Guest guest Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Dave wrote: > .... Got the results back today > and my PSA had gone way down from 147 when I was diagnosed back > in October to 5.0! It would seem that the Zoladex injections > are having the desired effect? Exactly! I hope the PSA continues to drop. > ... I put in a call to the Urologist to find out, haven'nt > heard back yet. ... At this stage it is time to request a referral to a medical oncologist with lots of experience with prostate cancer. Urologists are surgeons. They're not usually not trained in all the ins and outs of drug therapy, which is a complex topic and a specialty all its own. > ... Also, I go back to the VA Hospital tomorrow for a surgical > consult to see if they can do surgery for my groin hernia. > Previously, the urologist had said it was unlikely due to the > stage of my prostate cancer, but I will find out tomorrow. If > they can do the surgery it will be great as I am often in a lot > of pain from the hernia. Best of luck with that. If they don't offer you surgery, or if you decide against it, I recommend you look into buying a hernia belt. From personal experience I know that wearing a jock strap and a hernia belt can make a huge difference in hernia pain. I have hernia pain from time to time but I decided never to get it " fixed " because, wearing a jock strap all the time and a hernia belt when I need it (if I have pain or I'm going to do heavy work), has completely solved my problem. I figure that I don't need either the pain or the risks of a significant surgery if, just by wearing the right clothes, I can handle the problem. Good luck. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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