had psa and Dr said I have in all prostate and possible outside ?wants to do surgery - I am heart
patient and I am 65 yrs old . I also had biopsy 6 out of 8 had cancer 3X3=6 gleason
Just dig with prostate cancer, anyone had the surgery?
I had the surgery 4 years ago when I was 51. There is a much more advanced version now though. It is laproscopic. They don't cut you open like they did me. My doctor in Orange County is now doing it and says he'll never go back. I mentor patients with prostate cancer and the ones who have had the new surgery swear by it. Most of them are in their 60's. Looks like a 3 week recovery instead of 6.
I am happy with the surgery, although I have not regained 100% of erectile function. Only about 1/3 of patients ever regain 100% function. I have absolutely no incontinence though. I think that is a thing of the past for most patients.
Try to have the laprascopic method done, but in any event, make sure your surgeon is expert (and can prove it) at nerve sparing.
wallflower
Saturday, May 15, 2010
What are the prostate cancer symptoms?
* Dull pain in your lower pelvic area
* Urgency of urination
* Difficulty starting urination
* Pain during urination
* Weak urine flow and dribbling
* Intermittent urine flow
* A sensation that your bladder doesn't empty
* Frequent urination at night
* Blood in your urine
* Painful ejaculation
* General pain in your lower back, hips or upper thighs
* Loss of appetite and weight
* Persistent bone pain
More information about Prostate Cancer check http://prostatecancersymptoms.info
What are the prostate cancer symptoms?
None of the above. They may be symptoms of cancer once it spreads from the prostate to other areas. I had no symptoms and prostate cancer was detected as a result of annual physical and blood check for cholesterol. My PSA went from 1.5 to 4.5 in 12 months. Doctor ordered biopsies and cancer was detected in 1 of 12 areas. The Gleason score was 4+4=8 (aggressive tumor) I had the prostate removed a month later. They found cancer in the sections the biopsies missed.
I was 59 when it was removed. With no symptoms.
Reply:Prostate cancer does not give you early warning symptoms. If you experience symptoms that are confirmed by scans to be caused by prostate cancer, it means it is very advanced and beyond any treatment that will cure it.
Dont wait for symptoms to say you might have prostate cancer. Do your early detection tests including PSA blood tests every 6 months to a year to catch it before it is too late.
I have advanced prostate cancer and I still have no symptoms, absolutely none. I never had symptoms before my diagnosis either. My prostate was removed, but cancer returned a year later. Still no symptoms. Again, dont wait for symptoms. Do your screening tests faithfully and catch it early.
* Urgency of urination
* Difficulty starting urination
* Pain during urination
* Weak urine flow and dribbling
* Intermittent urine flow
* A sensation that your bladder doesn't empty
* Frequent urination at night
* Blood in your urine
* Painful ejaculation
* General pain in your lower back, hips or upper thighs
* Loss of appetite and weight
* Persistent bone pain
More information about Prostate Cancer check http://prostatecancersymptoms.info
What are the prostate cancer symptoms?
None of the above. They may be symptoms of cancer once it spreads from the prostate to other areas. I had no symptoms and prostate cancer was detected as a result of annual physical and blood check for cholesterol. My PSA went from 1.5 to 4.5 in 12 months. Doctor ordered biopsies and cancer was detected in 1 of 12 areas. The Gleason score was 4+4=8 (aggressive tumor) I had the prostate removed a month later. They found cancer in the sections the biopsies missed.
I was 59 when it was removed. With no symptoms.
Reply:Prostate cancer does not give you early warning symptoms. If you experience symptoms that are confirmed by scans to be caused by prostate cancer, it means it is very advanced and beyond any treatment that will cure it.
Dont wait for symptoms to say you might have prostate cancer. Do your early detection tests including PSA blood tests every 6 months to a year to catch it before it is too late.
I have advanced prostate cancer and I still have no symptoms, absolutely none. I never had symptoms before my diagnosis either. My prostate was removed, but cancer returned a year later. Still no symptoms. Again, dont wait for symptoms. Do your screening tests faithfully and catch it early.
Can you get prostate cancer from masturbation?
Im doing a report on prostate cancer for my college professor and I want my paper to include odd but correct information.
Can you get prostate cancer from masturbation?
No. Absolutely not.
Cancer comes from mutated cells. Masturbating does NOT mutate cells. Masturbating is HARMLESS.
Reply:Nope, just hairy palms.
I'm sure the books you are using for this "paper" would be able to tell you better than a bunch of people on here.
Reply:no cause then like ever guy alive would have prostate cancer...
Reply:No, you'll just go blind.
Reply:No. In fact it actually helps prevent prostrate cancer.
Reply:If that were true, every man in the world would have prostate cancer !!
Reply:Hope Not
Reply:No, on the contrary. Masterbation in some circumstances can prevent prostate cancer
Reply:No you can.
Reply:I hope not...
Can you get prostate cancer from masturbation?
No. Absolutely not.
Cancer comes from mutated cells. Masturbating does NOT mutate cells. Masturbating is HARMLESS.
Reply:Nope, just hairy palms.
I'm sure the books you are using for this "paper" would be able to tell you better than a bunch of people on here.
Reply:no cause then like ever guy alive would have prostate cancer...
Reply:No, you'll just go blind.
Reply:No. In fact it actually helps prevent prostrate cancer.
Reply:If that were true, every man in the world would have prostate cancer !!
Reply:Hope Not
Reply:No, on the contrary. Masterbation in some circumstances can prevent prostate cancer
Reply:No you can.
Reply:I hope not...
Pat Robertson had prostate cancer. What did God punish him for?
Pat Robertsom believes in God's punishments. he once said that 9/11 was a punishment from God for tolerating gays. And now it turns out he himself had a prostate cancer. I wonder, what kind of sin did God punish him for?
Pat Robertson had prostate cancer. What did God punish him for?
He punished him for holding in his farts too much
and making them come out his mouth in the form
of preaching punishments from God on others.
Reply:So you believe in God, then?
Reply:Funny everything seemed okay when he showed me his secret parts.
Reply:why, i do believe your line of reasoning is the same as pat robertson's.
Reply:Ah, but he's not being punished.
It will be, of course, that "God" is testing him like he once tested Job of the Old Testament.
P.S.
Who believes anything Pat Robertson says in the first place?
Reply:the flesh is not infallible...
Reply:Well, obviously for not getting enough people to believe in his crazy BS. God has to give his servants preformance incentives you see...
Reply:Nothing. It's coincidence. Nothing that moron has said makes any sense. He said Katrina was punishment for gays, when that section was one of the least damaged sections in New Orleans.
I believe he also claimed to have leg pressed some figure more than anyone on the planet even though he's a crazy old man. Unless crazy moves iron these days...
Reply:His homosexuality
Reply:Not sure if stupidity is a sin.
But arrogance and pride are.
Reply:He is a prick.
Reply:I have never been happy that anyone had cancer.........until now
Reply:Not whackin' it enough, apparently. Probably because he was fighting his natural christian male/public figure gay tendencies.
Reply:God does not punish people with cancer
Reply:It was a test for Pat to see if he will stay faithful to God and His will for him.
I don't know Pat Robertson, I never watched him, but here's the answer!
God was NOT behind the 9/11 attacks! That came from people who fell in Satan's trap.
Lord forgive me if I'm wrong, but it sounds to me PAT no longer needs to be on air!
Reply:Everything that comes out of his mouth.
Reply:God isn't punishing Pat,,all of us will leave here some day
one way or the other,maybe his is thur cancer..beware
that one day it will be you.
Reply:Probably eating a lifetime of pig products.
Reply:USE IT OR LOOSE IT, The prostate gland grows with age, more so if man stop having sex, then cancer comes, it was not god, is only sin was to stop having sex.
Reply:HE CAN'T WALK ON WATER OR PART IT. CONSEQUENTLY HE'S AS HUMAN AS ALL THE REST OF US. SO SOMEHOW HE GOT PROSTRATE CANCER. MAYBE GOD WAS JUST REMINDING HIM THAT HE IS GOD AND NOT PAT.
Reply:For being a jackass.
Actually, for lying, using charitable donations for a for-profit enterprise, being a bigot, filling the TV with sob stories, and doling out bad theology and heresy. Pat Robertson is just an all-around asshole.
Reply:You cannot hold one man accountable for the whole idenity of Christianity.
..God wants the best for us, Satan comes to rob, kill, and destroy, NOT God.
...But there will be a day to come for his Wrath, his Judgement
(read the Bible on these issues, it will really help you out)
Reply:Politics do not belong at the bedside. Like all men with prostate cancer, Pat Robertson, who had surgery, deserves sympathy and support. The same is true for Rudy Giuliani, Colin Powell, Ehud Olmert, Merv Griffin, Jorge Mas Canosa, football star Robin Cole, baseball star Ken Griffey ... it's up to us to uphold a professional standard. One notes, by the way, that Pat Robertson has probably done more for prostate cancer awareness than just about anyone. You should see some of his excellent broadcasts on subject.
Pat Robertson had prostate cancer. What did God punish him for?
He punished him for holding in his farts too much
and making them come out his mouth in the form
of preaching punishments from God on others.
Reply:So you believe in God, then?
Reply:Funny everything seemed okay when he showed me his secret parts.
Reply:why, i do believe your line of reasoning is the same as pat robertson's.
Reply:Ah, but he's not being punished.
It will be, of course, that "God" is testing him like he once tested Job of the Old Testament.
P.S.
Who believes anything Pat Robertson says in the first place?
Reply:the flesh is not infallible...
Reply:Well, obviously for not getting enough people to believe in his crazy BS. God has to give his servants preformance incentives you see...
Reply:Nothing. It's coincidence. Nothing that moron has said makes any sense. He said Katrina was punishment for gays, when that section was one of the least damaged sections in New Orleans.
I believe he also claimed to have leg pressed some figure more than anyone on the planet even though he's a crazy old man. Unless crazy moves iron these days...
Reply:His homosexuality
Reply:Not sure if stupidity is a sin.
But arrogance and pride are.
Reply:He is a prick.
Reply:I have never been happy that anyone had cancer.........until now
Reply:Not whackin' it enough, apparently. Probably because he was fighting his natural christian male/public figure gay tendencies.
Reply:God does not punish people with cancer
Reply:It was a test for Pat to see if he will stay faithful to God and His will for him.
I don't know Pat Robertson, I never watched him, but here's the answer!
God was NOT behind the 9/11 attacks! That came from people who fell in Satan's trap.
Lord forgive me if I'm wrong, but it sounds to me PAT no longer needs to be on air!
Reply:Everything that comes out of his mouth.
Reply:God isn't punishing Pat,,all of us will leave here some day
one way or the other,maybe his is thur cancer..beware
that one day it will be you.
Reply:Probably eating a lifetime of pig products.
Reply:USE IT OR LOOSE IT, The prostate gland grows with age, more so if man stop having sex, then cancer comes, it was not god, is only sin was to stop having sex.
Reply:HE CAN'T WALK ON WATER OR PART IT. CONSEQUENTLY HE'S AS HUMAN AS ALL THE REST OF US. SO SOMEHOW HE GOT PROSTRATE CANCER. MAYBE GOD WAS JUST REMINDING HIM THAT HE IS GOD AND NOT PAT.
Reply:For being a jackass.
Actually, for lying, using charitable donations for a for-profit enterprise, being a bigot, filling the TV with sob stories, and doling out bad theology and heresy. Pat Robertson is just an all-around asshole.
Reply:You cannot hold one man accountable for the whole idenity of Christianity.
..God wants the best for us, Satan comes to rob, kill, and destroy, NOT God.
...But there will be a day to come for his Wrath, his Judgement
(read the Bible on these issues, it will really help you out)
Reply:Politics do not belong at the bedside. Like all men with prostate cancer, Pat Robertson, who had surgery, deserves sympathy and support. The same is true for Rudy Giuliani, Colin Powell, Ehud Olmert, Merv Griffin, Jorge Mas Canosa, football star Robin Cole, baseball star Ken Griffey ... it's up to us to uphold a professional standard. One notes, by the way, that Pat Robertson has probably done more for prostate cancer awareness than just about anyone. You should see some of his excellent broadcasts on subject.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Which treatment for prostate cancer has the least side effects.?
I was recently diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer and am deciding on treatment. They all seem to have the same dismal side effects. Which one would you say has the least (or most livable) side effects?
Which treatment for prostate cancer has the least side effects.?
There is one treatment in which radioactive needles are implanted in the tumor for a kind of localized radiotherapy. This has the advantage of avoiding prostatectomy and the associated risks of losing bladder function.
Antiandrogen + LHRH superagonist can also be used for hormonal suppression in case the tumor is androgen-dependant (that is, most cases). Sometimes, surgery can be avoided that way, when there is complete response and elimination of the tumor. But be aware that hormonal suppression can cause impotency, though the effect is reversible.
Reply:What are your choices at this time???
Reply:My dad was diagnosed with stage 3 prostate cancer and he decided on a radical perineal prostatetomy. In the long-term this has probably the least side effects. The biggest complaint my dad had was the discomfort post-op. Also the recovery is progressive, it can only get better.
Reply:a close friend of mine had a little radioactive seed implanted in his prostate. He says it is about the size of a grain of rice, kills cancer cells over a period of time. His cancer is very slow growing and he is in his early 60's, so they think this is the best least invasive way to do it.
I had radiation treatments for another type and location of cancer,, but saw several men at the clinic having radiation on their prostate. I believe it was for a faster growing type.
Furniture
Which treatment for prostate cancer has the least side effects.?
There is one treatment in which radioactive needles are implanted in the tumor for a kind of localized radiotherapy. This has the advantage of avoiding prostatectomy and the associated risks of losing bladder function.
Antiandrogen + LHRH superagonist can also be used for hormonal suppression in case the tumor is androgen-dependant (that is, most cases). Sometimes, surgery can be avoided that way, when there is complete response and elimination of the tumor. But be aware that hormonal suppression can cause impotency, though the effect is reversible.
Reply:What are your choices at this time???
Reply:My dad was diagnosed with stage 3 prostate cancer and he decided on a radical perineal prostatetomy. In the long-term this has probably the least side effects. The biggest complaint my dad had was the discomfort post-op. Also the recovery is progressive, it can only get better.
Reply:a close friend of mine had a little radioactive seed implanted in his prostate. He says it is about the size of a grain of rice, kills cancer cells over a period of time. His cancer is very slow growing and he is in his early 60's, so they think this is the best least invasive way to do it.
I had radiation treatments for another type and location of cancer,, but saw several men at the clinic having radiation on their prostate. I believe it was for a faster growing type.
Furniture
If you get a 6.3 result on prostate glad test does that mean you have prostate cancer?
i just got a bad test on my prostate gland it come back 6.3.. does this mean i probadly have cancer of my prostate, i have had and enlarged prostate since i was thirty four years, would having prostate enlargment make my score 6.3
If you get a 6.3 result on prostate glad test does that mean you have prostate cancer?
No it means you have abnormal cells. You need to have it taken care of ASAP. Talk to your doc
Reply:Why didn't your doctor explain the results to you?
Reply:A PSA value of 6.3 is usually the result of a prostatitis. Only if the value rises within several weeks, a cancer may exist. My recommendation: take saw palmetto and burning nettle root extract cps.
Reply:Here's good info on the PSA test and what it means. If that's the test you got, 6.3 is just moderately elevated. It doesn't mean you have cancer. Read the whole article for lots of helpful info.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/facts...
Reply:ask ur dr!
and I don't think he'll be hanging around Y!A so go and ask him
Reply:A psa level of 5-10 only indicates a 25% chance of being prostate cancer. Above 10 raises chances to 50%. Stay on top of your psa level and keep in contact with the urologist. My dad had prostate cancer a few years ago He is ok now and still watches his level every 6 months. I hope everything is ok.
Reply:I just had a crash course in prostate cancer because I had it. Here's what I learned
As the other folks have said, it's a rapid change in your PSA, not the PSA per se. My PSA was 2.3, but it was a 1.5 just a year before. A retest to confirm showed a 2.4. I was recommended to have a biopsy which showed just a few cancer cells on both nodes (Gleason score of 6). The biopsy is pretty easy, and, at worse, your back to work the next day.
I had taken Saw Palmetto for several decades - other than the cancer, I had a healthy prostate. It was not enlarged, and I had no problem in voiding. I believe that stuff works!
Compare your PSA over time, and ask your MD.
Update: I didn't make it clear, but I did have surgery to remove my prostate. I used the new DiVinci robot which did a great job. Recovery is quick, but there are changes. While I still have a full libido and recovering function, I no longer ejaculate - no more wet spot in the bed!
If you get a 6.3 result on prostate glad test does that mean you have prostate cancer?
No it means you have abnormal cells. You need to have it taken care of ASAP. Talk to your doc
Reply:Why didn't your doctor explain the results to you?
Reply:A PSA value of 6.3 is usually the result of a prostatitis. Only if the value rises within several weeks, a cancer may exist. My recommendation: take saw palmetto and burning nettle root extract cps.
Reply:Here's good info on the PSA test and what it means. If that's the test you got, 6.3 is just moderately elevated. It doesn't mean you have cancer. Read the whole article for lots of helpful info.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/facts...
Reply:ask ur dr!
and I don't think he'll be hanging around Y!A so go and ask him
Reply:A psa level of 5-10 only indicates a 25% chance of being prostate cancer. Above 10 raises chances to 50%. Stay on top of your psa level and keep in contact with the urologist. My dad had prostate cancer a few years ago He is ok now and still watches his level every 6 months. I hope everything is ok.
Reply:I just had a crash course in prostate cancer because I had it. Here's what I learned
As the other folks have said, it's a rapid change in your PSA, not the PSA per se. My PSA was 2.3, but it was a 1.5 just a year before. A retest to confirm showed a 2.4. I was recommended to have a biopsy which showed just a few cancer cells on both nodes (Gleason score of 6). The biopsy is pretty easy, and, at worse, your back to work the next day.
I had taken Saw Palmetto for several decades - other than the cancer, I had a healthy prostate. It was not enlarged, and I had no problem in voiding. I believe that stuff works!
Compare your PSA over time, and ask your MD.
Update: I didn't make it clear, but I did have surgery to remove my prostate. I used the new DiVinci robot which did a great job. Recovery is quick, but there are changes. While I still have a full libido and recovering function, I no longer ejaculate - no more wet spot in the bed!
My boyfriend has prostate cancer?!?
How can I find out more about prostate cancer? I dont know exactly what it is. I want to help him how can I? What are the side effects?
My boyfriend has prostate cancer?!?
www.mayoclinic.com is a good site, with good information. Just go to the oncology section or search their site for prostate cancer. You may also try Web MD.
If you prefer, Colin Powell's book on prostate cancer is quite good as is the book by Dr. Patrick Walsh.
Your boyfriend's Urologist probably has a good bit of literature regarding prostate cancer as well. Often times available for check-out or simple distribution - just ask. Most of these items are geared more towards the newly diagnosed patient and really help gain an understanding of the process.
As for the rest of your question -
Prostate cancer is an abnormal process of the glandular tissue of the prostate. It is a very common cancer, and when detected early through PSA testing and exams on a routine basis, very manageable.
Early on, prostate cancer rarely has any symptoms, which is why screening is so important.
Treatments are based on a patient's specific presentation, age, stage of cancer and personal preferences.
Just by being concerned and learning more abut the disease, you are being a help to your boyfriend. Best wishes -
Reply:Go take a look at www.drday.com. Be blessed!
Reply:WHAT STAGE? SOME PROSTATE CANCERS CURED. CALL AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY OR CHECK SITE BELOW.
Reply:The bible on the subject is a book by Patrick Walsh called 'Surviving Prostate Cancer.'
The best website I have found is at http://www.phoenix5.org.
I mentor prostate cancer patients in Orange County, CA.
I was diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer 4 years ago when I was 51 years old.
If you want a little more help, and I have a lot to offer, contact me at thewhytehouse@yahoo.com
I will not try to influence a treatment method, but will be able to provide a lot of important information about how to proceed and what to watch for.
Reply:Common sense tells me to suggest your boyfriend gets on an all-natural diet. If he eats meats (and insists on continuing), be sure it is organic [no antibotics, fatteners, etc., fed to the animals].
Exercise, to work bad cells out of the body.
Rest to give the body time to repair itself.
I'm a believer in straight, sour, cranberry juice too (taken an hour before meals) and also mixed with other juices [with orange juice is good] as a cure aid and preventer of cancer.
I do not believe in modern medicine -- so (if I were him or was caring for someone who was diagnosed with cancer of any kind), I'd stop the taking of aspirins and anything else that's not natural to the body. Bottled water (spring and/or distilled) - drink it, cook with it. Cook at home so that you/he knows the food is all-natural and prepared properly.
It just makes sense, doesn't it, to put all-natural things into the body if you want all-natural cells to form and the body to function naturally?
My boyfriend has prostate cancer?!?
www.mayoclinic.com is a good site, with good information. Just go to the oncology section or search their site for prostate cancer. You may also try Web MD.
If you prefer, Colin Powell's book on prostate cancer is quite good as is the book by Dr. Patrick Walsh.
Your boyfriend's Urologist probably has a good bit of literature regarding prostate cancer as well. Often times available for check-out or simple distribution - just ask. Most of these items are geared more towards the newly diagnosed patient and really help gain an understanding of the process.
As for the rest of your question -
Prostate cancer is an abnormal process of the glandular tissue of the prostate. It is a very common cancer, and when detected early through PSA testing and exams on a routine basis, very manageable.
Early on, prostate cancer rarely has any symptoms, which is why screening is so important.
Treatments are based on a patient's specific presentation, age, stage of cancer and personal preferences.
Just by being concerned and learning more abut the disease, you are being a help to your boyfriend. Best wishes -
Reply:Go take a look at www.drday.com. Be blessed!
Reply:WHAT STAGE? SOME PROSTATE CANCERS CURED. CALL AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY OR CHECK SITE BELOW.
Reply:The bible on the subject is a book by Patrick Walsh called 'Surviving Prostate Cancer.'
The best website I have found is at http://www.phoenix5.org.
I mentor prostate cancer patients in Orange County, CA.
I was diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer 4 years ago when I was 51 years old.
If you want a little more help, and I have a lot to offer, contact me at thewhytehouse@yahoo.com
I will not try to influence a treatment method, but will be able to provide a lot of important information about how to proceed and what to watch for.
Reply:Common sense tells me to suggest your boyfriend gets on an all-natural diet. If he eats meats (and insists on continuing), be sure it is organic [no antibotics, fatteners, etc., fed to the animals].
Exercise, to work bad cells out of the body.
Rest to give the body time to repair itself.
I'm a believer in straight, sour, cranberry juice too (taken an hour before meals) and also mixed with other juices [with orange juice is good] as a cure aid and preventer of cancer.
I do not believe in modern medicine -- so (if I were him or was caring for someone who was diagnosed with cancer of any kind), I'd stop the taking of aspirins and anything else that's not natural to the body. Bottled water (spring and/or distilled) - drink it, cook with it. Cook at home so that you/he knows the food is all-natural and prepared properly.
It just makes sense, doesn't it, to put all-natural things into the body if you want all-natural cells to form and the body to function naturally?
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