Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Location: warrenton va
Prostate Cancer Posted: 01-06-06 21:24pm
Just been diagnosed with cancer of
prostate,68 yrs old and scared to death.
Gleason count is 6 and psa is 4.7. Doc
says I should have surgery to remove all
of prostate gland to be sure they get all
the cancer. I do not want chemo and
radiation. Would love to hear from
someone who has been thru this..Also
dreading cathered for 3 weeks after
surgery
please help
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Planeman
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Location: warrenton va
Re: Prostate Cancer Posted: 01-08-06 13:56pm
planeman
wrote:
just been diagnosed with
cancer of prostate,68 yrs old and scared
to death. Gleason count is 6 and psa is
7.3. Doc says I should have surgery to
remove all of prostate gland to be sure
they get all the cancer. I do not want
chemo and radiation. Would love to hear
from someone who has been thru this..Also
dreading cathered for 3 weeks after
surgery
please help
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bobby_20
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Hertfordshire
Posted: 01-11-06 10:15am
Hi i'm not sure how I can start this
except, i'm sorry about your news, not
that that will do anything. I did want to
ask a question though. I'm 20 years old
& about mid- late last year, I noticed
2 slightly soft lumps slightly larger than
a pea just below each testicle. They
don't hurt, but a while before I noticed
them I used to get excruciating pain in
the scrotum which would last from a few
seconds to sometimes an hour or 2. I
don't get any pain any more though. When
I squeeze the lump, it does hurt a little.
Did you experience any of these?
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onkyo
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 3
Posted: 02-11-06 18:37pm
Planeman,
i am knowledgable in prostate cancer.
Your cancer is low risk and likely curable
with surgery or radiation therapy.
Chemotherapy (and generally hormonal
therapy) has no role in your disease.
The problem with radical prostatectomy are
the side effects... Impotence,
incontinence, general risks of surgery,
etc. Radiation therapy can be given
internally (seeds) or externally (from a
linear accelerator). Side effects are
different but generally seeds cause more
uninary side effects while external
radiation gives more rectal side effects
(small risk of bleeding). Newer types of
radiation therapy - cyberknife or
tomotherapy are available in limited
locations. These may reduce the risk of
rectal problems. Hope this helps.
Bobby_20 - those little lumps in your
testicles are probably normal
(epididymis). At 20 years of age,
prostate cancer is extremely rare - you
are more likely to get struck by
lightening. And they are sensitive when
you squeeze them - ouch! See a doctor if
you are concerned, they get larger, or
hurt.
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stephane
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Dec 2004 Posts: 50
Alternative Medicine Posted: 03-17-06 20:54pm
Have you ever considered an alternative to
the surgery?
There's been a product used in china for
thousands of years and the american
scientific community recently discovered
it's efficacy for prostate and breast
cancer.
Should you want to read the studies, I
saved a copy on my computer. Simply
e-mail me at ste
phanepage@hotmail.Com
There is a treatment option called HIFU
(High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) which
is not currently approved for use in the
U.S.. However, it is approved in Japan,
Europe, Canada, Mexico, and other
countries, and procedures using HIFU have
been done for over 10 years. The main
benefit of HIFU is that it is minimally
invasive and carries less risk of
incontinence and impotence. The procedure
is done using a transrectal probe and high
intensity sound waves are used to ablate
the prostate. Numerous U.S. patients have
had the procedure done internationally. To
find out more, you can go to www.internationalhifu.com<
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