I have tried to reply 3 times to my original post, but for some reason
it is not working.  So I'm trying a new topic to see if that will post.

We live in Prescott, AZ.  Someone in Yavapai County would be nice ...

Has anyone participated in local support groups where the "club
members" actually go somewhere, maybe a local hospital meeting room,
and meet face to face?  If so, was it helpful, what were the typical
discussions, etc?

Does anyone have any experience with kegel excercizes? We have found
conflicting suggestions on how many times a day, for how long etc..
It is 3 months since surgery and haven't seen much results with the
excersizes.

Does anyone know if there are any studies detailing the effectiveness
of brachytherapy over the passage of time?
Thank you.

I found the following website of the Internet Pathology Laboratory
for Medical Education, of the Florida State University College of
Medicine.  It's got 10 year survival rates for various disease stages
(only those with "stage A1, Incidental, <5% of volume" have a

Does anyone know of any studies which have been done linking regained
post-RP continence with pre-op physical condition?  Of course, the surgeon's
skill is crucial, but it would seem to me, since musculature is involved,
that if all other factors are equal, a person who is in ...

Hello again
Just something that's been bugging me for over 12 mths, since the
"curse" has been with me.
What does a PCa tumour look like "up close and personal"?

and things are looking good.  I had Gleason 6, PSA 4.1, T1c.  Had
brachytherpy almost exactly two years ago today.  After 6 months, PSA was
1.1; after one year 0.6, after 18 months 0.9 (the common 2nd year "bounce")
and now after 2 years it's 0.38.

Why would  a product the FDA declared "Toxic" and "Ineffective"  in 1982  be
in Flu vaccines?
Autism can't be caused by Thimerosal because they took it out of children's
vaccines in 2001 and children kept getting autism. It turns out that they

Happy New Year, Everyone!
I'm baaaaaack!!!!!!!!!!
Well, what an experience I've gone through in the last 7 months in the
attempt to find a life insurance policy to cover me (and my husband &

hi folks - any body else have this problem.
before surgery, i had BPH and the problems it caused.  one of them was
making frequent trips to the bathroom.
after surgery, i had excessive scarring and complications from the RP.

A doc I interviewed today mentioned that the amount of PcCells present
in the biopsy cores is not factored into the nomogram score of the
Parten tables but should
be. Perhaps he was just painting a rosy picture in my particular case.

I join this group in Sept. using Google. Some time ago I found a link
that says "Find other messages by this author" under "show options".
When I did this I got messages by that person for all NGs not jus this
one. Personally, I don't want anyone from any other NG that I've posted

While we're on the topic, ONE of ADT's many side effects is bone loss.
This study's objective was to determine when to start meds to help
reduce it.
Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:31 PM GMT

I understand that Medicare will not cover "life quality" drugs such as
Viagra.  Does that mean it will not be covered in Part D, or does it depend
on which company and plan you use?