Just a personal donations fund at the bank.
They set such things up all the time around here...when someone has to have
expensive surgery, or someone dies and leaves a family, or someone needs a
special treatment or piece of equipment. Like I said, I just can't seem to

I am 41 years old, I was diagnosed  vith prostate cancer.I'm married without
children
PSA 11,15
Gleason score 8

I'm scheduled for surgery in ten days. PSA 3.4;Gleason 6; stage Ta2.  My
urologist will do either the RRP or the Da Vinci LRP, my choice.  He's
only done 25 prostate removals with the Da Vinci LRP procedure.  He's done
more than 1,000 RRPs.  I'm 67 years old, lean, in good shape ...

Tuesday, August 3, 2004
By JOEL STASHENKO
Associated Press Writer
August 3, 2004, 6:47 PM EDT

This was in the Toronto Star this morning.....seems he could have BPH or
prostate cancer....but is refusing a biopsy.
Heather
http://makeashorterlink.com/?M4BC23FE8

Just wanted to say 'thank you' to everyone who replied to my initial post.
It makes me feel less afraid knowing I can express myself to a group of
"veterans" and get your advice.  I start with Leibowitz tomorrow and other
docs next week....then, who knows...but I'll let you know ...

I was diagnosed in May:
 Age - 57
 PSA - 12.3
 Gleason - 6 [3+3]

Your prayers have turned the tide.
My son's testicular cancer, as diagnosed by sonogram, was benign.  He is now
a Mounds bar, but no cancer, and no cyst.
My brother-in-law's lymphoma, as diagnosed by sight before it went to the

After my RRP in March of 2000 it was determined that I had some tumor
left on my bladder neck.  I decided to have it radiated.  Yesterday I
went in to get set up.  They stuck something up my rectum and
something down my penis and generally made me uncomfortable.  I think

I came home yesterday from Sloan-Kettering, on the third day after my
RRP.  Here's my story so far:  First, I was very upbeat and positive
going into the surgery -- a major reason was that I knew so much about
what was going to happen and what to expect afterwards, information I

Hello...
Diagnosed last week, t2a, gleason 3+4=7, psa 4.6
The surgeon wants to do surgery in two weeks...the oncologist wants to do
radiation in ten days....the gp doesn't know what to do....so, I guess it's

I expect to have prostate cryosurgery with Dr. John Piconi of Murrieta,
CA. in about 8 weeks. My condition is summarized as follows:
PSA 5.5, Gleason 6, Clinical Stage T2a. The biopsy showed cancer in 2 of
12 samples, both in the same lobe. I am 68 years of age.

I have been on Celebrex 200 mg daily for about a year before my DX and
the resulting RRP.  The Celebrex really helped me and continued to do
so until I got started with the Lupron treatment in conjucntion with
EBRT.  I have been noticing that the old 'stiff joints' feeling is