; click on the thumbnail to
see a full-size photo.
Linda Smith