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- Have you been diagnosed with prostate cancer?
- yes
- About Me:
- Phoenix, Arizona. Retired chemist; PCa survivor since 1992; patient advocate; Chapter Leader for two AZ US TOO support groups; Amateur radio (KT7P); Photography.
In April 1992, I was like most of my male contemporaries, totally oblivious of prostate cancer or its significance. I had just experienced an episode of frequent nocturnal urination, which I attributed to an infection. Then out of the blue, I was tested for PSA (my very first one) and scheduled for a biopsy when this result came back abnormally high at 13.6 ng/ml
The positive diagnostic result hit me hard as all these events developed rapidly and I was dreadfully unprepared to deal with the disease. This lack of basic knowledge about prostate cancer risk as we age is one of the things that present day males must avoid. Any male can be diagnosed with prostate cancer. Many without a symptom whatsoever! Learn the basics and avoid facing a situation like I did, where I needed to depend on other's opinions to decide what to do. Treatments affect our lives. Learn and decide from a knowledge base. You owe it to yourself and your family.
Dx: 5/92 at age 58, PSA 13.6 ng/ml(first PSA ever), Gleason 5 (3,2), 6 out of 6 positive biopsy cores, T2c, DRE +, Neg. Bone scan, Neg. CT scan, Neg. bladder pyelogram, Neg. chest x-ray,
Tx: RP 6/92, Gleason 6 (4,2), T4, Bilateral seminal vesicle invasion, positive margins, tumor invading and attached to rectum wall, Bilateral orchiectomy 9/92, PSA <0.2 ng/ml since 9/92;PSA 9/05, <0.03 ng/ml, DPC assay; PSA 3/06, <0.1 ng/ml, Abbott; Last PSA 3/07, <0.1 ng/ml, Bayer assay; 5/08, <0.1 ng/ml, Roche
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- http://www.pcainaz.org
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As you know Dr Berger retired. I am currently being treated by his Physician's Asst, who I find very kmowledgeable and competent. In my position with a failed rp (1996) and rising psa, cuurently about 1.25, I am thinking about suggesting to the PA some form of aggressive treatment as per Dr Liebowitz. What I'm lookng for is some guidance as what to suggest. That's why I was looking at Dr Liebowitz's protocol and what in his arsenal whould be appropriate for me. I am currently betrween cycles and on Avodart. I would expect to go back on Lupron when psa hits 6.
Whatever advice you can give would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Ed Roge
Your discussions are of interest to me. Especially the discussion about "The use of combined therapies..." Is there anyway you could explain in layman terms? When I read your bio I was not surprised your were a chemist!
Are you familiar with Dr Leibowitz's different treatment approaches and what is your thoughts about them?
Thanks
Ed Roge eroge@optonline.net
Rick
I know you posted an item about screening, or maybe I dreamed it, but i can't find it now. Where was it posted?
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