I lurked in this wonderful NG for the month prior to my surgery (RRP) on
3/2/05 at USC/Norris Cancer Center in Los Angeles. Pre-op PSA 4.87; biopsy
Gleason 3+4=7. Fantastic surgical result; pathology showed full containment
and actual Gleason of 3+3=6.

Hi again all
I've seen a lot of posts re the Partin Tables and never really
bothered to check them out.
I did this about an hour ago, plugged my Data in and was horrified by

Just a note about a thing I learned when last in hospital.
I had trouble with the cathater adter my hip surgery so my surgeon
called in a Urologist; to my supprise the same guy recommended to ne
by my radiologist. I liked him very much as he was knologeble AND

I'm curious to see who is the longest survivor of PCa among this
wonderful group.  I had a RRP on Aug 1, 1996 (nine years this coming
August), with no long lasting effects.
And you?

During the entire month of March, the Tancredi Colon Cancer Prevention
Foundation (TCCPF) will hold its first annual eBay Giving Works
Internet auction. On March 1, Silent Partners Inc., an auction
management firm from Calabasas, Calif., unveiled the TCCPF auction Web

Well, we just got back from a wonderful Caribbean cruise. left
Galveston TX, hit Key West, Fla. Georgetown Grand Cayman, and Cozumel.
the rest of the days were spent at sea (7 noc cruise)
Curt had had some radiation to his left pelvis and lower back a few

I had the scan weeks before the  robotic surgery and they found a "Hot
Spot" in lower left Femur and bone Dr said it was called a "ENCHONDROMA"
and wanted to rechech it later this month. Surgery was done Feb
1st..Path report, Cancer contained to Prostate. Before all this I was

these are the cases you never hear about.
~ curtis
===============Doctor-assisted suicide fails; Oregon patient dies of cancer
By DON COLBURN

Searched loads of sites to no avail on a simple question " what's the
guideline for life expectancy after RT from when it's most likely there has
been 'mets'.
Ray

What's with this RASH?  Got rid of it with cleaning, airing it, creams,
powders etc..and now it seems to be wanting to come back ? It is in the
groin crease...well, I see my Uro the 16th..als will tell him of my
frequent night time toilet trips and the cold sweats..been 4 weeks ...

HeY IP
Just a word re ADT, before your trial is over.
You get up, feel good, decide to do something productive, like WORK.
You start it, and suddenly you're overwhelmed by fatigue and really

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.

Not for the most of us but worth a giggle:)
/begin
Dear Technical Support
18 months ago, I upgraded to Girlfriend 1.0 from Drinking Buddies

I thought some of *US*, including myself, had become anal about this PC
stuff!
Naaaah . . . we're pikers! Check out this guy's PC treatment diary at
http://www.ustoowichita.org/cmaackprostatecancerstats.cfm ! Seems excessive,

Sad but true !!!
There is a proven treatment other than
                                                    Cut (surgery)
                                                    Burn (radiation)