People That Have Recovered From Prostate Cancer
posted 10/24/2008, comments (0)|
8 years post radiation I bleed after ejaculation, I am a 73 year old male
My current PSA is .01 eight years after seed implant and IMRT. This past two years I have experienced Gross Hemituria 4 times. After CAT Scans, Bladder inspections, ultra sounds no cause could be found. It was finally discovered after bleeding post DRE that the blood was coming from broken and weakened viens in the protstatic... Read more
posted 10/02/2008, comments (4)|
Avodart after radiation treatment?
I hve been taking Avodart for 7 months, including during IMRT, which ended in mid June. My new urologist says I am wasting money on Avodart, because after radiation, all the prostate cells are dead anyway, and Avodart won't affect anything. Is the Avodart really doing nothing for me?
posted 09/08/2008, comments (0)|
Total incontinence following robotic surgery
At 62 I had da Vinci robotic surgery (transurethral resection) to remove my prostate after a minuscule amount of cancer was detected through two needle biopsies (a higher-than-usual PSA precipitated the biopsies). My doctor had performed approximately 50 or 60 of these operations. I chose this method since the "experts" said it would significantly... Read more
posted 07/29/2008, comments (4)|
