What a sad day to hear that Jerry Orbach died of PC.. He was diagnosed
in May, the same time that I was diagnosed.  He must have had an
extremely advanced case to have only survived one year after
diagnosis.   Notwithstanding the fact that I have been an Orbach fan

slightly modified fron another ng
/begin
A man went into the oncologist's office for his first DRE. The
doctor told him to have a seat in the examination room and that he

Grrr
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Well, it's 5 weeks tomorrow since my RRP on 12/1/04.  The catheter's been
gone since 2 weeks, incision all healed up, and I've been able to stay
awake all day for some time now.  All excuses gone, at least in my mind,
for staying home from a desk job.

New here, but not in the other NG.
Can anyone help me out here?
Several weeks ago, in alt.cancer.prostate.support ng, I saw an article
posted, where, during a HDR Brachytherapy session an Iridium 192  tip

I had to put that in here.......No, I am not looking for love.  I have a
wife that loves me...
Anyway, we need to put these spammers to rest......
Love You All by the way.

I am now 7 months post-RRP and have been 100% continent for several
months. I had even given my pads to Goodwill. Earlier this week I had
cataract surgery and got surprised. I was given a sedative through  my
IV during surgery and afterwards, in the recovery room, I found I had

Got my biopsy results today and was told I'm ok.  I didn't get the Gleason
numbers because they were short handed due to an ice storm, but I'll be sure
to get them and post them here for evaluation.  I will also ask for the
samples taken so I can take them to another lab or have ...

Hello again all
Does anyone have the URL or a copy of that article re the breaking off
of the Iridium 192 welded tip that caused a death?
Been Googling for it but cannot find it :(

I posted this before and someone inferred that to further pry into a
"CELEBRITY"s life would be untoward.
IMHO, PCa is a great leveler and I don't have any Celebrities' pics up
in my Den.

A good friend of mine has just been through the "normal" cancer mill when
her husband was dx'ed a few days ago. Young (50ish), strong, healthy male,
works out, etc. notices a bulge in his one pectoral area. Figures it is
nothing probably did something wrong when working out. It will ...

Stolen from PPML, Terry Herbert:
Prostate cancer is similar to finding a cockroach in the middle of your
kitchen table.
You panic, knowing that where there is one there are probably more and

FDA Safety Labeling Changes: Lupron
Dec. 29, 2004 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved in
October revisions to safety labeling to advise healthcare professionals
of the following changes: leuprolide acetate is associated with

I realize most of the world, and a good portion of this NG, has already
experienced the turn of the clock, from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Eastern
Standard Time),
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Thanks Group for all the support, advice and questions I should ask my
Doctor.
I had my full review with Doctor yesterday and from Ultrasound and
Biopsy I already knew the bad news the Cancer was there. This visit was