Re: YANA Updates June 14 - 19

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Terry

Thanks for your hard work

Sad about Andy Ripley, a talented rugby union player!

YANA Updates June 14 - 19

SAD NEWS

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/AndyR.htm ANDY RIPLEY has passed on just five years after diagnosis with a very aggressive form of the disease that saw his PSA soar to over 7,000 ng/ml before a metastasis robbed him of his sight

NEW POSTS:

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/H.htm THOMAS HEHIR diagnosed in 2009 he chose AS (Active Surveillance) – follow up biopsy found no cancer cells

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/IanL.htm IAN LINDSAY after ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) he decided on RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy)

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/T.htm PETER TURNER comes in as a Platinum member, having been diagnosed in 1994 when he had EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment) some results of which only manifested themselves recently

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/C2.htm JAMES CASTLEBERRY decided on RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery)

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/ChrisB3.htm CHRIS BUTTERISS comes in as a Gold member having been diagnosed in 2000 - due to re-start ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) after failed RP (Radical Prostatectomy) and EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment)

UPDATES FROM MEMBERS

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/DanH.htm DAN HARRIMAN decided on RP (Radical Prostatectomy) and is now recovering from June 7 surgery

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/RobS.htm ROB SIMON hits Silver status and reports no problems after PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) apart from some minor bowel issues last year

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/HughA.htm HUGH ARMITAGE reflects on the events of the past year since he had his PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) and finds some positives in a prostate cancer diagnosis

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/AlanJ.htm ALAN J on ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) holiday with PSA below 0.10 with no side effects after IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) for a GS9/PSA 76 diagnosis

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/W.htm ROBERT WALLACE chose Brachytherapy with adjuvant ADT and still has some urinary tract issues

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/I.htm CHRISTOPHER IVY two years after diagnosis and after two subsequent negative biopsy procedures his doctor is happy to support continued Active Surveillance

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/RobP.htm ROBERT PARSONS old timers may recall ’s posts as ‘Proton Bob’. Diagnosed 8 years ago with PSA 46 and GS 9 he had failed IMRT (Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy) and ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) before choosing DES (diethylstilboestrol) which he says has worked very well

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/M.htm PATRICK MORAN two years after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) he gives a full description of his ED problems, now mainly resolved although it seems he has Peyronie’s Disease

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/JBW.htm JB W earlier updates went missing in cyberspace, so there is a fair bit of catch up as he chooses surgery for failed Brachytherapy and ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) and demonstrates why second opinions should be sought and why you should get copies of all medical reports.

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/S.htm KEVIN SALTER undergoing EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) for failed RP (Radical Prostatectomy)

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/MarkkuL.htm MARKKU LEITSO celebrates his first year on ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) after a GS 8, T4 PSA 286.0 diagnosis with the news that his CAT scan showed some retreat of his metastasised disease

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/W2.htm DAVID WHITEHOUSE another man concerned about a rise in PSA from undetectable to 0.10 ng/ml after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) – has there been a change in PSA reporting?

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/JS.htm JOHN SNEAD has decided on RP (Radical Prostatectomy) with Walsh at s Hopkins

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/KlausvH.htm KLAUS VON HAGEN still on ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) for failed Brachytherapy and still worried

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/AmadorA.htm AMADOR MONTEJANO started chemotherapy and started having side effects on day 3 – his PSA is rising faster

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/DeanB.htm DEAN BUCK still very happy with his choice of PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) at ville

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/MikeP.htm MIKE P still has a PSA of 0.41 after HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) but has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/LeonardF.htm FRANK LEONARD still battling ED issues after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) but incontinence is only slight

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/RonT.htm RON T PSA stable and low after successful HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound).

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/B.htm DAVID BASHOVER Silver member who has been through the mill – RP (Radical Prostatectomy), ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) and EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy)

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/A.htm SCOTT ANDERSON a tad over two years after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) his ED problems are slight

All the best

Prostate men need enlightening, not frightening

Terry Herbert - diagnosed in 1996 and still going strong

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