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Dear Mike,
Many thanks once again for your reply. I know it takes time to compose these responses, and you are active throughout the forum.
I thought that it was crunch time for a biopsy two weeks ago but the urologist's surprising about turn give…
Dear Mike,
Thank you for your further responses to the issues I raised.
In your point 1, I believe you are basically agreeing with me concerning the imperfect science of prostate biopsy. Even if PCa is detected, and that appears to be a significan…
Dear John:
I am now hopelessly confused, so let me be EXTREMELY clear:
1. There is absolutely no compelling evidence that mass, population-based screening for prostate cancer affects mortality in men in the USA in general. However, for the individ…
Dear Mike,
Thank you for your reply.
This 'journey' that Bryan referred to on this thread, is becoming both increasingly complex and confusing.
On the medical side I have had two primary care M.D's recently treat my rising psa as an insignificant…
Dear Bryan,
Thanks for pondering my situation and for your experience.
As I have already said my position (at the moment) seems insignificant compared to those who are being so supportive.
A Gleason 3+3 = 6 and a post op 0.01 psa, as I understand…
Dear Jean-Jacques,
Many thanks for taking the time to post to me, and sharing your experience.
I am sorry that there has been progression of the PCa.
I had a look at the Google video, meditation of the mindfullness type with J Kabat Zinn. I gave…
John,
I completely understand the deep troubling concern and fear you are confronting concerning the prospect of having PCa. Not one person on this site or who has heard the words "You have cancer" will not understand how frightening this is.
You…
Dear John:
Since you have chosen to give me as a source for the validity of non-treatment (for carefully selected patients), I think I should point out that the "non-treatment" decision is invariably based on the knowledge that there IS something t…
Dear John,
Many thanks for your previous response and for thinking of me. I too have been thinking and talking of you and some of the others on this forum, like Jean-Jacques. I am extremely touched by the fact of what you and they are going through,…
Seasons Greetings John,
I was thinking about you and wondered what your decision was with to regards to the biopsy.
Regards,
John.
Dear John
I have been thinkimg about your (our) dilemna and reading the testimonials illustrating it so well.
Here is another angle to think about: the desire and courage to know versus the fear to know.
Early in my story, 7 years ago; I went to in…
Hi again John,
I'm sure most people diagnosed with PCa, have gone through what you are going through now. Please do not feel that you should not be here. At least you are talking about your worries regarding a biopsy. A lot of people just do what t…
Hello Angela,
Thanks for taking the time to respond to my thread.
You say: "whatever you do, be at peace with your decision." The essential problems are that it is difficult to arrive at a decision, and even when I take a step, it will also be dif…
John - I've watched all the posts to your discussion. All we can do is take one step at a time. Have the biopsy to reasonably confirm or deny the presence of PCa. Then, as Bill said, go from there. There are many decisions to make along this journey…
Hello Jean-Jacques,
Thanks for your advice.
Despite my reservations it looks like I will be opting for the biopsy, which I am sure I will be pressed to undergo.
It is a real minefield and it is difficult to pick your way through it all. There are…
Dear Jon
I understand from your discussion that a biopsy comes with a very small risk of cells escaping.
It seems to me that the risk of not knowing where the cancer cells are and at what Gleason score they are is much larger.
I would opt for biop…
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- Have you been diagnosed with prostate cancer?
- No
- What brings you to the New Prostate Cancer InfoLink social network?
- Ongoing prostate problems and pending consultation
- Would you help us grow the network? Would you tell others about it?
- Yes
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 12:23pm on April 25, 2009,
E. Michael D. ("Mike") Scott said…
- John: Can you provide any data to help define your "ongoing problems": PSA levels over time, symptoms, anything else? Also ...how old are you? The younger you arem, the more likely that you have chronic prostatitis as opposed to Prostate cancer or BPH.
- At 12:16pm on April 25, 2009,
George A. Brown said… - Hi John,
Welcome to the group, happy to have you on board. Could you share about your onging prostate problems and what is coming up. I went through the same ONGOING so I probably know something about what you are going through. This will help us share information across the big pond and maybe figure things out. I will check back with you and once again it is great you found us. George
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