Yana updates June 27 - July 6 2010

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NEW ENTRIES

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/MarkG.htm

MARK GREENE diagnosed earlier this month and choosing RP (Radical

Prostatectomy) he is the first member to report a

Gleason Score based on a tertiary focus which sees a 3+4=7 score move to

3+4+5=8

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/GeoffT.htm

GEOFF TISCH originally chose RP (Radical Prostatectomy) but switched to

Active Surveillance

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/RegB.htm

REG BOSLEY recently diagnosed with metastasised disease and

in a state of shock

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/LarryT.htm

LARRY T newly diagnosed – June 15 – and undecided

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/R.htm

MIGUEL R decided on RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) and

has some ED issues

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/SadeqS.htm

SADEQ S diagnosed January 2009 with GS 10 tumour and on ADT (Androgen

Deprivation Therapy)

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/DeWayneC.htm

DE WAYNE CHARLESTON diagnosed with PSA 80/GS 8 tumour in September 2009 and on ADT

(Androgen Deprivation Therapy)

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/HarvV.htm

HARV V stays on his Active Surveillance choice and reflects on what a

difference a year makes in treatment choices

UPDATES FROM MEMBERS

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/PeteA.htm

PETE APPLE three years plus after his RP (Radical Prostatectomy) he

mentions a ‘rise’ in his PSA from 0.006 to 0.008

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/RussD.htm

RUSS D Silver Member celebrates his fifth year with undetectable PSA

after EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) and ADT (Androgen Deprivation

Therapy) for failed RP (Radical Prostatectomy)

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/LeoC.htm

LEO CROWLEY five months after Brachytherapy his PSA is

reducing but has some urinary and ED issues

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/R.htm

THOMAS REED one year after his PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) all’s

going well – some proctitis detected but no symptoms

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/JeffF.htm

JEFF FRANZEN although he had a PSA rising to 7.0 ng/ml after his RP

(Radical Prostatectomy) in 2007 he declined ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)

and no longer measures his PSA

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/V.htm

RICHARD VANCE is determined to have PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) at MD

, but his insurers have other ideas

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/StuC.htm

STUART CRAWFORD a little concerned about a rise in PSA to 0.18 after RP

(Radical Prostatectomy) and EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy)

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/L2.htm

RICHARD LEE after failed

RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) at age 74 he has started on

ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) and will start EBRT (External Beam Radiation

Therapy) in July

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/GregB3.htm

GREG B four

years diagnosis and failed RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery)

followed by EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment) his PSA is still undetectable

and the prosthesis implanted has dealt with his ED problem

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/JackR2.htm

JACK RATHERT after EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment) and ADT (Androgen

Deprivation Therapy) he has some Ed and leakage issues

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/S.htm

STEVEN SNYDER had surgery and implant to deal with both persistent

incontinence and ED after his RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic

Prostatectomy)

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/S.htm

RICHARD SMITH Silver member - nine years after diagnosis, with a rising PSA a

third biopsy does not provide any evidence to sway him form his Active

Surveillance decision

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/S.htm

ROBERT S four years after RP (Radical Prostatectomy) no PSA: no problems

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/DanL.htm

DAN LOCK Silver member now on Chemotherapy after failed RP (Radical

Prostatectomy), EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) and ADT (Androgen

Deprivation Therapy)

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/CharlieD.htm

CHARLIE DAVIS Silver member with a PSA still heading down three years after

ProstaScint® procedure but has ED

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/T.htm

JOHN THOMPSON chose

Brachytherapy with IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) and adjuvant

ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) and is happy with his choice – no side

effects and an undetectable PSA

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/MarcJ.htm

MARC JORDAN ten months

after RP (Radical Prostatectomy) he was still having ED problems but trimix has

helped

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/LloydL.htm

LLOYD L still on

Watchful Waiting despite an increase in PSA

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/SteveJ.htm

STEVE JENNINGS PSA undetectable one year after

RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) ED issues satisfactory

All the best

Prostate men need enlightening, not frightening

Terry Herbert - diagnosed in 1996 and still going

strong

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