Yana Updates October 14 - October 18 2010

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Phew! This’ll teach me to go wandering around the

country like a gypsyJ

NEW POSTS:

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

DARRYL HAYWARD comes in as a Silver member – diagnosed in 2004 and chose

EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment) plus adjuvant ADT (Androgen

Deprivation Therapy)

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

GARY KOMANIECKI chose RP (Radical Prostatectomy) and believes it was a good

choice

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/H5.htm

JOHN HADEN joins us as a Gold member with some concerns

about possible failed RP (Radical Prostatectomy) and possibly ADT (Androgen

Deprivation Therapy)

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

MAX HUNTER going for the full Monty with ADT (Androgen

Deprivation Therapy). EBRT (External Beam Radiation

Therapy) and Brachytherapy for his

GS 9 diagnosis

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

JAMES BUBBY60 chose RP for his GS 9 diagnosis

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

MACK HARPER chose RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy)

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

NORRIS TEACHWORTH chose Brachytherapy and is experiencing some bladder

and bowel problems

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/F4.htm

JOHN FERGUSON chose RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy)

and had some problems with bladder spasms

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/R3.htm

EDWARD ROGE joins as a Gold Four Star Member after RP (Radical

Prostatectomy) in 1996 which failed is concerned

about his ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) failing

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

KELVIN CHALKLEY is our first resident of Greece to join. He picked up a

nasty diagnosis on holiday in Australia PSA over 300, GS8 T4 and is on ADT

(Androgen Deprivation Therapy)

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

CHARLIE BARNES comes in as a Silver member with a bad

reaction to Lupron after failed Brachytherapy

UPDATES FROM MEMBERS

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

MARTIN SACHS Gold one star member diagnosed in 1999 chose Brachytherapy with

adjuvant ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)

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

FRAN K staying with his chosen Active Surveillance path despite a slowly

rising PSA

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

BRIAN HELLER diagnosed with a GS9T4 disease and a PSA of

47, he is battling with Chemotherapy after failed ADT (Androgen Deprivation

Therapy)

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/JackR3.htm

JACK ROWINSKI Silver member with failed RP (Radical Prostatectomy) and

EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) battling strictures from radiation

damage

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

WAYNE S three years after his RALP (Robotic Assisted

Laparoscopic Surgery) his PSA is still 0.20 ng/ml

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/MikeMc2.htm

MIKE MCINERNEY still with ED problems after his RP (Radical

Prostatectomy) after diagnosis in 2008

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/B2.htm

PETER BOON PSA seems to have hit his nadir after his neo adjuvant ADT

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

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

LEO CROWLEY coming up to 11 months after Brachytherapy and all’s

well

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

JACK JENNINGS Gold three star member still has an undetectable PSA 147 months

after his ProstRcision® therapy and has some excellent advice for the newly

diagnosed

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

M BONZ undetectable PSA after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic

Prostatectomy) but some ED issues

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

BOB ARTHUR still on Active Surveillance and believes he

has an indolent form of the disease

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

E G B chose HIFU (High Intensity Focused

Ultrasound) and was recently concerned about an

upward move to 0.30 in his PSA

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/P2.htm

GARY POWELL [some ED issues after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic

Prostatectomy)

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

GREGG MORRISON Platinum Member (diagnosed in 1991) and co-founder of the

Yana site is in bad way with various health

issues as might be expected in a man in his 80s. Wife Kerry is battling and

I’m sure they’d appreciate a note of support – especially

from any of the old timers who might remember them

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/S5.htm

JOHN STEVENS ten months out from PBT (Proton

Beam Therapy) at Loam his PSA is still going down – slight rectal

bleeding

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

PHIL Z PSA down after his IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy)

following failed Active Surveillance

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

CHARLIE DAVIS Silver member who initially chose Watchful Waiting and went to ProstRcision®

when his PSA rose; some ED falling PSA

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/F2.htm

RICHARD F decided to get a second opinion on his biopsy

results and was told that his diagnosis was not correct he is now on Active

Surveillance

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

TOM CAT three months after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic

Prostatectomy) he has no serious ED problems and only stress incontinence

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

RANDDALL LEE Silver Member

chose ProstRcision® and has a low stable PSA

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

DAVID N chose RP (Radical Prostatectomy) for his GS 9 diagnosis and his

urologist is urging him to start Lupron: should he/shouldn’t he?

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/C5.htm

JOHN CHILDERS Silver Member with undetectable PSA seven years after RP

(Radical Prostatectomy)

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

JOHN W four years after his RP (Radical

Prostatectomy) and all is well

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

PHRED X concerned about rising PSA after combined Brachytherapy and EBRT

(External Beam Radiation Therapy)

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

RON MURPHY diagnosed with a GS 9 tumour in 2007 he shoes ADT (Androgen

Deprivation Therapy) plus EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) and HDR (High

Dose Radiation Brachytherapy) and is doing well his story is a long and

detailed one, but well worth reading

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

RICHARD PERBIX had an unusual salvage therapy for his failed RALP (Robotic

Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) – ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)

EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) and Brachytherapy

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

RICK GOINS two years after his EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment) and

his PSA is still trending downwards

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

DOUG HARVEY is concerned about a PSA of 0.11 ng/ml after RP (Radical

Prostatectomy) and is considering EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment)

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

CHUCK MAACK Platinum Member diagnosed in 1992 has been watching his PSA

slowly rise after failed RP (Radical Prostatectomy) and EBRT (External Beam

Radiation Treatment) and feels it is now time to move off his ADT (Androgen

Deprivation Therapy) vacation

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/M3.htm

DAVID MUNOZ still having urinary and sexual issues after his Brachytherapy in

January this year

REVISED PAGES:

A couple of additions:

1. http://www.yananow.net/resources.html#harry

RESOURCES these new links result from a recent exchange on a Mailing List

made me realize that it might not be easy for the partners of men with prostate

cancer to find support material – and that there was little that

encouraged the men to think about the issues faced by their womenfolk

2. http://www.yananow.net/cryoitems.htm

ITEMS TO TAKE WHEN HAVING CRYOTHERAPY – there are links on the site to

lists of suggested equipment to ease the journey through Surgery – this

one suggests items for Cryosurgery

3. http://www.yananow.net/elephant.htm

THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM an additional link to The New Prostate cancer

Infolink item on the role of hospice care and its potential benefits — in

terms of quality of life and quality of death

And finally, for something a little

lighter http://www.yananow.net/troopc.htm#diy

DIY THERAPIES could a man using anecdotal evidence carry out his own therapy?

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Prostate men need enlightening, not frightening

Terry Herbert - diagnosed in 1996 and still going

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All the best

Prostate men need enlightening, not frightening

Terry Herbert - diagnosed in 1996 and still going

strong

Read A Strange Place for unbiased information at http://www.yananow.net/StrangePlace/index.html