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| Cancer Patient Given Radiation Overdose | 22 Nov 2004 20:59 GMT | 1 |
By Wesley Johnson, PA A patient was given an overdose of radiation by mistake during treatment for cancer, an NHS Trust said today. The patient, who has not been named, was exposed to excessive levels of
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| just had a radical prostectomy | 22 Nov 2004 20:49 GMT | 37 |
I'm back home after having a RRP. I've just turned 47 in sept. My psa was 2.5. Seems low but my urologist thought it might be high for my age group. Well, after 3 biopsies, they did find cancer. A gleason of 3+3 , TC1. Treatment was prostate removel. Had surgery on 11/10. ...
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| 1300 Page Prostate Cancer Website | 22 Nov 2004 20:48 GMT | 1 |
Those of us who have been here for a while got used to seeing this post every few weeks. I don't want to see it scroll off the archives and be lost forever, so I took it on myself to re-post it periodically.
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| Continency questions | 22 Nov 2004 20:31 GMT | 10 |
Five and half weeks after RRP, My plumbing seems a bit tender for seriously doing more than 25-35 Kedgels a day, although each day is feeling a little better. I was feeling pain deep inside my wound when swinging my legs out of
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| No Nookie ad | 22 Nov 2004 18:45 GMT | 2 |
Did you see the new ad to promote PCa screening? The woman encouraging her man to get his PSA test. Man and woman facing each other. Reads.... "No prostate screening, no nookie". Is this a riot?
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| Pass me the Tomato Sauce ! | 22 Nov 2004 18:41 GMT | 4 |
This might be worth looking at for folks interested in the benefits of tomato's to combat PCa. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/11/041116233133.htm I boil mine with a couple of spoonfuls of Grape Seed Oil,
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| PCa long term outlook | 22 Nov 2004 17:05 GMT | 15 |
I'm now on day 8 after my prostate surgery. As mentioned earlier, it was discovered very early. Gleason of 3+3. Finding recovery very difficult. The damn catheter very bothersome. Hurts where the tube come out the penis. Using basatracian ointment to help lubricate the tube.
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| Humor - a possible explanation as to why we get fatter after surgery | 22 Nov 2004 17:00 GMT | 3 |
Fatsiogenisi The following is an abstract of an article recently published in the Journal of Dietary Obsession, May 2003, Vol 6 pp 46-82, by Dr. Taf Godtoh and Dr. Ytlas Spihc.
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| Two-year anniversary | 22 Nov 2004 16:58 GMT | 11 |
November 21... makes two years since my surgery. Thankful to still be here to talk about it. MikeH
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| Trimix snag. | 22 Nov 2004 16:40 GMT | 10 |
Well, got the prescription for the trimix yesterday from the ED specialist. Guess what? The CVS pharmacy cannot fill it. Seems that these days one has to go to a "compounding pharmacy" to get something like this, i.e., more than counting pills out of a bottle.
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| I found this great little site | 22 Nov 2004 09:15 GMT | 5 |
I found this great little site. I signed up two weeks ago and got 2 Disney tickets and this week they are sending me 2 Universal Studios tickets. Here's the link http://66.219.102.40/ and by the way I am a real person, this is my real email address. I'm not a spammer and didn't ...
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| Request for examples of constitutions for support groups | 21 Nov 2004 21:09 GMT | 4 |
Our prostate cancer support group in Regina, has been operating in a very informal basis. We have no elected officers or a constitution. We've been thinking of adopting an appropriate constitution and
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| THE BIG LIE | 21 Nov 2004 20:20 GMT | 2 |
Diagnosed with prostate cancer? Read about THE BIG LIE here: http://www.survivingprostatecancerwithoutsurgery.org
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| to seed or not to seed? | 21 Nov 2004 18:56 GMT | 12 |
I am 54 and in good health. Diagnosed with PCa in Oct.2004- PSA is 6.9 and gleason 6 with a nodule on prostate gland. My radiation oncologist is suggesting 7700 rads of EBRT(alone) (with IMRT machine) or a combination of seeds and radiation
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| Oh Yeah!!! | 21 Nov 2004 12:32 GMT | 13 |
Just got the call from my Urologist - my 2nd post-RRP PSA came in at 0.00. I'm doing the happy dance..... Sandy K. Age 47
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