Medical insight, personal stories and humor from a urologist who has been where you are now.
I have a friend who is a doctor and has prostate cancer. We made the diagnosis about two years ago and he has elected to do surveillance. His level of sexual activity is improved with the addition of Androgel. He was at his internist's office for a blood pressure check yesterday and the internist was …
Continue reading "Question:I am on prostate cancer surveillance. Can I use testosterone?"
My radiation therapist colleagues often recommend hormone therapy ( although this treatment is often referred to as "hormone therapy" actually they all take away the male hormone testosterone, so it should be "anti-hormone therapy) because they feel it potentiates the effectiveness of the radiation. It is clear that it helps in the unfavorable cancers, the article …
Usually not. But there is a situation where it could be of value. But first an overview of incontinence as it pertains to the male, the sphincter, the bladder, and the body with and without a prostate. The following is an excerpt from my book and explains the caveat about an overactive bladder in the …
From The Decision: a small amount of cancer got out of the prostate before the treatment got there, so it never really left at all. Patients often ask about the cancer coming back. If the prostate is removed and the cancer is already "silently" in a lymph node or just outside the prostate, then …
Continue reading "Question:what do you do when the prostate cancer comes back? Did it ever leave?"
Rosamond Johnson Search questions on my blog offer a nice glimpse at the issues that concern prostate cancer patients. Here's another one. Probably not. After you have been treated, the PSA which is a bit erratic before the treatment of prostate cancer, is very accurate in determining the recurrence of prostate cancer. If your PSA …
Another top search that gets people to this blog. They all want to know about Elizabeth Thompson, his first wife. Monkhouse on dying of prostate cancer Monkhouse, Albin, Bixby, Zappa, Folgelberg-What do they all have in common? These are the type of patients early detection and "early awareness" are trying to find. The top ten Bob …
I love the part about, " McHugh got the name of his surgeon from a traveling salesman." Too funny! Well, the book is about making a decision about what to do...not who will do it. It turns out my drug rep was right on. The US Review of Books // The Decision: Your prostate biopsy shows cancer... …
Is this not one beautiful and happy dog or what? We love our Chloe. The above question is good one. Reviewing the search items that get folks to my site are revealing and offer an opportunity to address issues that concern prostate cancer patients. When the urologist does a prostate ultrasound, it usually is used …
Continue reading "question:will the prostate ultrasound always show prostate cancer?"
Have you heard of the "no needle-no scalpel vasectomy?" The technology for the painless part is old but its application to providing needle free anesthesia for a vasectomy is relatively new. If you are of "vasectomy age" you should inquire about it before you choose a vasectomy, particularly if you are needle phobic. Prostate cancer …
Read the following report see what you think about the quotes and conclusions of Mr. Montgomery's surgery. I read for my wife the article and she asked, " So, he will never need another PSA will he? The doctor said he was cured right?" Report of Eddie Montgomery's Surgery and Prognosis
Prostate Diaries 