Treated 2002 · Posted 2003
“The treatments were so easy one feels guilty fighting cancer with no more effort than that.”
My story may be of interest to an 'abnormal' group of BOB members or potential treatment candidates. By 'abnormal' I mean those with very high Gleason scores and therefore a little extra worry. By my count, out of the more…
Treated 2002 · Posted 2003 · Updated 2015
“The most important sentence in this letter was: “ WITH RELATIVELY FEW SIDE EFFECTS.” We made the decision to go to Loma Linda.”
My Prostate Cancer Story: As every year in January for the past five or six years I stopped, on my way home from work, by…
Treated 2002 · Posted 2003
“I appreciate the opportunity to share my story in hopes that it will benefit others.”
Currently, my post proton treatment, 3 month check up, reflects a PSA of 1.85, down from the initial PSA of 3.56. My journey started with a routine examination by my primary physician in June, 2001 and ended with the last…
Treated 2000 · Posted 2003
“Now, it has been 3 years since the final treatment. I still feel great and I am thankful for it. My recent check showed my PSA at 0.2. I guess you can't get much better than that.”
My story begins in May 1999 when I had a routine physical. My previous PSA was 6.0, but in May 99, it was 7.6. I had never heard of…
Treated 1999 · Posted 2003
“I feel like my guardian angel has been looking after me during the whole procedure.”
On February 9, 1999 I had my annual checkup and was told everything looked good except for my PSA, which was 5.9. My family doctor referred me to a urologist who said my prostate felt fine - no lumps or bumps, but to be on the…
Treated 2002 · Posted 2003
“We had one of the best two-month vacations we've have ever had. That minute and 45 seconds out of each day for treatment was a piece of cake...”
My history prior to going to LLUMC is pretty similar to all the testimonies I’ve read so far. My primary care physician (PCP) was watching my PSA gradually…
Treated 2002 · Posted 2003
“I share my experiences with many, both here at home and away, in hopes that they too may enjoy the positive results of life renewal. I would like to express my appreciation to the BOB and all who so openly share and support each other. LIFE IS GREAT.”
I am a retired educator (37 yrs of service) and a…
Treated 2003 • Posted 2003
“The people, the techs, the doctors, the patients afforded me an experience which I never will forget.”
My name is Murray Rosenblatt arriving from Chicago with PSA 6.5, Gleason 3.3.
I was advised by my urologist that radiation would be my best course of action, being connected with Northwestern Hospital…
Treated 1994 • Posted 2003 • Updated 2004 and 2009
"It's been 9 years since Proton treatment; my PSA is 0.23; I have no problems urinating and no side effects; the treatment did not render me either impotent or incontinent. "
In 1991, I had an exam in Wenatchee, Washington; the digital exam showed enlargement and some hard spots. The PSA was…
Treated 1996 • Posted 2003 • Updated 2009
"My PSA has remained at the 0.3 level and I feel just fine."
A short note from one of your newer members but someone who was "beamed" in 1996. In the spring of 1996, while I was living at Tucson Arizona, I was scheduled for Prostate surgery at Mayo, in Scottsdale. I had a PSA of 10.8, a T2c stage, a…