prostate cancer

[ltxi]

I haven't said anything about it, but I'm in a similar situation, although my PSA only rose to the high sevens. My doctor gave me antibiotics for a month to check for an infection, but that didn't help. He has referred me to an urologist, but because of other issues, I haven't gone yet - probably in about two weeks.

.....what I just wrote to kinkali.

[AIRret]

knkali,
Our prayer are with you and your family!
Keep us posted!
Technology has come a LONG way!!

[DeaconKC]

Praying here

[muggsy]

The first thing I'd do is have a second PSA test done. PSAs quite often give false positive results.

http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-infor...psa/?region=on

[muggsy]

One more thing. Before you let some saw bones operate on you make sure that you tell him about that new knife sharpener of yours.

[HAP1978]

I read this article a little while ago and its a real eye opener.

"National Cancer Institute report admits millions have been falsely treated for 'cancer'."

http://www.naturalnews.com/042789_Na..._epidemic.html

ABC also reported about misdiagnoses: http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=131047

[TheTman]

My uncle who was in his 80's at the time, was treated by them packing some radioactive pellets, about the size of a grain of rice, around his prostate. I was halfway surprised they even treated it. They say it grows so slow, that by that age you are more likely to die from something else, than the cancer. But the treatment worked, and didn't have too many bad side effects. Not like Chemo or normal radiation anyways.

[Bawanna]

I'm told there are different varieties. Some are very slow and something else will get you first. Others are more aggressive and you need to deal with it.

My dad was told his was very slow and not to worry. He died withing a few years of cancer of everything else.

I'm dealing with it too. We should start a club I guess. I'm still very early in the diagnosis stage so not sure if I have cause to worry or not. I'm opting to not so far, don't seem to do any good. Not real fond of doctors anyhow but unlike lawyers we really need them when we need them, that's for sure.

[getsome]

Good luck kinkali, got you on the prayer list...I need to get a physical myself, hate Doctors but this isn't something to mess with....Keep us informed guy!

[knkali]

Good luck kinkali, got you on the prayer list...I need to get a physical myself, hate Doctors but this isn't something to mess with....Keep us informed guy!

Roger that. Urologist apptmt this Friday for a meet and greet. Probably will schedule biopsy at that appointment.

[340pd]

Many Urologists have a way to detect for cancer in your urine right after a procto exam.
If that urine test is positive, they will do a biopsy which is uncomfortable but not really that big of a deal. Been through both a couple of times. Stay calm.

[jocko]

makes a guy think seriously about how some 21 year old nice looking lad is gonna feel when he goes to prison and meets up with BUBBA though,, would u say 340pd.

[knkali]

Many Urologists have a way to detect for cancer in your urine right after a procto exam.
If that urine test is positive, they will do a biopsy which is uncomfortable but not really that big of a deal. Been through both a couple of times. Stay calm.

I don't think that will be my case. Needles all the way baby. The last uro wanted to biopsy a few years ago when my PSA was in the "normal" range of 0-4 and it was 3.4

[jocko]

HINDSITE IS 20-20, someone should have listented to their lat uro. Good luck friend and I do mean that. I try to shoot straight with you and not over inflate u with sh!t either.It is what it is, u have it and they can take care of it, now is the time to trust ur urologists. The needles will tell all, tha tis for sure.

Keep me posted knkali

[knkali]

I understand Jocko. Labs then only showed a 10% chance of me having cancer for the last few years though. So not sure if I made a bad call based on the info presented to me at the time. With a 60% chance now, it is a no brainer. Open up and say Ahhhh. Trying to keep some sense of humor. Hard to do but trying.