The radiation oncologist has suggested I have IMRT starting July 17 (my
surgery was on May 10).  This is simply a "pre-caution" I suppose, in
case there was something left behind.  He plans to do this in 28 daily
sessions, 180 units each time (he recommended 5000 units of IMRT).

I did not know Jerry Lewis had prostate cancer.  This article is about
him having a heart attack.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5078346.stm

Guys good news my PSA is heading south. One month after SRT I am at
0.24.
Doc says since it's only 1 month we probably hit target. Wonder how
long before I see nadir?

Members,
I have visited.
Visit it.
Thanks.

Does anyone know about this ? VA doc said mine low at 3.5, should be 3.8
or so...something about the heart,  I started on Bananas and my PVC's
seem to have let up??? As for my PSA still good going..   Howie

Had my visit, too, today.  We discussed my PSA from 4 months ago (to recap
my PSAs since starting hormones has been down, down, up, up, down and up.
The last PSA was 0.132.
My doc isn't one to sit around a wait.  He wrote a script for Casodex and,

Robert Jordan, a news anchor at WGN-TV in Chicago described his
experience with prostate cancer in an article in the Chicago Tribune.
It can be found at
www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-0606180383jun18,1,7526310.s
tory?coll=chi-news-hed

I just got my two-year PSA reading--still less than 0.1. A lot going
on. My wife and I are leaving Tuesday for a geneological tour of
Scotland including the Rosslyn Chapel as featured in the Da Vince Code.
I have just retired and we are moving from California to a new house we

I have just met a chap who's PSA was recorded as over 200, has anyone ever
head of such a score?
This person is approx 57 years old and had radiotherapy treatment but the
cancer has got into his arms now (bones).

Major Short Squeeze Likely / FDA Drug Approval
There was a short attack on AVNR based on a report by a less than
reputable publication. It opposed the analysis of Avanir's Neurodex
drug up for FDA priority review & approval by Oct. 30th at the

I had my surgery on May 10.  I was given sample Viagra today (100 mg. -
recommended dose 1/2 pill a day - to see if I have any side effects).
Once the trial dose if finished, I am to take half a pill everyday (I
hope I can afford it!)

I am now in my fifth day of recovery following a laproscopic prostatechtomy.
All is going well, but first some info about how I got here.
My internist noted that my PSA was up to 5.0 from about 2 a few years
earlier while doing a routine health exam. This was in December, 2005. He ...

Had mine removed a few years back and wrote this tongue-in-cheek account.
PROSTRATE  PROSTATE
I hadn't had a "physical"
For ten years or so

My husband recently applied for a life insurance policy and was denied
based on his psa reading of 5.08.  Last year his reading was 3.5 and
the Dr. did not seem concerned.  He went back to his primary Dr. after
getting life insurance results and we thought he would do another PSA