In the last month or so someone mentioned as part of a message that  a large
weight loss via exercise and diet may increase PSA reading (sorry but I
haven't been able to find the post again).  At the time I read that message
no one had replied about this.

Yesterday at 10:00 am. The radiologist told him that the pain would peak at
excruitiating around day 3. That should be right about the time he is
getting ready to kill bambi.
He came from his appointment Monday with liquid morphine, 1cc per hour as

In an effort to reduce nighttime bathroom trips, I asked my urologist
for some samples of Flomax.  I started taking it on Monday but so far
have not noticed any improvement.  How long should this take?
                 ---MIKE---

Just got off the phone with my oncologist--my PSA went down! What a relief.
(Not that I was nervous about it, (heh, heh, heh.) So he was right in his
interpretation--a high PSA is normal for me because of the BPH and it takes
a little time for the PSA to go down from the ...

It's an idea>>>>>>, how about to prevent prostate cancer, 'I recommend
to remove it at birth, because it will just cause men to become horny
ba.....s anyway'.
So let's remove it from everyone NOW !!!

my comments - remember when they warn men about dying from the effects
of viagra and sex?  now they say just the opposite.   only no sex with
it..... so does sex kill????  :)))
~ curtis

This is the third time I am posting. The first 2 never showed. After 28
IMRT and seeds, my PSA was .15 after 6 months, .2 after 9 and .3 after
12. Is that normal?

Well, I wasn't expecting it to be any lower than the last PSA (0.04) and oh,
gosh, I was hoping it wasn't higher. But just a few moments ago I spoke with
the nurse from rad-onc and she gave us the latest (blood taken Thursday) PSA
result   0.01

I had a biospy in Sept.  Results were cancer on two probes, out of 18.
Dr said Gleasson scale # was 5, and T1-2
said very early stage, prostate was small
After reviewing options, the Dr suggested a brachytherapy (sic) using

I am going to go off Zoladex (10.8mg quarterly depot) after 7 years of <0.2
psa levels (great) and the many nasty side effects of being on this drug for
these years (definitely not great!). My position has historically
been..."it's better than the alternative", but now I would ...

Can hormonal therapy reduce PSA from 5,2 to 0,22?

We'll be there. Since Bonnie really likes making pies, she's volunteered
to bring "a few" with us. I doubt that they will go to waste, based upon
past experiences.
You are right about the Magda Goebbels scene; it's the most powerful

File number:             JY05 J008964X
Insured:                   City of Phoenix/Sky Harbor Int'l Airport
Claimant:                 Barbara A. Ibach
Date of incident:     December 24, 2004

Long-term hormone use helps prostate cancer patients live longer
Doctors in Canada have discovered that treating high-risk prostate
cancer patients with radiation therapy and adding hormone therapy for
more than one year allows patients to live longer, have better control

I had asked earlier today about my brother in law and colon cancer. I
was in error.  
It's prostate.
So now I have new information and I'll ask your indulgence as I am new