HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
I hope every one of our dads out here have the luxury of spending the day
with their children (and grandchildren) or the opportunity to spend it with
their dad.

18 June 2006
Hi all
Continued report post HIFU operation.
T2b NO MO

I read an article today that predicts increased cases of osteoperosis and
urges people, among other things, to increase their calcium intake either
naturally or through supplements.
As I recall, there is some research indicating a link between calcium intake

I once read that lymphodema was a side effect of some PCa treatments.  I
believe it has been rarely discussed here (CC, maybe?).  In any case, it is
a condition for which there is no good solution.
My M-I-L has it, so my wife has, off and on, been researching it on the WWW.

I’m 59 smoked from age 12 until 2001 in good health except for lower back
problems last 10 years had a history of kidney stones (3) over the last 40
years. The last one 2 years ago needed to be removed by ultrasound. They
also found a mucus tumor, which they removed in the ...

Received the news on Tuesday.   Have a PSA of 3.5.  Gleason Score 7.
Staging score 2.  Only small portion of right lobe affected. Offered Radical
Prostatectomy or Seed Implants.  Your thoughts as to which way to go.
Thanks

I read a recent news article about a study at the Institute
of Cancer Research in England where they conclude that
maybe its not always a good idea to use aggressive treatment of PC.
They base their opinion on a long term

I'm aware of XLPharmacy.
Any others that anyone can recommend?
DK

I'm 47 and in good health
No first degree relatives with PCa. but an uncle got it at age 67.
On 8/2001 I had my first DRE which was negative, and my first PSA which
was .9  On 9/2004 my DRE was again negative, and my PSA was .5 Last

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Did other people just start getting disgusting spam at their NG emal
address?  Its pretty clear that the source comes from someone here,
since this is the only place I use this email address.  If someone is
upset at something I said or did, be brave and be direct.  Thanks,

I, similar to many of you, have both benign prostatic hyperplasia
(BPH) and prostate cancer (PCa). Some of you may be interested in my
new, non-commercial BPH website, which describes my
experiences with BPH and presents what I have learned about it. The

Just because of our age, many of us have some degree of hypertension. We
know our first step in reducing high blood pressure is reducing our salt
intake, in case we're sensitive to it. So we hide the salt shaker and go
cold turkey, knowing that we'll fuhgheddaboutit within a few ...

there is a web site with some new info on cancer that I would like to
share with you all.
http://prostatecancer.obscuresound.com
keep up the fight!

Just visited with doctor. after reading posts here about radiation
burning, I was prompted to ask about it. He said yes, rad burning
happens and has permanent consequences. I've heard of a place in Dallas
and one in Houston that are supposed to be cutting edge, does rad tx w/