Posted on 10/05/2025 1:58:15 PM PDT by null and void
I’ve recently been diagnosed with cancer. Now that I’ve got your attention, the prognosis is very good, with treatment I have a 95% chance of surviving it for 15 years. That doesn’t say I won’t croak of something else, but that it won’t be the cancer!
It’s prostate cancer, very early detection (insert Public Service Message here, PSA test detected it when it was really small. Guys? Get one!). Lump confirmed by MRI, cancer and lack of metastasizing confirmed by PET scan.
There are several treatment options, surgery, radiation, chemical castration, etc. I’ve ruled out the last one! I’ve already had two surgical procedures, UroLift and TURP, I’m going for something different this time.
Since testosterone is like Miracle-Gro to prostate cancer I’ll be getting shots to block it starting Tuesday. I ‘get to’ experience menopause, oh joy. Don’t be surprised if I start posting in soprano about my hot flashes... I should recover normal testosterone levels within six months after the treatment.
The technology for radiation therapy has vastly improved. Rather than emission from a radioisotope they now use a precisely focused beam from a linear accelerator to do pinpoint irradiation, from multiple angles, minimizing the exposure to surrounding tissues. Even then they further minimize the exposure of the rectum (which touches and practically nestles the prostate) by a one-time injection of a ‘hydrogel’ to provide physical separation. The hydrogel is slowly absorbed by the body but preserves adequate spacing for the course of treatment.
The course of treatment is very small doses done every weekday for 45 days. Total exposure is about 5 minutes each day.
Six months of treatment, two months of testosterone blocker, a bit less than two months of radiation and testosterone blocker, and a final two months of testosterone blocker.
Follow up of periodic PSA test to verify no recurrence.
Easy-peasy.
So of course I have to make it more complicated. Fenbendazole and Ivermectin have shown promise in a few studies as have select vitamins and other supplements, so after talking to my urologist, I’ve started Fenben and IVM and such already.
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to Jane long!
Good plan, good luck!
Bladder cancer survivor here…
Prayers up. So glad they found it early.
You mean they confirm that they don't think it will metastasize?
Prayers offered for you as you go through this.
This sounds like proton therapy - my brother went this route in late 2022 & so far, so good. He had almost no side effects. Best wishes for a smooth treatment course & a successful result.
I am SO glad you started fenben and iver. Surprised Doc is on board.
Look into fasting and diet changes, too. Carbs of all kinds should be down to almost nothing.
You’ve heard of Joe Tippen then, yes?
Sounds like you have a great plan. You’ll be in my prayers for a successful and healthy result.
I pray for you, the best.
Congratulations on having caught it early. Makes all the difference. Wishing you a full lifetime of healthful years.
Will be praying for you your most honorable Nullness.
Good luck and God bless you for a successful recovery.
My prayers.
I sent him a t-shirt with "3.6 roentgen. Not great. Not terrible" on it. The radiologists loved it.
You already know I’ve been praying, but I will continue.
Of course, with you being already in my daily prayers, I’ll be adding this issue. However, as you know, as important as this is temporally, there is another timeless issue....
Best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery!
Good thoughts for you!
You’ll be in my prayers. I think you’ll be OK.
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