Yana Updates October 21 2010 - October 31 2010

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LOST MEMBERS

Sad to report the passing of two Members earlier this year

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

 RUPERT D although his initial diagnosis was not too bad, sadly his ADT

(Androgen Deprivation Therapy) failed to deal with it

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

 DEREK BIRD Gold Three Star Member who had a PSA of 145.0 when he was diagnosed

in 1996 did not respond to an update reminder and I understand that he has

passed on, possibly from a stroke

NEW POSTS:

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

 TIM THOMPSON chose PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) at

and has almost finished his therapy

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

 WLAD KRQ joins us from Poland

with a brief story of RP (Radical Prostatectomy), EBRT (External Beam Radiation

Treatment) and ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy), so you Polish language

people get in and welcome him

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

 SAM BING  newly diagnosed and undecided

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

  RICHARD WATT chose RP (Radical Prostatectomy) and is recovering

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

 LYNN REID abandoned PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) after six sessions and took the

(AS) Active Surveillance path - an interesting story indeed

UPDATES FROM MEMBERS

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

 ALAN J chose IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) plus ADT for

his GS9 diagnosis and is a little concerned about a rising PSA – could

this be linked to a rising Testosterone level?

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

  TERRY C another Active Surveillance member

whose second biopsy would be classified in the US as ‘no cancer found’

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

GEORGE L has finished his CyberKnife® therapy and is waiting to see his

PSA drop

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

 TREVOR TOOHILL  has chosen surgery but because of a lack of

RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) experience has chosen the Manual

Laparoscopic procedure

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/JimW2.htm

 JIM WHELAN chose EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) and is now a

bit concerned about fluctuating PSA levels

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

 PHILLIP POPP dealing with ED issues after his

RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) three months ago

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

 HENK VAN DER WILK not far away from a Gold status this Silver Member ha been

diagnosed with osteoporosis after ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) for failed RP (Radical Prostatectomy)

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

 ROGER CARNELL one year after diagnosis and he finds the side effects from his

Active Surveillance acceptable

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

 RICHARD LEE having problems after EBRT (External Beam Radiation

Therapy) following failed RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy)

still on ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) with ED and no libido

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

 GORDON MCLEOD  still has an undetectable PSA in his seventh

year after ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy), RP (Radical Prostatectomy) and

Chemotherapy for a ‘bad’ diagnosis with a PSA of over 80 and a GS 8

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

  ERIC GAMBLE one of our Platinum Members – diagnosed

in 1994 with a GS 9 tumour at age 70, he is now 86 and the only side effect he

complains of is a lack of energy after his EBRT plus ADT (Androgen Deprivation

Therapy)

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

 TONY SHORES concerned about his testosterone

levels which have not recovered during his eighteen month Lupron vacation after

IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy)

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

 HANK HANCOCK still trying to establish why he has a positive PSA after

RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy)

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

 ED B still very happy with his choice of RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy)

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/H4.htm 

 JOHN H has significant incontinence problems after his RALP (Robotic

Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) and is considering a sling or a sphincter

procedure and is seeking input

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/RichB2.htm

 RICH BROWN two years after RALP he has no major issues to deal with

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

 JAMES SANFORD his PSA is still dropping after his EBRT

(External Beam Radiation Treatment) and he is satisfied with his choice

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

 JACK LONG three years after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic

Prostatectomy) he has some ED problems but they are not serious

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

 ERNEST FRANK Gold Member still

having problems with bleeding from IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy)

induced proctitis

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

 FULLER JONES biggest supporter of PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) on the site

reports he’s doing well three and a half years down the track

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

 DERRY MOUNT discovered bone metastasis after rising PSA following

combined EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) and Brachytherapy now on Lupron

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/K2.htm

 MICHAEL KNIGHT is

now ten weeks post RP

(Radical Prostatectomy) and has some incontinence and

ED issues but is concerned about the staples at the surgery site

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

JOE MC  had his bladder and prostate removed after ADT (Androgen

Deprivation Therapy) for his GS 9 diagnosis and his wounds became infected

– looking for input from anyone with similar problems

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

 JERRY BRAAM his rising PSA after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic

Prostatectomy) 2 ½ years ago may have been due to bladder infection –

still using 3 pads per day

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

 PETER BROWN going well after his ‘mixed grill’ of ADT

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

Brachytherapy

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

 RALPH BESNOY  eight years after his RP (Radical

Prostatectomy) PSA is still undetectable for this Silver member

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/TomL3.htm

  TOM LANCASTER  is on an unusual therapy - DES (diethylstilboestrol) –

after experiencing a rising PSA after EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment)

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

 THOMAS HEHIR slight upward PSA at 6 months but staying with his Active

Surveillance choice

I am now up to date with all entries that I have received. If

you have submitted your story or an update and it has not appeared on the site

or I have not acknowledged it, please e-mail me at terryherbert42@...

Hardy is sending out reminders for men who haven’t

updated In the last year or more – he is up to June/July last year. If

you haven’t sent in an update for the past 12 months, please consider

going along to the UPDATE

PAGE and sending in your news – if you want to send in your story

for the first time then JOIN US

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BUT …….can you please send in your stories

before the end of November? I know it is a busy time for Mentors in the US,

but I am going on holiday (i.e. vacation) in December and will not be processing

any material until January when I get back. I’d rather do as much as I

can before I go rather than face a backlog when I get back.

I am hoping that the website can be re-structured for

greater ease of operation and navigation while I am away so we can start the

New Year off with the changed site.

All the best

Terry in Australia

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

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