i notice that I cant pee first thing in morning. it comes out at about
half the rate it should. an hour later i can pee right. I never get up
in the  in middle of night to pee but my bladder feels like it is going
to burst. when i wake up , i remember feeling the bladder ready to

To support my radiation therapy I was given
hormon therapy (Lupron + Flutamide) for nine months. (Three before
radiation,
three during radiation and three after rad.) I got my last Lupron one

When the prostate is removed, is the path exam of it done like a
biopsy, i.e. samples are taken from the removed organ? Or is the total
organ examined for cancer?

A suggestion that has been made to me here more than once is that I not
accept my urologist's biopsy until it has been confirmed by a "second
opinion" from a nationally recognized lab. In a list of such labs that
I have seen is DIANON Systems -- which IS the source of the biopsy

I've been completely continent since a month after the catheter came
out.  Recently I developed dry mouth syndrome, probably from medication
I'm taking, and I was advised to try a drug called Salagen (generic name
pilocarpine) which stimulates the salivary glands.  I started with ...

We went for the biopsy this morning.  It went well.  Paul tolerated it
good.  Dr. said results should be in within about five days.  The
prosate looked normal and no tumors were found.  I suppose that is good
news.  We are glad to have this finished.  Paul may post a little

i would llike to hear from veterans of radiation therapy.  what side
effects are you experiencing?
i hear there can be rectal leakage.  i hear that side effects can show
up years after the therapy.  is there any recurrance of the cancer?

Can anyone advise me whether it would be worth pursuing a second,
perhaps more extensive, biopsy that would focus more heavily on left
lateral base and surrounding area, which was the only area where cancer
was found? My biopsy last week yielded one out of 12 tissue speciments

Has anyone in this group found any success following the ideas of Dr.
Larry Clapp?
http://www.prostate90.com

i was told by a hifu therapist that it is very difficult to seperate
the nerve bundle when there is minimal fatty tissue seperating it from
the prostate.  is that a sales pitch to choose hifu over surgery?  that
happens to be an advantage for people that have fat over those that are

This Friday I have appointments with two local urologists from whom
I've received treatment during the past year. I have a draft list of
questions to take with me. Some of these questions are my own. Others
are adapted from PROSTATE & CANCER: A FAMILY GUIDE TO DIAGNOSIS,

Low T (<250) has been linked to earlier deaths (from all causes) in men
over 40.
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/166/15/1660
I actually predicted this ~2 years ago when I was talking about using

I am experiencing moderate hot flashes, Lupron/Casodex. my med. onco.
just e-mailed me stating that "low estrogen" in her opinion is the best
for hot flashes. she also stated that it is not available in regular
pharmacies. it is a compound, and cost just 7$ a month.? Anyone have ...

I went to Detroit this week and had an appointment with Mani Menon. He
has done more robotic surgeries than anyone in the world (>1600). He
has had some amazing results with potency by sparing the Veil of
Aphodite (the nerves on the lateral and anterior surface of the

My doc has prescribed 20mg Cialis every other day.  My insurance won't
cover it.  Obviously, it is expensive.  So I have explored meds from
Canada, and many pharmacies that sell over the Internet sell generic
Tadalafil (typically made in India).  Does anyone know of a reliable