Treated 2003 · Posted 2017
"At the age of 79, I am in excellent health and take no medications other than an occasional vitamin B12 supplement."
When my brother and I were young, my mother loved to read Bible stories, biographies, and stories of…
Treated 2015 · Posted 2017
"These days, I am excited to share my experience at Loma Linda. There is no place like it ... I don't know if this can be counted as a side-effect, but the only issue I have is that I miss…
Treated 2000 · Posted 2001 · Updated 2010 & 2016 & 2018 & 2020
“Men diagnosed with prostate cancer can believe what they read about proton therapy. All of these testimonials on the BOB website are 100% true, written by the patients themselves.”
In 1998 my PSA test rose from 9 to 13.7…
Treated 2007 · Posted 2008 · Updated 2012 & 2015
"If you have not yet made your treatment decision as you read this, be sure to talk to as many guys as possible—not just those who selected proton therapy, but also those who selected other treatments. Above all else, make sure your treatment…
Treated 2005 • Posted 2016
There was some guilt involved in explaining to our family what a delightful time we had in Loma Linda. It was a vacation in disguise.
"The bad news is, you have prostate cancer…
Treated 1997 • Posted 2003 • Updated 2009 & 2016
"My current PSA is 0.03 and has been at that approximate level since completion of treatment 18 years ago."
During my annual physical in 1992, the PSA was elevated to 7.4 with no abnormality evident by DRE. To be safe, I was…
Treated 2013 · Posted 2016
My proton therapy experience at LLUCC can be described as follows: thorough, comfortable, special comraderie among patients and staff, spiritual, educational, and even fun (due to the gatherings…
Treated 2004 · Posted 2016 · Updated 2019 & 2020
Have a high Gleason score? There’s hope!
Gleason 9? How could it be? After all, I had been seeing my urologist, who had been keeping an eye (and a…
Treated 2008 · Posted 2013 · Updated 2015
"As a practicing physician, my colleagues were unfamiliar with proton therapy and strongly urged me to have 'traditional' therapy. However, when I researched my options, it was obvious that the best choice for me…
Treated 2013 • Posted 2016
I had 45 proton sessions in 9 weeks (including hormones due to my Gleason 9 prostate cancer). During my entire treatment, I felt perfectly fine and energetic. I had NO side effects.
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