Yana upates to May 29, 2011

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NEW POSTS:

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

KENNETH PAGE comes in as a Gold member - chose

RP (Radical Prostatectomy) in 1999 and after EBRT (External Beam Radiation

Therapy) in 2000 and ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) has a current PSA of

0.17

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

PATRICK PALANGIO comes in as a Silver member who chose AS (Active Surveillance)

after diagnosis in 2006

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/DanM.htm

DAN M chose RP (Radical

Prostatectomy) and has an undetectable PSA at three months despite some cancer

being left behind because of nerve sparing

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

PAUL HOWARTH sets out at some (interesting) length why he chose Brachytherapy

over RP (Radical Prostatectomy)

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

SEAN NORRIS chose RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery) and was

unfortunate enough to acquire a staph infection: is somewhat concerned by a

prediction of a 96% chance of failure from Aureon Bioscience

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/R.htm

SCOTT RUSH diagnosed

with Low Risk PCa at 46, will have Brachytherapy in June unless…….

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/E.htm

BRIAN ERIKSON chose PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) at Loma and like most

graduates form that establishment is happy….but is concerned about his 39

year old son who has been told that a PSA of 1.0 ng/ml indicates prostate

cancer.

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

JAMES PEN RP (Radical

Prostatectomy) in 2008 failed and salvage EBRT (External Beam Radiation

Treatment) also failed – can he have further SRT (Salvage Radiation

Therapy) as recommended?

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/VerleR.htm

VERLE REINICKE diagnosed in 2008 after TURP

(Transurethral Resection Of The Prostate) and chose RP (Radical Prostatectomy)

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/E.htm

CHARLES E elevated PSA: two negative biopsy procedures: what next Saturation

Biopsy or Color Doppler?

UPDATES FROM MEMBERS:

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/MelvinB.htm

MELVIN BILLICK has just completed EBRT

(External Beam Radiation Therapy) following rising PSA after RP (Radical

Prostatectomy)

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/L.htm JOHN LERCH Silver

member about to start a second round of EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy)

after preliminary EBRT and ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) for failed RP

(Radical Prostatectomy)

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/W2.htm

ROBERT WRIGHT has completed his PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) at Loma

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/S.htm STEPHEN

SCHUMANN has undetectable PSA after Cryotherapy 12 months ago

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/RobM.htm

ROB MACROB Silver Member seven years after diagnosis with a

GS 9 tumour and a PSA of 252 when he chose ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)

and EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy) he has a PSA of 0.40

ng/ml

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/TimB.htm TIM BARBER

has applied for Provenge after failed RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic

Prostatectomy), EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy), ADT (Androgen

Deprivation Therapy) and Chemotherapy

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/B.htm CHARLES

BLAKELY his six month checkup two years after RALP shows an undetectable PSA

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/JakeH.htm JAKE HANNAM chose focal

Cryotherapy and is concerned about rising PSA after less than 12 months

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/M5.htm DAVID MAZZOCCHI all’s well

with undetectable PSA and full recovery after RALP (Robotic Assisted

Laparoscopic Prostatectomy)

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/EdM2.htm ED MOEHAGEN

PSA still trending down three years after EBRT (External Beam Radiation

Therapy) but still has ED and urinary issues

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/BobS3.htm

BOB SMITH no change in PSA: staying on AS in light of

negative repeat biopsy procedures

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/MarkF.htm

MARK FREEDKIN twelve months after RALP

(Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy), and

everything is back to normal

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/R.htm THOMAS REED

three years after PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) at , PSA is down and all’s well

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/RonJ2.htm RON JOHNSON

PSA down again and staying with his AS (Active Surveillance) choice: second

biopsy planned for June

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/DeanB.htm DEAN BUCK a

little happier with a lower PSA after a rise following PBT (Proton Beam

Therapy) but still apprehensive

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/A.htm FRANK ADSIT

has clarified his PSA readings – now 0.80 twelve months after PBT (Proton

Beam Therapy)

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/AlanC.htm ALAN

CHARLTON Silver Member was diagnosed in 2003 with a PSA of 1,200, GS 9 T4

disease: his roller coaster ride since then is amazing, culminating in a

personal high PSA of 8,180 in April this year, when he felt he had to stop

swimming. With a current PSA of 420.7, Alan demonstrates the Golden Rule of

Prostate Cancer: There Are No Rules

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/RonnieM.htm RONNIE

MILLER nineteen months out from RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic

Prostatectomy) has some ED and continence issues, but an undetectable PSA

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/M.htm KEVIN MC PSA

still dropping after his HIFU – no side effects

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/H.htm THOMAS

HEHIR with a stable PSA and a second negative biopsy he is staying on his AS

(Active Surveillance) choice

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/C2.htm DAVID

COLLINS somewhat concerned about PSA creep from 1.3 to 1.5 after EBRT (External

Beam Radiation Therapy) and ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/A.htm SCOTT

ANDERSON three years after RALP (Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy)

results are all good – Levitra deals with minor ED

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/RobP.htm

BOB PARSONS Silver Member updates with details of his

personal experiments with ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) that have kept him

going for more than nine years after failed IMRT (Intensity- Modulated

Radiation Therapy) for a GS 9 diagnosis

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/LeeW.htm

LEE WAINWRIGHT asked for a second opinion on his scans and

got a more accurate but worse diagnosis but his PSA is now down to 3.5 from 144

after ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/RonV.htm RON VALDES three years after RALP

(Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) still with an undetectable PSA

and using testosterone

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/DaveC3.htm DAVE CHAPPELL is going for EBRT

(External Beam Radiation Therapy) after a TURP (Transurethral Resection Of The

Prostate) but has started on ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/EugeneK.htm

E T K fourteen months after RP

(Radical Prostatectomy) he has recovered fully

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/BobC2.htm

BOB C still has significant ED issues 44 months after RALP (Robotic Assisted

Laparoscopic Surgery) but his PSA is undetectable

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/LesB.htm

LES BAKER concerned about rising PSA after RP (Radical Prostatectomy) –

what to do?

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/O.htm

CHARLES CORYN rejoices in his 0.75 PSA after PBT (Proton Beam Therapy) with no

side effects

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/FayC.htm

FAY CHIN PSA down to 2.12 after Brachytherapy – still using Flomax

http://www.yananow.org/Mentors/F.htm

FRANK F has completed his ADT3 (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) after EBRT

(External Beam Radiation Treatment) for failed RALP (Robotic Assisted

Laparoscopic Surgery)

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All the best

Prostate men need enlightening, not frightening

Terry Herbert - diagnosed in 1996 and still going

strong

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