It's been over 2 months since I had my RRP.  Two weeks after the catheter
came out (2 weeks after the surgery), I could not urinate.  The uro had to
put a catheter back in for 1 more week.  He said the incision where the
ureatha and the bladder were reconnected had swollen.  That ...

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My PSA has dropped from 8 before IMRT in Nov 2003 to 2.9 three months after
radiation and 0.9 this week, one year after finishing 42 treatments. There
have been no side effects.
--CDS in TX

Diagnosed 01/03 Gleason T2B/T2C 4:3, PSA =13,  Age 69. Hormones started
02/03 (Lupron & Casadex).
Radiation 04/03 thru 05/03 (39).
PSA since Radiation  = .018.

Could someone tell me what PCa means?  I am trying to translate the acronyms
on the group, but this one has me stumped.  PC is prostate cancer, of
course, but "a"?

Just Googling around yesterday, and found a few unexpired news
articles the confirmed Jerry Orbach was DXd with PCa about 10 yrs ago,
no news on the preliminary treatment, but that he went on chemo for
the last 9 months before he died.

Just thought I share with you that the past few days the muscles that
stop the dribbles seem to have got the message, yippee!
I was talking to a lady Physiotherapist a week ago socially and she
recommended squeezing REAL hard when doing Kedgels, NOT doing them all

I have just come across an article that I think every one of us in the
PCa war should read and understand.
In 2003, a dying PCa victim's essay was published in the February 2003
issue of JAMA. Shortly thereafter, Stephen B. Strum MD, medical

Nothing is Finite with PCa
1.     PSA readings can vary
2.    DRE by Urologist can prove wrong
3.    TRUS Biopsy can miss important tissue.

Seems that the wine makers have taken pity on us incontinent dudes (and
some dudettes)...They have analyzed the the chemistry make-up of a
couple of wines, Pinot Grigio and Pinot Noir and have found a way to
remove some of the chemicals that are diuretic. So, now the have a wine

Hi group,
I was wondering what information people had on this guy.
He says he has a PhD from Galien University in London.  I couldn't find
out anything about this university on the internet.  www.quackwatch.com

A month after radical prostate surgery my psa test was 1.0. A month later it
is .7. doctor said all of prostate was removed and in one piece. all tests
surrounding surgical area were negative, but prostate was greatly enlarged.
Gleason was level 5 and small amount of cancer cells ...

I had my 1 year Viadur implant removed yesterday after having it in for only
4 of the 12 months. With the previous 2 Lupron shots I have had a little
over 12 months of AHT. The side effects have been pretty rough so my URO and
I are going to go the Intermittant route. I am hoping - ...

Hello.  My husband had prostate surgery in 1997.  His PSA has been at zero for 7 years and we are very thankful.  His cancer was caught at a very early stage.  I think his PSA was somewhere around 5 or 6 when diagnosed.
Just in November 2004 I was diagnosed with breast cancer.  ...

I was incontinent for several months following RP more than a year
ago.  I found that humor helped me to cope with this unpleasant
condition, and in an effort to put a spin of laughter on it all, I
wrote the following 10 ten list.  In a more serious vein, the lessons