Medical insight, personal stories and humor from a urologist who has been where you are now.
When we go to the lake the first order of business is to divide a can of chunky Alpo between Chloe and Penelope. Penelope first and Chloe sweet as she is then walks around behind me and waits for the second portion after Penelope begins. The the two dog begin their routine. For Penelope it is run …
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In other words..."fish or cut bait." Roy D Mercer comes to mind..."how big a boy are ya?" There is really not a study or report that will help you here. You kinda do what your gut tells you to do. In no other issue in regards to prostate cancer is the term "mental masturbation" so …
I saw a patient yesterday who had been treated for prostate cancer by Proton radiation in Florida. His PSA was coming down nicely and some moderated voiding symptoms, managed before treatment with Flomax, had not changed. He was very pleased with his treatment choice in terms of all parameters. He had done quite a bit …
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Yes that is Jolly Time Pop Corn that I get on the way to the Chattahoochee River at a small community IGA store. Ever been to one...it's a vestige of the past and a joy to shop in. Most of the products are from companies you would not recognize. I can chicken there $1.50 a lb. …
The picture above is from knots in a pine board in our river cabin. It looks just like our dog..Chloe. If you are going to recommend to patients to really consider making a decision about whether they should even have a PSA done because of being diagnosed of a cancer that may not need to …
What do you think about this "review" of my book by someone on Amazon? An informative book if the reader is trying to decide between radiation or surgery only. But if you want to explore other avenues like Hormone Therapy as well as Traditional Chinese Medicine and other alternative modalities, there is no info at …
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Click on the illustration slide show link and then the slide show inside Flickr. Be sure to check: Show info and then under options...check slow. If you understand these illustrations (from "The Decision" book) then you will have a much better understanding of the issues necessary to make the decision specific to you and for the right …
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Prostate-Cancer-Awareness-prnews-4068980716.html?x=0&.v=1&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter the honey do list.....i agree.....strong women guiding men..... i am all about that..they are strong..men are weak... i get it in my book i tell the story about a man in his 40's who goes to his family doctor and is told that he did not need a rectal exam or a PSA because "he was …
No symptoms...does it matter? Low PSA...does it mean no cancer? Big prostate...means cancer? Small prostate means no cancer? Surgery better than radiation? Proton better than regular "ole" radiation? Age over 75-is surgery best? Do you have a higher incidence of impotence with cryosurgery? Why do they only do Proton on the well-mod prostate cancer in …
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Answer: Never been showed to....
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