Just got my biopsy result back. Doc didn't say much, is waiting for
results of a bone scan next week.
My initial PSA was 189. My 6 core samples all showed about 90%
cancerous!  The Gleason score was 3+4=7.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -  A drug that seems to drive female rats mad for
sex may offer the first real scientific aphrodisiac for women, U.S. and
Canadian researchers said on Monday.  
 The drug, Palatin Technologies Inc's PT-141, is being developed for

Today I saw Dr. Scardino at Memorial Sloane Kettering in NYC to finally have
my garden hose removed.  It's been 11 days since my surgery - RRP.  We also
received the news from the pathology report.  Although the cancer broke
through the capsule in two places, it was microscopic and ...

I am still in the research stage.  For background, since I'm new, I had a
PSA of 9.  Had  biopsy with 6 if 12 cores positive.  Gleason of 6.  No stage
provided but this was found in a routine physical  No other symptoms.  I am
49.

I struggled with the problem of finding some more double entendres, but my
effforts went limp.

Going this morning for a CT scan following the implant on June 2. So far all
of the side effects have been pretty typical. I had a foley for two days and
had no urinary difficulties for about two weeks, then it began with the
hourly nightime trips with urgency and hesitation, no ...

My 77-year old father was just diagnosed with PCa
(PSA=11.6, Gleason 7(3+4), bone scan OK).
The doc prescribed hormontherapy for three months
and after that radiation.

Everytime I click on a message, it gets crossed out and the program tells me
it's been removed from the server.  Guess I'm out of luck until I figure it
out.

Hello - this seems like a terrific site and I've gathered a lot of
information already.
My husband was diagnosed last week, T1C, stage 7 with a PSA of 8.  We've
pretty much decided on a prostatectomy (either RRP or LRP but leaning

Bebbie;  This is a back up incase  the follow up post did not take, as
I do not see it.
da
Don,

Surgery is set second week in July. Nurse told me that I would be able
to leave the hospital in 3 days and I would come back a week after
surgery to have the catheter removed. Recovery time is supposed to
last 4 to 6 weeks.

It is very important for me to learn of any experiences anyone has had
regarding this topic.  Here's the story:
My father, who turned 71 years old last October, was diagnosed with
prostate cancer from positive biopsies on my 39th birthday last

Does anyone know if the PVP laser--or any laser--would be effective in
treating BNC--bladder neck contracture, or scarring at the bladder
neck? Thanks for any info anyone can provide.

    Has anyone had experience with the procedure for incontinence
called "the sling"?   I am almost eleven months post RRP and am still
incontinent.  The urologist has prescribed several different
medications, none of which has worked.  I am starting to evaluate

PSA ANXIETY
By Dr. Paul Schellhammer
PSA, the acronym for prostate specific antigen, is a test familiar to many
men whose acquaintance with it has been an emotionally charged experience.