I'll be up at 3:30 am tomorrow to go in for my second
HDR brachytherapy.  Having been through one already,
I know pretty much what to expect.  After that, I'll have
four more EBRT's, and then I'm done.  As one of my

It has been a month since I signed in as a "Newly Diagnosed T1c".  I
want to thank everyone for the information and support.  
We have decided to use the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute after having
gone there for a second opinion.  We were very impressed with the

hello all, I am new at posting a message,although I have been reading
for quite some time.I am 66 years old and had a r.p. in may /03.Thank
God my recovery has been uneventful.I have been 98% dry for about two
months ,and although I have not recovered erectile function,with the

Just prior to Dennis starting his IMRT we saw an article about the findings
at Sloan Kettering in regard to men who were taking Statins at the same time
as having RT. Remarkably they found that men who had been taking Statins
such as Lipitor for cholesterol problems were having ...

I finished my last EBRT treatment yesterday morning.  I've
been thoroughly cooked from the inside by HDR brachytherapy
and from the outside by EBRT - and have the hemorrhoids to
prove it.

i was wondering if anybody has ever found blood on their underwear.  i
had this once before and the dr. said it was probably coming from the
prostate - he told me not to worry as everything fealt fine and i had
a clean biopsy months before the episode of blood.  today i go to the

   Had my annual physical yesterday.  No DRE.  "No point" said the medicine
man (Boarded internist).
   Just want to report that for posterity...you know what I mean.
   By the way, my wife had the cast removed this afternoon.  She cannot put

Ha.......Aussie's birthday on Monday.......we get a long weekend.  Looks
like it will be hot, hot, hot in Sydney.......luv to go to the beach but the
zipper down the front of the birthday suit is still pretty red and
ugly.......would not want to scare off the chicky babes !!!!  (in ...

Has anyone  personally noticed any relatonship between continence and
having the flu or a cold or fever?
I am generally dry (1 year post-op, and sling operation) however it seems to
me that the last couple of times I had an "accident" coincided with having

Int J Cancer. 2004 Feb 20; 108(5): 733-40.  
Grape seed extract inhibits advanced human prostate tumor growth and
angiogenesis and upregulates insulin-like growth factor binding
protein-3.

I phoned the uro's office today and although they wouldn't give me the
biopsy results over the phone I was told ther is "a problem".  I've been
given a referral for an abdo & pelvic CAT scan and full body bone scan (on
Thusrday) for "staging studies" so I'm guessing that pretty much ...

Here is a good source for all in this group.  www.burzynskipatientgroup.org
read the peoples stories and cancers treated. this new treatment has no bad
side effects. good luck to all   Albert.

My roommate at the hospital yesterday was a guy who had just had
LRP.  He told me the following story.
He is now 55 years old.
His father and uncle and his older brother had had prostate cancer.

From the research I have done the following is a good game plan to
beat/fight prostate cancer. You can add your own or take away what you don't
like. I realize we are all at different points with this disease. We all
need to be moving towards better health. We may have cancer but we ...

has anyone heard from martin?  usually he checks in from time to time.  
still no updates at his site and his psa was rising at last count.
just concerned........
~ curtis