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Hi Guys there is something new coming onto the seen for guys with prostate cancer and a way of sorting out the real problem guys and the ones who do not need treatment straight away. Read on.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic ... tment.html

I will let you judge it.

NOWHARD

I didn't even know what a prostate was till I turned 50 and had my first PSA. Penis, testicles, bladder, yes. But what in the world is a prostate?? (And, btw, my PSA etc. reviewed by my excellent urologist saved my life.)

David_R wrote:I didn't even know what a prostate was till I turned 50 and had my first PSA. Penis, testicles, bladder, yes. But what in the world is a prostate?? (And, btw, my PSA etc. reviewed by my excellent urologist saved my life.)

Hi David, There is a bit on the NHS site to do with PSA saying the test does let some through so its not all that its paid up to be, me I'm 69 and never had the test, for either blood or a DRE, we don't get them in the UK unless you ask for one, was going to have it done last year but ended back in Greece, a place I love but my dear wife has gone off it, because of some bad house sitters, I'm now house sitting my own house with my two dogs who do love it here, we can walk for hours and never see anyone, sorry I digress.

So anyway glad your guy caught it in time then, but this new way when its up and going should also save more lives and do away with the PSA test, the last so called house sitter we had here, and sent him away, has prostate problem cant piss and when he does takes forever told him what his problem was and he said his last PSA was spot on, so sent him the link to what the NHS was saying he said it was all bollocks? even if its benign it can be shrunk and it works.

NOWHARD

My urologist suggest that I take Tamsulosin to assist in my urinating.
I took it for around a year and decided maybe I didn't need it.
Big mistake; it took me forever to get my stream going and wasn't a nice experience.
As my prescription had run out, I took about 12mg Viagra and it did help each day til I got the refill.
I guess I'm stuck using it til I get the prostate fixed someday.

tomas1 wrote:My urologist suggest that I take Tamsulosin to assist in my urinating.
I took it for around a year and decided maybe I didn't need it.
Big mistake; it took me forever to get my stream going and wasn't a nice experience.
As my prescription had run out, I took about 12mg Viagra and it did help each day til I got the refill.
I guess I'm stuck using it til I get the prostate fixed someday.

Hi Tomas if its benign then you could have it shrunk with TUNA not the fish, read the link below, there's a guy on here had it done, thinks its the best thing he's ever had and backed by his wife.

http://www.johnshopkinshealthalerts.com ... 140-1.html

So see if you think it would help you. OK

NOWHARD

I couldn't get the link to work, but found this one on the Johns Hopkins site:

https://www.healthafter50.com/prostate/ ... ur-options

I actually lived about a mile from Johns Hopkins University for 21 years.

I'm not ready for any kind of aggressive prostate reduction, but have tried the Saw Palmetto with zero effect.

Hi Thomas this one does work and this is what I mean, seems the JH one has been taken off, I don't fancy the new they have.

Read this one I checked it out, http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedu ... c-20020196

See what you think

NOWHARD

Wow, that's interesting to hear.
We have a Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale not too far from where I live.
I'll keep that option in mind if things get worse.
Thanks for posting it.

tomas1 wrote:Wow, that's interesting to hear.
We have a Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale not too far from where I live.
I'll keep that option in mind if things get worse.
Thanks for posting it.

That's OK Tomas, love to help people when I can sorry the first link did not work, dumped it now.

NOWHARD

I am headed for a fusion biopsy (computer fusion of my recent MRIs with real time ultrasound) whereby biopsy samples can be taken from a very precise location of a suspected tumor.
If tumor is small and alone, all this precision location can be used to ablate just the tumor, with taking out the whole prostate. It's called focal ablation.
Anyone have experience with this?
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