Hi all. I had RPP on last November I had the first psa after three
months and it was < 0.02 I reapeted the check last week and it is <
0.02 again.
Lino

To the group:
After reading some of the postings I realize how fortunate I am to have
survived the 1 year of Lupron, terrible fatigue, and the treatment of seeds
and radiation.

Had a lengthy chat with my 2 Rad Oncs. I have 15 more IMRT's to go to finish
up and as I have said in previous posts I've been having alot of urinary and
prostate swelling probs. I assumed that once I finished the IMRT that I
could get my URO to repair the plumbing.

I am posting from work so my sig is not there. those who know of Curt
and me know the deal.
Last evening curt told me (again) that his fatigue is overwhelming!!
He told me this about 2-3 wks ago and the Onocologist said to him "You

Weakness and Fatigue
Topic Overview
Weakness and fatigue are terms that are often interchanged but in fact
describe two different sensations. It is important to know exactly

This was a classic case of calling the surgeon, getting a nurse, the
nurse translated what I said to the doc, and the doc told her it was
nothing to worry about. I knew it was *not* nothing to worry about.
The bulge/lump was not getting smaller and was red and started to feel

I have been taking a combination of Glucosomine/Chondroitin for a long
time called TripleFlex. Upon reading concerns about this subject on the
NG about  Dr. Charles Myers stating  chondroitin may cause the PCa to
mestasize, I decided to email the author of "The Arthritis Cure", the

A man's right to know
A new study is raising valid questions about the screening and
treatment of prostate cancer. Less testing, however, is not the
answer.

I was diagnosed with PC and am opting for radiation. Before starting
radiation the urologist is putting me on Lupron. I was given a 3 month
injection into the stomach wall. All people I talked to received it in a
muscle. I questioned him about it and he said that it depends who ...

Dear People,
I have returned home after 10 days in Strathfield Private. The operation was
a success. The cancer was confined within the margins of the prostate and
the biopsy of the lymph nodes was negative. Nerve sparing was also

First post. I am 2 weeks post RRP -- All is going rather well (Thank
God!) except for a large bulge near the bottom of my incision -- did
not appear until a couple of days ago and, maybe, it's getting bigger:
more than an inch across and bulging out about 1/2 inch from the

I just read Gina Kolata's article in the N Y Times on a new study which
shows that up to 15 percent of older men with PSA less than 4 ng/ml show
the existence of prostate cancer on biopsy.  Kolata has been grinding an
ax on the subject of whether early testing for cancer is ...

WEll, I've got prostate cancer and I'm hating it of course! I'm reading
about LRP and wondering if anyone has had this treqatmenat? It sounds
"good" compared to conventional surgery. Any thoughts? I just found out
last friday. I'm 49 and I had a biopsy. One of 12 showed cancer. My ...

I'm 11 weeks post-op and still having similar problems to a lot of
posters.  I'm not sure about the wisdom of using a clamp, I don't think
it's for me but I sure as hell would like to not have to worry about
"accidents".  I'm using 2-3 pads a day and one overnight.  I'm seeing a

PSA tests better than no tests
The important thing for mature men to remember, in light of findings
that show the PSA blood test for prostate cancer in some cases does
not detect the cancer - or its severity, is that PSA tests are far