Oops! I meant to post this earlier to give you folks tome to respond.
Surgery (RRP) 07:30 PST tomorrow. Assuming they don't kill me, I'll let
you all know what happened in a few days time. I have to be at the
hospital tomorrow at 05:30, so I won't have time to read any replies to

I am 65 with a Gleason of 8 and a very localized tumor.  I really want
to do the seeds, but my freinds say I am too young.
Input anyone.

I am meeting with Dr. Ash Tewari of Weill Cornell/Columbia Presbyterian and
Dr. Bertrand Guillonneau at Memorial Sloan Kettering as potential surgeons.
I have heard very positive news about both of them.
I would appreciate any experience you may have had with either of them or

PITTSBURGH - James Henry Smith was a zealous Pittsburgh Steelers fan in
life, and even death could not keep him from his favorite spot: in a
recliner, in front of a TV showing his beloved team in action.
Smith, 55, of Pittsburgh, died of prostate cancer Thursday. Because his

Can anyone tell me if the side effects such as chills & sweats disappears
after stop taking Lupron for Prostate Cancer?  If so, how many months does
it take?
Thanks in advance

Saw this in the July 2005 Journal of Urology:
INTERMEDIATE TERM BIOCHEMICAL PROGRESSION RATES AFTER RADICAL
PROSTATECTOMY AND RADIOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH SCREEN DETECTED
PROSTATE CANCER.

This is about our experience with the Shaman so if this isn't for you, stop
reading.
I won't get too involved but let me say that when Curt and I arrived at
T.M's house Friday evening we were very nervous. we met Steven (the Shaman)

I shudder and cringe at the idea of this dilation procedure, but it
really does appear to work wonders to help peeing problems after RRP.
I'm just past 3 months, and so far have had two failed tries, and then
two successful dilation procedures.  First one was good for nearly 3

I  have for the past two years monitored and read  all the posts to this
newsgroup since I was diagnosed in Aug of 2004 with prostate cancer after a
2nd biopsy resulting in a Gleason of 6 with a PSA of 3.7.  Only 1 of  16
core samples  of the 2nd biopsy showed cancer and  then ...

July 01, 2005, 05:15
Contrary to what some studies claim, green tea probably does not help
prevent breast, prostate or any other type of cancer, the US Food and
Drug Administration said yesterday.

I have posted follow-up messages to the NG, but nothing seem to be showing
up. just testing.

I originally posted the following question to sci.med.prostate.bph. One
responder suggested I also post it here. Some of the replies are included.
I originally asked (6/29):
"If during an DRE the uro feels a nodule (firm, but not hard), is it

Is there a site which lists surgeons and their statistics organized from
best to worst. Perhaps another sort might be by locality, then quality.  It
would be helpful to know how they do at eliminating cancer, maintaining
sexual function and preserving continence.

Ed:
Re: your paper describing your model of Prostate Cancer. It makes the
reference "....along with avoiding foods known to have
components that selectively bind to ER-β."  You may have discussed this

So since last weekend's events Curt has been trying  very hard to follow an
organic diet. what a change from candy bars, mountain dew, potato chips, and
chinese food.
he is doing a cleanse that includes blueberries, lemons, coconut oil, raw