Bone scan when PC is detected
I have been reading the boards for some time now and have a question. I had PC and had my prostrate removed in Aug 2005. I guess I was lucky I decided to have it done surgically since during the...
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I have had a bone scan annually since completing radiation treatment in 1995. jDave Member since January 2003 4953 Posts plus those shown above SRU # 3 1965-66 2/8th Cav 1967 MAT IV-22 1968
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at the Milw VA hospital they did a bone scan before the surgery and radiation treatment
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I had my prostate removed surgically. I was 55 and because of my age the surgeon told the only thing that made sense was to have the prostate removed. I think for older guys they use readiation...
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I think I will contact my Primary Care Phy and ask her about it. I have had cancer in several differant places and ways and really worry about it. I would like to have a good life after this without...
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XPARAMAN: I was diagnosed with PC in 2003. Things went good after that for three years until the PSA started going up again. Did at least 4 bone scans and catscans and the Drs. could not find any...
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XPARAMAN: I forgot to mention that when I was diagnosed I picked the CRYO surgery where the needles go into the Prostate and freeze the cancer cells to kill them. Obviously some got out of the...
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I just had prostatectomy at VAMC-Minneapolis on January 22. When they did the prostate biopsy and found the cancer, they immediately scheduled a bone scan and CT of the pelvic area. These were done...
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JimmyC4: Can you give me more information on the new treatment?? Would be greatly appreciated. You can leave the information by sending me a message to my name and posting here. I start radiation...
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I was diagnosed with PC in 2001 with an initial PSA 0f 56 (no decimal). I was given all sorts of imaging tests, including a bone scan, prior to surgery. With no sign of cancer outside the prostate...
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King27: Yes, I was taking Casodex until the Oncologist that my Urologist referred me to stopped me from taking it. He says that sometimes the casodex feeds the cancer and he thought that was happening...
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Dick, My only suggestion is to try and get your treatment at the best facility avalible. One with a cancer research center if possible. You have some tough numbers and what looks like a hard battle...
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Dick: I'll try to get the info this week. As soon as I can I'll let you know what I come up with...JimmyC4 Edited To Add: I'm not sure that this is the same chemo that I spoke about above, but the...
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Dick Lived for 30 years south of Gandy. Hope you get better. King 27 Lupron (and Zoladex which I have been on since 97) control the testosterone produced by the testicles. Casodex (which I took for...
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Dick: Here's what I came up with, and am pretty sure based on the pharmacist's call that this is the stuff. Olpadronate...it is not commercially available, but is in testing. Administered by IV with...
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Hi guys. I've been having some prostrate problems of sorts. A couple years ago my PSA was at 10, so they decided to do a biopsy which was negative. They put me on Cipro and my next PSA went down to 3....
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I have similar problems with incontinence, retention, slow flow, etc after radiation treatments for PC. My urologist, who is a well-respected fellow around here, has been talking about the possibility...
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Just to let you know what happened to me. I was having high psa test and ended up having a biopsy. It was negative. I had a followup biopsy in 7 months and they found cancer. They had missed it the...
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