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PSA after Biopsy

I've heard that the biopsy procedure (14 cores) can elevate future PSA results. What is the recommended number of days or weeks to pass before scheduling a...

I've heard that the biopsy procedure (14 cores) can elevate future PSA results. ...

Mpls

•1 year ago

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Gleason 3+4/4+3 doesn't always stack up

Case 1- 10 cores, 6 pattern 3, 4 with patter 4 so 3+4Case2- 6 cores, 4 pattern 4, 2 pattern 3, so 4+3 Assuming % in cores is same both cases have same amount...

Case 1- 10 cores, 6 pattern 3, 4 with patter 4 so 3+4Case2- 6 cores, 4 pattern 4...

pd63

•1 year ago

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You asked where to donate

I am deeply moved by the generosity shown by many this day. Malecare is, by far, one of the most effective cancer patient advocacy nonprofits on this planet....

I am deeply moved by the generosity shown by many this day. Malecare is, by far...

Darryl

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Can exercise lower your PSA?

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Darryl

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Vitawaves.org welcomes you

Thank you to the many who have started using Vitawaves. Your comments have been brilliant. Most of your suggestions have been incorporated, making Vitawaves,...

Thank you to the many who have started using Vitawaves. Your comments have been...

Darryl

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leg cramps after Lupron oxybutinin

leg cramps. After my third 3month Lipton shot and after starting oxybutinin er, i am having cramps and pain in back of left leg. Totally able to do treadmill...

leg cramps. After my third 3month Lipton shot and after starting oxybutinin er, ...

Photographerhere

•1 year ago

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Got the orgovyx...and two questions.....

Thank you to all that helped with my question about the best way to get Orgovyx. Just got a call from ONCO360 and it will arrive Monday. I feel Orgovyx is...

Thank you to all that helped with my question about the best way to get Orgovyx....

ToolBeltZia

•1 year ago

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Bloody semen again but no condom

2nd tp biopsy seems to be more blood this time, Mrs won't go near me 'til it's clear, ain't wearing s condom, cos it feels like going to bed with yer socks on...

2nd tp biopsy seems to be more blood this time, Mrs won't go near me 'til it's ...

pd63

•1 year ago

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Our gift to you

Today, we're launching Vitawaves.org Vitawaves solves two problems: 1. Providing cancer patients with an easy-to-use platform to chronicle their day-to-day...

Today, we're launching Vitawaves.org Vitawaves solves two problems: 1. Providi...

Darryl

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Trimix with atrial fibrillation meds

I received HDR Brachy and 25 EBRT treatments 3 years ago. My PSA has been negligible since then. I was discharged from the hospital yesterday, after an...

I received HDR Brachy and 25 EBRT treatments 3 years ago. My PSA has been neglig...

Smallfall

•1 year ago

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Inactive Surveillance is not what you think

https://youtu.be/VFb9xjjY594 Please click the Subscribe and Like buttons on the video

https://youtu.be/VFb9xjjY594 Please click the Subscribe and Like buttons on the...

Darryl

Partner•1 year ago

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self catheterization

I'm 8 days away from completing my 45 radiation treatment. The side effects have not been pleasant but now the beam is more focused on the prostate. I am...

I'm 8 days away from completing my 45 radiation treatment. The side effects have...

Eadgbe

•1 year ago

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Where to get Orgovyx?

Starting SBRT , likely next week with ADT starting at the time. I got my doc to prescribe Orgovyx rather than Lupron. On Medicare with Part D. Turns out...

Starting SBRT , likely next week with ADT starting at the time. I got my doc to ...

ToolBeltZia

•1 year ago

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2nd Opinion Recommendation for North Carolinia/Virginia/DC

Hello, New to the board looking for some advice on Doctors in North Carolina/Virginia/DC area for 2nd opinion. I underwent MRI, and MRI guided Transperineal...

Hello, New to the board looking for some advice on Doctors in North Carolina/Vi...

Seminole0412

•1 year ago

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Treatment time

Dont have results from follow up tp biopsy 'til next Monday but struggling to handle the strain of being on AS.Time for treatment, 5 sessions SBRT at The...

Dont have results from follow up tp biopsy 'til next Monday but struggling to ha...

pd63

•1 year ago

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Big decisions regarding SRT and ADT for BCR

My husband was had a robotic radical prostatectomy 1/2019 with no major complications or side effects. Gleason 4+3, negative margins and no positive lymph...

My husband was had a robotic radical prostatectomy 1/2019 with no major complica...

shihtzu124

•1 year ago

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PSA bounce after LDR brachytherapy?

Hi all, First, an update, as my last full update about various issues was five weeks after LDR brachytherapy (almost two years ago), in which I reported that,...

Hi all, First, an update, as my last full update about various issues was five ...

NYC_talker

•1 year ago

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Meant IPSS not IPUS inprevious post

IPSS not IPUS

pd63

•1 year ago

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SBRT urinary and rectal toxicity after SBRT for FIR

1. Is urinary toxicity related to pre treatment urine function, is ISUP score relevant, my score was low.2. My colonoscopy last year revealed a small area of...

1. Is urinary toxicity related to pre treatment urine function, is ISUP score r...

pd63

•1 year ago

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PC recurrence rate for favourable intermediate after SBRT

What's the rate, can't seem to find a consensus in the studies I've read

pd63

•1 year ago

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Lutetium 177 for "early" grade 4 pc or amino acid suppression ?

Dear All,It's a story of two brothers in the uk. Older brother was identified with 4+5 pc. His urologist recommended that any sibling be tested for pc. I did...

Dear All,It's a story of two brothers in the uk. Older brother was identified wi...

Wishyouwerehere

•1 year ago

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Continuing my journey, rectal spacer and fiducials

Continuing my journey…..first a quick recap. Had a TRUS biopsy at the end of September. Left Base 4+3=7,percentage of pattern 4: 50-75% Tumor involves 17%...

Continuing my journey…..first a quick recap. Had a TRUS biopsy at the end of ...

ToolBeltZia

•1 year ago

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Dad's anniversary

He died 19 yrs ago today from advanced pc, if he'd gone to doctor sooner with his symptoms he may have got a few more years, silly fool.Still miss him

He died 19 yrs ago today from advanced pc, if he'd gone to doctor sooner with hi...

pd63

•1 year ago

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Repeat biopsy tomorrow

1 yr follow up tp biopsy tomorrow, had MRI scan last week, currently on AS, I feel that this is the acid test for AS continuation stress levels going up now...

1 yr follow up tp biopsy tomorrow, had MRI scan last week, currently on AS, I fe...

pd63

•1 year ago

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Lupron

Be very careful – in that if you have any heart problems, make sure you have regular appointments with your cardiologist. I have a replaced Mitral heart value...

Be very careful – in that if you have any heart problems, make sure you have reg...

Teddski

•1 year ago

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Here we go.......

FULL DISCLOSURE, LONG POST Had a TRUS biopsy end of September after AS of a rising PSA. Had a 3T MRI in November 2021 which showed a PIRADS 3 left base...

FULL DISCLOSURE, LONG POST Had a TRUS biopsy end of September after AS of a...

ToolBeltZia

•1 year ago

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ProAct success

I had RP back in 2018 successfully but was left with mild incontinence as a result. I researched different options to address my problem and eventually pursued...

I had RP back in 2018 successfully but was left with mild incontinence as a resu...

Bruins11

•1 year ago

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RT without HT

I am approaching 78. My last PSA is 13,37. It was 1.4 in 2018 ie the last time I had a test. Prostate size 36 cc, prostate density 0.39. The MRI indicated...

I am approaching 78. My last PSA is 13,37. It was 1.4 in 2018 ie the last time...

Nordman

•1 year ago

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PSA after salvage Brachy

an update for those that have asked questions about Salvage HDR Brachytherapy: I’m nearly 3 months out and had PSA test yesterday. Results were: 0.5. Using...

an update for those that have asked questions about Salvage HDR Brachytherapy: ...

Xcrunner1988

•1 year ago

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Metformin and rosuvastatin

It is hard to find a report/article on Metformin's possible positive association with PC that is not full of medical speak. How does anyone know if their...

It is hard to find a report/article on Metformin's possible positive association...

twostrats79

•1 year ago

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All posts for November 2023

PSA after Biopsy

Gleason 3+4/4+3 doesn't always stack up

You asked where to donate

Can exercise lower your PSA?

Vitawaves.org welcomes you

leg cramps after Lupron oxybutinin

Got the orgovyx...and two questions.....

Bloody semen again but no condom

Our gift to you

Trimix with atrial fibrillation meds

Inactive Surveillance is not what you think

self catheterization

Where to get Orgovyx?

2nd Opinion Recommendation for North Carolinia/Virginia/DC

Treatment time

Big decisions regarding SRT and ADT for BCR

PSA bounce after LDR brachytherapy?

Meant IPSS not IPUS inprevious post

SBRT urinary and rectal toxicity after SBRT for FIR

PC recurrence rate for favourable intermediate after SBRT

Lutetium 177 for "early" grade 4 pc or amino acid suppression ?

Continuing my journey, rectal spacer and fiducials

Dad's anniversary

Repeat biopsy tomorrow

Lupron

Here we go.......

ProAct success

RT without HT

PSA after salvage Brachy

Metformin and rosuvastatin

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