As you may know, DARK chocolate is an excellent anti-oxidant.  I find
the best source is ordinary unsweetened Baker's chocolate.  I melt a
block in the microwave and add just enough sugar to make a bitter-sweet
chocolate.  It tastes great.  I also add some chopped walnuts to the

I left town for four days and came back to 205 emails!  I approach with
trepidation.

I had my six month psa test. I had the result yesterday and it's still
<0.02
Two years and it's still undetectable, I'm so happy.
Happy Christmas to everyone.

I am hoping that some of you pseudo experts can give me your opinions, or
at least point me in the right direction.  My info is as follows:
DX: Aug 2005, age 41, Gleason 3+3, PSA 5.5
RLRP: Oct 2005, Gleason 4+3, pos right anterior margin, no lymph/other

I just got a letter from my car mechanic's church today stating that he
has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. He is only in his early to
mid 40's or so. This really blew me away. I've known the guy for years
and has always been helpful, competent, and honest. He even held ...

As I posted previously, my 1 year post op PSA checkup on 12/7/2005 was
"just what the doctor ordered" with a measurement of < 0.01. I remain
cancer free.
I spent  a tense hour in the urologist office waiting room before my

Are these good to take to help in PCa prevention? Dr Catalona seems to
like them:
" Q: Can men take certain vitamins or eat certain foods that will
lessen the risk for prostate cancer?

I want to keep the newsgroup updated on my salvage radiation progress -
since salvage radiation results are very confusing when reading the
literature.
Got my psa last month <0.01

Can we be non partisan when dealing with Prostate Cancer.
Can we be Non -religious when dealing with prostate cancer.
If we were religious, and partisan, we could never speak with each other.
So, I suppose this group is formed from men suffering from Prostate cancer

I am going on 11 weeks out from my last bladder neck reconstruction
surgery, and this one appears to have been a success (unlike the one 21
weeks ago, in which my bladder neck reconstricted after 8 weeks).
Success is either due to doc opening up more and/or my taking 200mg

Been away from the group for 3 years plus - good to see some of the names
are still familiar.
History-wise, I was diagnosed in Feb 2000, Gleason about 7.5 to 8. Radical
Prostatectomy done in May same year. Psa never went down to nil, just

Anyone know of/or has been treated by Dr. Robert Amato of Methodist Hospital or Baylor college here in Houston, TX??

I posted last year with a concern that my PSA after RRP was creeping
up:
3 months - 0.03
9 months - 0.07

Monday I go in for my next blood test. After three months of treatment
free life my urologist wants to update his "State of Your Cancer"
address on Wednesday.
Actually, Dr Lipson, my original urologist, has moved to Boston and