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I Have A Dilemma (Part 2)
Seasons Greetings John, I was thinking about you and wondered what your decision was with to regards to the biopsy. Regards, John.
Replied Dec 19
AARP says over 50 can skip the PSA test?
Mate, I can tell you that if they wait that long, when they eventually have a byopsy, unless the symtoms are caused by BHP or an effection, then the news will be all bad.
Replied Dec 19
AARP says over 50 can skip the PSA test?
Hi Tony, I agree with you, you are in the same situation as I was, but all these tests cost money and a lot of people just cant afford to go from test to test, so they accept what their MD says. My f…
Replied Dec 19
AARP says over 50 can skip the PSA test?
I must admit that I have very little faith in the PSA test without a DRE. I had PSA and DRE for 5 years prior to my biopsy and diagnosis, by then my cancer was inoperable, leaving me with the only op…
Replied Dec 19
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Seasons Greetings John,
I was thinking about you and wondered what your decision was with to regards to the biopsy.
Regards,
John.
Mate, I can tell you that if they wait that long, when they eventually have a byopsy, unless the symtoms are caused by BHP or an effection, then the news will be all bad.
Hi Tony,
I agree with you, you are in the same situation as I was, but all these tests cost money and a lot of people just cant afford to go from test to test, so they accept what their MD says. My first DRE indicated lumps in my prostate, but my MD…
I must admit that I have very little faith in the PSA test without a DRE. I had PSA and DRE for 5 years prior to my biopsy and diagnosis, by then my cancer was inoperable, leaving me with the only options of Radiation and Hormone treatment. At no ti…
G'dav Joe,
Yes I know, but the ERBT is focused to hit one target, whereas the CAT scan effects the whole body. I was watching a news report that a Chicago Cancer Hospital, was giving 8 times the amount of radiation normally emitted by a CAT scan, s…
After Radiation in Feb 2003, I was not on any medication until my PSA started to rise in 2005, I was prescribed 3 monthly shots of Lucrin (aka Lupron) and have been recieving them since. In mid 2006 my PSA started to rise again and I was prescribed…
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…
G'day John,
Your question, would I have done anything differently, the answer is Yes, Yes, Yes.
As I mentioned, the first time I had a PSA and DRE, I so wish that I had insisted on a biopsy, even 5 years later, I had to ask for one and the MD resp…
G'day John, from Australia,
Have you read the "Stramge Place" http://www.yananow.net/StrangePlace/spintro.html ?. It contains some very interesting information, regarding PCa. in a laymans terms.
I was diadnosed with inoperable PCa in May 2002, whi…
G'day Harvey and Joe,
Well I had a call from my Trail manager on Friday, she informed me that because I was on Cosidex for so long, that I would have to wait another 4 weeks before I could start the Trail, so I have put it off until after the New Ye…
Myths 2 through 9 are entirely mythical. And Myth 1 is "relatively" mythical. Prostate cancer is, indeed the cause of nearly 30,000 deaths in America every year, and the commonest cause of cancer-related death in males.
HOWEVER, it is worth bearing…
This is excellent. Thanks for posting it. It should be on the evening news.
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- At 9:49am on December 19, 2009,
Douglas Peters said…
- What are some of the side effects? Do they go away when you stop?
- At 8:24pm on December 18, 2009,
Douglas Peters said…
- Yes I have BPH, but have read when you take Finasteride your PSA is lower.
However whatever your PSA is, you double the reading. So is this helping?
- At 8:56am on October 27, 2009,
E. Michael D. ("Mike") Scott said…
- Dear John;
First, your lack of faith in PSA testing is understandable. However, what doctors all too often fail to tell patients is that PSA testing and responses to it are individualized. Some men just have normal PSA levels that are lower than others, and some have PSA levels that are higher. The numbers people use as guidelines are just averages. You appear to be a part of the "lower than average" group.
Second, if you decide to enter the abiraterone actetate trial I do NOT believe that you will necessarily progress any faster on the placebo arm of the trial. Stopping the Casodex is something that would be the normal next step in your current treatment anyway because of an effect called antiandrogen withdrawal. In many patients on drugs like Casodex, stopping that drug will -- for a short period of time (of around 6 months) -- actually lead to a decline in the PSA level. My understanding is that you will only actually be allowed into the abiraterone trial AFTER you have stopped the Casodex AND your PSA either continues to rise or first drops and THEN starts to rise again.
And you should know that there are lots of other potential new drugs coming into trials after the abiraterone, so keep your chin up. We are WAY ahead of where we were a decade ago!
- At 4:02pm on October 26, 2009,
Arnon Krongrad, MD said…
- John, is that an optical distortion or is that the biggest dog in the world? Welcome. As Mike asked. Arnon
- At 1:09pm on October 26, 2009,
E. Michael D. ("Mike") Scott said…
- Hi John. Are you newly diagnosed or a long time patient? What sort of information can we help you with?
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