Just got a call from my uro's nurse in response to my question about the
penile clamp.  Before commenting on that he is referring me to a urologist
that specializes in incontinence.  I think they said Dr. Webster.  My guess
is that there will be a cysto in my future.  Hopefully ...

I forgot to mention in my last posting that I am still doing my
contrarian all four meditation twice a day.
Do I think that it has any effect on my prostate cancer?
I have no idea but it relaxes me and in view of a report a few weeks

hi folks - i'm curious.  is it me or is there something to what i'm
thinking, and how do we go about changing the situation.
here's the situation......
a man gets the news he has prostate cancer.  his world just fell apart,

Curt's doc went to a cancer symposium last month and found out about this.
News-Medical.Net
     Vitamin D, taxotere combination promising for advanced prostate cancer
     Medical Study News

Our local Safeway is soliciting donations for prostate cancer research,
which is nice; but I prefer to write substantial checks to my favorite
charities and get the documentation for tax purposes rather than
handing over spare grocery change to a group I know nothing about.

For six months I've known that I would be giving a presentation at a
conference in Las Vegas the third week in June, but we were negotiating
over how long a slot I would be given. Meanwhile I was diagnosed and
had seeds implanted yesterday, and now I'm getting lots of exercise

My PSA is coming down far faster than I had ever expected, or wished
for.
Here is the scorecard
3/22/05  495.5  (by Medical Oncolist)

Here is a report from AP.  The medical goal is to find a marker for
significant cancers as opposed to slow-growing cancers of the prostate.
"Statistics from recent studies suggest we have to operate on 19 men to
prevent one death."  The goal is to stop the overtreatment.

Just wondering if anyone else has had a problem with incontinence and lack of erection
after Bracheo. My seeding was in early NOv 04, and as of now (April 8) I still need
Depends and cant get an erection. My Doc says "never seen that with seeding before" which
isn't encouraging. He ...

Both my urologist and I were concerned when my PSA readings were 0.03 3
months after RRP and 0.07 9 months after RRP. I just got the results of
my 1 year reading and it has leveled off at 0.08. My uro says it is
probably a sliver of non-cancerous prostate tissue that got left

My dear brothers:
On June 16 in Washington DC, a prostate conference will occur. I cannot be
there, but those of you who are able should make every effort to attend. The
leaders of the PCa war will be there.

But hey - when the bill is $30,000, and the surgeon is reimbursed $1000
an hour, - who can blame them for doing a lot of extra procedures?
Details at:
http://grumpyrichard.com/node/28

In view of the oft-revisited debate on this NG re: the relative merits of
the US and Brit (& its clones) medical care systems, I think that the
following firsthand comparison is of interest:
http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110006785

LAVAL, QC -- May 31, 2005 -- Taxotere (docetaxel), which has been
effectively treating various breast and lung cancers in Canada since
1995, has now been approved by Health Canada for the treatment of
androgen-independent (hormone-refractory) metastatic prostate cancer in

Mentor Launches New IsoStrand Technology for Use with Brachytherapy
Treatment of Prostate Cancer
June 08, 2005 08:30 AM 
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2005--Mentor Corporation