The day we thought would never arrive has arrived.  We're leaving at
5:00 tomorrow morning for San Ramon Regional Medical Center where Dr.
Steve Taylor will perform Don's LRP.
Don's instructions for surgery prep were simple.  At 3:00 this

   Hello fellow prostate cancer sufferers.   Work has kept me busy, so I
have not been around much. By my count (not to relied upon too much) I am
now eleven weeks post op (surgery was August 1st).  Still using four to five
pads per day.  For some reason that I cannot understand, ...

Just an update.  Have not posted for a while.
Had my surgical assessment yesterday -- blood, ECG, chest x-rays,
questions.  All went well.  I got a very good impression of the
hospital and the staff.

i just heard on tv that general motors - buick division is either going
to change the name on one models or thinking about it.  i don't remember
which.  
it is the buick La Cross.  it seems that La Cross in french means

Hi Chuck-ee......(a repost here.....one of the ones that didn't get to
the group)
I have Zone Alarm Pro.....2.6 version, Advanced Spybot S & D, and just
re-added AdAware 6.0.  I also have 'Hijack This' ready for use again in

My numbers seem to be getting worse.  The original diagnosis
I had less than a month ago was PSA 6.3, Gleason 3+3=6.  But
a new test said PSA=10.7 and a different pathologist looking at
the same slides said Gleason=3+4=7.  The URO who did the

Just had this procedure done due diverticulitis.
So what does that have to do with PCa, you ask?
Well, for anybody unfortunate enough to suffer from both conditions,
you have to take into account what effect your PCa treatment will have

My FIL was told years ago to use zinc to help ward off Prostrate trouble.
Believe me 23 yrs ago that was the "IN" thing to be doing and medical
school students will attest that this is what they were told about.
NOW out of the blue, new research studies have shown the zinc has NO

Anyone have experience with intermittent hormonal treatment?
I have come off treatment for the 2nd time (3rd if you count the time after
the RRP).
I am interested in how long people generally stay on intermittent therapy

Hello to all,
I am facing the hardest decision of my life so far. I have to decide
what type of treatment I should go for. Surgery or radiation?
I understand that it may have an impact on my future life and whatever

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I have three replies to my post now ( 12:15 CDT ) but the original
message - the one posted through MY news server - isn't showing up on
the same nntp server it was posted from.
How lame can this service get?????

hi folks - just an article i found and thought would be of great
interest for those who have been pounded with those internet attacks
lately.  i don't know if this the one who did that one but he did do the
'blaster' infection.

It's been three years since I was diagnosed.  Some of you newer users might
be interested in how it has affected my life.
Introduction:    I was, at the time of my diagnosis, an overweight but
active 46-year-old American male with no medical history other than one bout

Anyone had experience with depression after surgery. I have been
working in the Informatino Technology for 20 years and am just about 7
weeks post-op and with very good outcome but I am having a lot of
trouble with depression and not knowing where I should be in life. I