The dilemma of medical

The dilemma of medical

 

My DilemmaPage April 1 In December 2004, after years of BPH, and medication, a second biopsy revealed prostate cancer. RAZORBACK am, I was born and raised in Little Rock, having spent most of my life there.The first biopsy was done about 2000, in Little Rock, and was negative, although my PSA was up to ten.Watchful waiting is the name of the game, and after relocating to Mississippi, my problems with night pee trips and emergencies, plus a two-point jump in the PSA, issued a second biopsy. My Gleason was 3 and 4 my prostate was the size of a baseball, about 150 grams. A normal prostate is about 20 grams, like a nut.My uroligist elected in Tupelo wanted to be treated locally with the standard procedure of months shooting hormonal ablation to remove all traces of testosterone, and to shrink the gland, and then take radiation treatments with photon beam to kill cancer. I'm 72, right? I'm already a fervent defender of Viagra, and this guy wants to give me not only my prostate, but my balls too. That started searching the Internet that lead to discovering the Doctor's Dilemma. The DoctorPage 2 4Because thoroughly investigating the internet for my treatment options for prostate cancer, and refused to follow the advice of my urologist who advised me to follow the method of "tried and true" to take ablation treatments hormonal and photon radiation, thus making me impotent, and instead I took no treatments hormonal ablation and took radiation treatments of protons in the Hospital of Loma Linda in California, and not the method of photon radiation, leaving my functioning testicles and my love of almost normal life, my doctor has been less than pleased to see me.My last visit, sent a nurse to examine my sex organs and give a digital exam of my remaining prostate, which apparently has reduced due to the radiation. This has reduced the pressure on the urethra and have enjoyed a respectable stream without having to get out of bed 2 or 3 times a night. In short, I'm doing really wonderful, despite the wrongs that I have suffered. Make your HomeworkPage April 3 Prostate cancer is usually a slow growing problem, and most people my age to pass on before the cancer gets them. Gleason 7 is the aggressiveness of the midline, and my luck good health indicated that it would be appropriate treatment. After months of study options, the only place in the U.S. accepted that treat large prostate without hormone ablation shots was Loma Linda Hospital in Loma Linda, CA., a physical object query. They said that preliminary data indicate that it might be possible to treat the cancer with proton beam, no photon beam radiation, which offers a more precise treatment field without affecting the rectum, bladder, etc. Loma Linda is currently one three or four centers in the U.S. the use of proton beam therapy, and had been the treatment of prostate cancer since 1991. The main problem was the time required to complete 44 treatments per day, excluding weekends. The return flight to Loma Linda was organized by the Assistance Program Southwest Airlines patients at no cost to us, and Medipak cover medical costs. The consultation was productive, and my doctor, Dr. Jabola, said the treatment may be proton beam radiation alone without hormone ablation treatments that affect the testicles. The fruitful OptionPage 4 4The time in Southern California was a great night-cold and warm sunny days. The treatments were of short duration, with very few side effects, the people friendly and supportive, and the whole room became a tourist vacation spot. California is not cheap, and the traffic is terrible, but we've learned to avoid the major traffic hazards, and took advantage of pot luck dinners, weekly meetings offering sandwiches, and typical savings measures. We could have found cheaper accommodation, but facilities where we stayed was well worth the cost. We are in the process of testing and tracking results. I felt very well, with very few side effects. My first PSA, four months after treatment, was slightly elevated, but this is not surprising considering the size of the prostate and the years of elevated PSA levels before finding the cancer and starting treatment. The last PSA recorded a whopping 0.92. So far, so good, and I fully expect things to remain so Art