Guest guest Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 RIP: We lost one of our members - http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/phW.htm JOSEPH WASIAK on March 10. Diagnosed in April 2009 with stage T4 disease and a PSA of 1,892.0 ng/ml MINIPOLL The MiniPoll dealing with the ‘ minor’ side effects of surgery - Climacturia (the leakage of urine at climax), Peyronie's Disease (a bend developing in the erect penis), Change in size (loss of length or girth in the erect penis) – has been closed and the results are here http://www.yananow.net/MiniPoll2.htm NEW POSTS: http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/W2.htm JAMES WOOD comes in as a Gold three star member having been diagnosed in 1997 when he chose Watchful Waiting until a rising PSA and second biopsy when he chose PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) at ville http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/LeonardF.htm FRANK LEONARD diagnosed in January has had RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/EdR.htm ED RIDER diagnosed last month and has chosen RP (Radical Prostatectomy) http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/JoeS.htm JOE SCHMIDT diagnosed in November and has chosen Surgery http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/GovindS.htm GOVIND SHARMA newly diagnosed and undecided http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/TomasB.htm TOMAS BERGMAN after considering all options since diagnosis in October 2008 he has chosen PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) at ville http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/M4.htm DAVID MANSFIELD newly diagnosed and undecided – contemplating HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/ForrestT.htm FORREST THURBER chose PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) after diagnosis in December 2007 – has rectal bleeding now but not other side effects http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/JimC4.htm JIM COLLYNS diagnosed with a PSA of over 1,000 and staged T4 after he had insisted on a PSA test when his back problem didn’t clear up http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/V.htm RICHARD VANCE newly diagnosed and undecided now that his insurers have knocked him back for PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) at ville http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/KenL.htm KEN LILLAGORE a little over a year after his RP (Radical Prostatectomy) he has ED and some occasional leaks http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/GregK.htm GREG KAMPA newly diagnosed and undecided http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/phK3.htm JOSEPH KURY still with ED problems after his RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) fourteen months ago http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/D.htm KENNETH DOWD diagnosed in 2001 wth a PSA of 48.0 and a GS 7 large tumour, he chose EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) and ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) with a rising PSA he says he cannot afford treatment http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/F.htm RICHARD FRATTALI diagnosed in 2003 and is concerned about rising PSA after failed RP (Radical Prostatectomy) and adjuvant EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) and adverse reaction to Lupron UPDATES FROM MEMBERS http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/AmadorA.htm AMADOR MONTEJANO moving on to Ketoconzole after ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) failure for his T4, GS8 PSA 98 diagnosis http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/EdB.htm ED B recovering from his RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) with everything returning to normal http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/C2.htm ROBERT CURTIS on ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) after failed RP (Radical Prostatectomy) but is concerned because his COBRA runs out this summer http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/GeoffH.htm GEOFF H ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) for a T4 diagnosis has failed with PSA up to 198 and he has started on Taxotere http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/DaveL.htm DAVE LANDRUM 27 months out from his Cyberknife® and he has a mixed bag of side effects http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/JoeT.htm JOE TILLSON nine months out from RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) he’s happy with his decision – still working on the ED issues http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/AllisterM.htm ALLISTER MURPHY started on Degarelix but that hasn’t helped much yet with a PSA of 40.0 – down from 158.0 at diagnosis http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/B.htm RICHARD B five years after his RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) his PSA is undetectable, but his ED problems include Peyronie’s Disease http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/H3.htm PAUL HOUY PSA falling after an enjoyable stay at ville for PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/DelM.htm DEL MANCUSO completed his IGRT (Image Guided Radiation Therapy) in February and is very happy with the outcome http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/IanV.htm IAN VAGG in his fifth year since a T4 diagnosis with a PSA of 24 and a GS 8 – PSA still under 2.0 on Eligard and alternative medicines http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/MarkC.htm MARK CORONE has finally got his penile implant to sort out his ED after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) and ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)– delays due to heart surgery and bladder cancer – as he enters year five after a GS 9 diagnosis http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/P2.htm DAVID PRICE has finished the first leg - ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) of his three therapy approach and will have his HDR – (High Dosage Radiation Therapy) next http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/H3.htm DAVID HERITAGE still arguing for Casodex instead of Zoladex for ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/TimG.htm TIM GODFREY three months after RP (Radical Prostatectomy) he is battling with ED issues http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/MickS.htm MICK SMITH still on Active Surveillance with 3 or 4 months to go to next biopsy and getting a bit antsy http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/RickC2.htm RICK CALLAHAN has had a second biopsy but is considering focal Cryotherapy or PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) at Philadelphia http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/RickD2.htm RICK DANCER still undecided – now looking at surgery or EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment) http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/T.htm ERIC TAYLOR is the man responsible for the indexing on the site (he had the idea and did all the groundwork) is in his tenth year after surgery for a GS 9 diagnosis and has a PSA of 0.10 compared to previous “less than 0.10” http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/DonF.htm DON FLIEG six months out of EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment)/ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) salvage therapy for failed RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) has ED and incontinence http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/JeffD.htm JEFF DAVIS two and a half years after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) all’s well apart from occasional leaks http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/CJayP.htm C JAY P two years after his PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) at Loma and he’s happy with his choice http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/BruceJ.htm BRUCE JACKSON has finally sent in his update on his RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) 2 ½ years ago – and very interesting it is. Now he has had a penile implant he has completed the trifecta – no ED, no PSA and no incontinence http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/P.htm FRANK P reports in about his CyberKnife® recovery – had some rectal proctitis but that has cleared up http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/H2.htm RICHARD H after failed RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) and failed salvage ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) he is looking to join a trial http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/H.htm GEORGE HARDY Silver member - five years since he found out what a PSA of 185.0 might mean – EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment) plus ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/MikeD.htm MICHAEL DURBIN doing well after his combined IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) and Brachytherapy although there’s some mystery about the seeds migrating – or not http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/RonT.htm RON T still very much in favour of his choice of HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound). twelve months after treatment http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/KenE.htm KEN E still with some urinary issues after his Brachytherapy http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/JeffD2.htm JEFF DUNAWAY is recovering well from his September RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/I.htm CHRISTOPHER IVY coming up to two years since diagnosis when he chose Active Surveillance with a lower PSA and a negative biopsy http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/DennisD3.htm DENNIS DENMICK decided on RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) after diagnosis in February http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/WalterR.htm WALTER R reporting in after his first PSA after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) All the best Terry Herbert +61 3 9891 6883 +61 421 907 318 : terryherbert1942 1/60 Morna Rd, DONCASTER EAST VIC 3109, Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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