Experiences with

Radical prostatectomy

Hi, can anyone give me some advice please? I had been taking 30mg Lansoprazole since January, but it was causing terrible diarrhoea 3 or 4 times a day. This was automatically prescribed along with Predisolone, although I have absolutely no problems with my stomach or indigestion. I spoke with my GP yesterday

A quick background review … Started out as 'I can't pee ! - a TOTAL urinary blockage. Dateline March break- 2017. Spent 4 months in and out of emergency wards with out of control UTI's, a catheter for 4 months (which I was taking care of with NO CLUE as to how to manage it) and no urologist or

hello new here I have been waiting for a gynecology referral since last July and my periods haven't changed much from being heavier than ever, more painful and lasting 8 days each time while being every 2 to 3 weeks. I had pelvis fusion last March due to spd and si dysfunction from two pregnancies. I

Hi Everyone!! Firstly, Happy Fri-yay!! I hope everyone is keeping as safe and well as humanly possible. Today I've been reading up on self medicating while I await my next appointment with my specialist. I'm curious to know if anyone has any experience with either CBD oil or Medical Marijuana? During

Is there any one who truly believes that they had Shrink the cancer? I really want to!!! I’ll I’ve ever read is that it helps with sleep and Bain. Anymore advance would be fantastic!!💕

I have taken Adcal for years but I opened a new batch and found the tablets had a strange taste so opened a second pack... they were fine. Now my next lot have the same strange taste. Has anyone else noticed this?

"In the largest reported surgical cohort to date, we investigated the effect of statin therapy on BCRF {biochemical recurrence free} and overall survival in patients with CaP who have undergone radical prostatectomy (RP)."

He was diagnosed with prostate cancer this year and had a radical prostatectomy in late July. His starting PSA was 7.5 and he had gleason 4+5. He had a scan pre-surgery and they said the cancer was contained in the prostate.

Hello. I have had a Prostatectomy in 2018, 10 doses of Radiation and 6 doses of Chemo in 2019. I've been cancer free since October 2019 and I wish to stop my quarterly Lupron shots this October. My Dr suggests I continue taking Lupron for the rest of my life. I do not want to continue after being cancer

Psa of 0.028 after prostatectomy. What does this mean

Good morning Warriors: Update - a week or so ago I posted that since I started taking Zytiga on November 7, 2020, my PSA has shot up from 4.2 to 14.5 as of last week. I am on Eligard 6 - month shots instead of Lupron. In 18 years of my battle, PSA never above 4.5 after prostatectomy. Met with

I stopped taking Diphenhydramine as a sleep aid after reading all the negative effects it has on rls. Wondering what most people have been prescribed by their Doctor for better sleep. I currently take Gabapentin and use medical marijuana but it requires high amount of thc to give me a decent night sleep

The goal of the study authors was to see if CLI could accurately detect surgical margins during radical prostatectomy and to indicate whether residual cancer remained after the surgery."

Greetings FPC members, First, a new method to improve cancer detection during radical prostatectomy to avoid missing possible cancers using Cerenkov luminescence.

What is the lowest psa level a psma scan can pick up Mets? I've been at 0.05 for 4 consecutive months. I had prostatectomy February 2014. Salvage imrt September 2015. 2nd time detectable psa recurrence June 2019 @ 0.02 Creeping up to current 0.05 as stated above. Thank you.

I was diagnosed in June 2019 with PMR after an unexpected attack out of the blue , when I was in so much pain I couldn't move and began shaking and with my teeth chattering. An excellent GP pulled out all the stops, arranged immediate blood tests and other examinations and very soon prescribed prednisolone

“Postsurgical changes of radical prostatectomy, without evidence of local tumor recurrence in the surgical bed. No tracer avid lymphadenopathy to suggest nodal metastases.

Excellent informative video.. I had a successful prostatectomy at Mem Sloan Kett 10 months ago. That was easy part now is hard part. They did a TERRIBLE job informing me of aftermath. I take daily 20 mg Viagra “no effect, Trimix/ Bimix injection no effect. I am 59 yo , if I knew then what I know now

Hello. I am 53. Looking for any positive thoughts following my robotic prostatectomy. My pre-op stats were: PSA 26 Gleason 8 Bone scan- negative MRI negative for spread outside of the capsule. However, my post op pathology shows 3 of 10 lymph nodes were positive. Positive margins in the seminal

I have no idea what I’m expecting anyone to help with but I get so sick of being fobbed off by doctors that I just feel the need to vent somewhere. To give a brief history I’ve not felt well since the birth of my 6th child 7 years ago. Exhaustion, sleep issues, period issues, I got diagnosed in 2019