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posted 03/14/2007, comments (0)

Urinary discomfort

Approx 9 months ago diagnosed w enlarged prostate. Discovered during annuasl exam (age 50) Was experiencing minor rectal pressure/discomfort. But since then urinary issues have developedUroDoc gave me Flomax & Dextrol La but since changed Dextrol to Vesticare. Urinary flow greatly improved but now experiencing pain/sensitivity in penis (tip) and... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/20/2006, comments (0)

We Have it Good

This essay is not about prostate cancer. It’s about my music teacher. I started taking piano lessons at the age of 62. Realizing that retirement would be coming down the line in a number of years, I didn’t want to be caught empty-handed; I wanted something to do with my “final years.” Of course, it was stupid, on the face of it: I was... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/25/2006, comments (0)

Treatment Talk

I had dinner the other night with a friend of mine. He’s in his late 70’s and seemed to be of robust health. During dinner, however, he told me that he’d had some heart problems for years and he had had a PSA of 8 some years back. Though the PSA hadn’t risen over time, a biopsy discovered a few cells that were cancerous. In addition, he... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/22/2006, comments (0)

Staging

It’s fairly easy to forget that all cancers are not the same, and that all prostate cancers are not the same, either. At the following URL, you can get some very good information (including graphics) from the National Cancer Institute regarding the staging of prostate... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/08/2006, comments (0)

Every Man Makes His Own Decisions

As I’ve said several times, I’m not a physician, so my opinion on these matters is only that of someone who has undergone the same fears, tests, and outcomes as many of you. Nonetheless, now that I’ve written a book, friends call me about their prostate problems, and I try to answer as best I can. This month was strange, because I got two... Read more Chevron

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