I have cancer

[cookies]

I really admire your positive attitude, kenny. Hope your specialist could figure out exactly what you are facing with soon.

 

[Sundial]

So sorry to hear about this Kenny and I wish you the best for your recovery.

 

[MonkeyPie]

I wish you a very speedy recovery so you can keep posting crazy stories, kenny. All the best!

 

[violet3]

I'm so sorry Kenny - i'm so glad that you actually have a PSA test so you could detect it early. Many people don't have routine physicals that are so necessary. Huge healing vibes and hugs to you!

 

[starshine]

I'm so sorry that you are dealing with this, Kenny. Sending you lots of positive wishes!

 

[makemepretty]

So many people beat cancer, hang in there Kenny!

 

[SuzyQZ]

Kenny:
I just read this
I'm so very sorry.
You have the right attitude, persevere and overcome this!
Strength and courage to you and your partner as you face this together.
((hugs))

 

[janlwf]

I am so sorry to hear of your diagnosis...but there is hope! My father was diagnosed over 10 years ago at age 60 with a much higher PSA and gleason score of 5. He had the surgery and follow up radiation (newer options weren't available). Took several months for incontinence to improve and almost a year and 1/2 for ED but he responds 80 - 85% to meds and both Mom and Dad are happy with decision and results. Recent psa was 0.8 I think. He loved this site http://www.yananow.org/Experiences.html

Surround yourself with positive people, places and things and you will do well. Warm hugs to you and your partner.

 

[soocool]

Kenny, I am so sorry to hear this, but as others have posted, you are strong and a fighter and with our collective PS prayers, I know you will beat this.....Hugs to you!!!

 

[D&T]

prayers, well wishes and buckets of healing dust your way to full recovery kenny.

 

[isaku5]

I am so sorry to hear of your diagnosis...but there is hope! My father was diagnosed over 10 years ago at age 60 with a much higher PSA and gleason score of 5. He had the surgery and follow up radiation (newer options weren't available). Took several months for incontinence to improve and almost a year and 1/2 for ED but he responds 80 - 85% to meds and both Mom and Dad are happy with decision and results. Recent psa was 0.8 I think. He loved this site http://www.yananow.org/Experiences.html

Surround yourself with positive people, places and things and you will do well. Warm hugs to you and your partner.[/quot

I wanted to mention that forum, but wasn't sure that PS allowed it. It was very helpful to us. Another one that we liked was www.healingwell.com (the prostate cancer threads). Again very helpful.

More healing coloured diamond dust coming your way.

 

[Laila619]

Hi Kenny,

Very sorry to hear your news. Many good thoughts are headed your way. You WILL beat this! Then you can buy a new FCD to celebrate.

Hugs.

 

[coati]

Kenny-I am so sorry that you are going through this. Sending you healing thoughts and comfort.

 

[princesss]

Kenny, I'm so sorry to hear this. I'll keep you in my thoughts, and am hoping that treatment works well and quickly and you are healthy again as soon as possible.

 

[kittybean]

Kenny, I'm very sorry to hear this news. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Hang in there, friend!

 

[that_someone_special]

Kenny, sorry to hear this.

*dust* for you.. and to a quick recovery...

I think when you beat this, you should treat yourself to a smashing new FCD

 

[jaysonsmom]

Prayers going out to you for a speedy recovery!

 

[JillyC]

Kenny, I don't think cancer stands a chance against you! Keeping you and those you love in my thoughts.

 

[gemgirl]

I'm going to keep you in my prayers kenny, and you're going to do your job and get all the information that you can to make the best decision for your health. Doctors now say that each of us will be faced with a cancer sometime in our lifetime. For me, it was colon (yes I was still technically but rampantly precancerous, but it had already eaten through my entire colon from inside wall to outside wall, hence the colon removal) and for you? Well now you won't have to wonder anymore. I've known a few men with prostate cancer and all are alive and well today. Please quit the talk of being maggot food or worm food or whatever you called it on page 1 (I still have anesthesia brain from my third surgery), and start becoming a student of prostate cancer and it's treatment, like I had to become one of precancerous polyposis. Yeah the whole thing totally sucks. Hell I'm going friggin' bald from my treatment, but I'm alive and I plan on being alive for a long, long time to come. There are still too many diamonds out there that need a home! Seriously, jump in. Pick up your sword and get ready to do battle with the beast until you're sure you've won. After sixteen months of fighting, I'm in the clear. I want you to be able to say the same thing a year from now!

 

[Gypsy]

Much dust for good new soon. Take care of you.

 

[Porridge]

Honestly, I am afraid for the cancer! I have no doubt it will be slinking out with its tail between its legs, thoroughly defeated, in no time at all.

Hugs Kenny. It does suck, sorry to hear it.

 

[Fly Girl]

Sorry to hear that you have cancer, Kenny, and hoping for a full recovery in the not so distant future.

 

[movie zombie]

just back from a roadtrip and saw your post, kenny. you are one down to earth and realistic guy. your attitude is frank but not panicked....and i think you've not only been blessed but have blessed those around you. i know you are taking care of yourself....you really have learned life's lessons and i thank you for sharing not only in this thread but all your others.

 

[Supers]

Wishing you all the best for a full recovery.

 

[TristanC]

Hi Kenny, although it isn't what you wanted, sympathy is the first thing that comes to mind, along with goodwill, positive thinking, disbelief and a sincere hope that everything will go well with you.

On 80% odds, I would bet the farm, the house, the neighbour's dog And my FCD. So you're facing down good odds. That and the fact that the medical profession is full of undiplomatic SOBs that always err on the side of caution (never ones to be proved wrong you know) - the odds are probably stacked a bit better than 80% too.

I admire your courage, and envy the certainty that you have about how great your time has been so far in life. If you enjoyed it as much as you have, you certainly deserve a few more rides.

We'll be here with you fighting the good fight with every post that you find the time to make. And I'll be here to argue or agree as always with whatever you say: because I know you wouldn't want it any different.

My best.

 

[kenny]

kenny -- wishing you good, healthy thoughts. And, this has caused me to ask my DH YET AGAIN to go to a doctor to do a full check-up for anything they can check. His response just now, "I don't know what kind of doctor to go to". So could you enlighten us? If you don't mind, were you just doing a routine checkup with your doctor (Internist? Family doc?)

ETA: Just reread that it was a primary care physician from the beginning. So let me rephrase...was he/she just doing a routine check with bloodwork?

Men should start getting the PSA blood test around age 40, especially if there is family history of PC (Prostate Cancer) or if he is African American, who are at higher risk.

My annual physical with my regular doctor caught the high (and gradually climbing over the years) PSA result so he sent me to a Urologist, which is an MD who specializes in this.

Also the younger you get started testing they better record you have of the baseline of how the PSA changes over the years.
This is valuable data.
By the time PC is diagnosed it has been growing for probably around 10 years.

I'm almost half way through this book and PC is a mysterious animal.
Detecting it and tracking it is difficult.
All the tests produce results with lots of gray area, requiring lots of skill to interpret.
Even the best doctors will not guess correctly 100% of the time.

 

[HopeDream]

You're a strong man Kenny, I'm sure you'll pull through this. I'm keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

 

[kenny]

I know you aren't looking for sympathy Kenny, but you - and especially your SO - have mine anyway. I don't think a cancer diagnosis - could ever not be a punch to the gut.


My grandfather, grandfather's brother, great uncle... have all fought the prostate cancer battle. Most won, the one who did not was, unlike you, elderly and had a variety of other complications. So I know that it isn't a fruitless fight, and I'll be praying for good news in the upcoming tests.


Oh, hell. ::HUGS:: Kenny and Kenny's SO!! You've got a ton of people on here rooting for you!

Be sure to tell all the men in the family that it is extra important for them to get tested starting at age 40.
Please tell them to read the book I recommended in my OP.
PC is not simple.
The more men understand the weaknesses of the only tests we have the better.

http://www.amazon.com/Patrick-Walshs-Surviving-Prostate-Cancer/dp/0446696897/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312864457&sr=8-1

 

[kenny]

So sorry to hear this Kenny. However, I KNOW you will be fine.

I've always believed there should be just as much "awareness" of prostate cancer as there is breast cancer. If a man lives long enough, eventually he will get prostate cancer. Your's just came a little early - and for that I am sorry.

Indeed, one of the things covered in the book is the similarities with breast cancer and how PC is vastly underfunded in comparison and gets much less press.

 

[yssie]

I know you aren't looking for sympathy Kenny, but you - and especially your SO - have mine anyway. I don't think a cancer diagnosis - could ever not be a punch to the gut.


My grandfather, grandfather's brother, great uncle... have all fought the prostate cancer battle. Most won, the one who did not was, unlike you, elderly and had a variety of other complications. So I know that it isn't a fruitless fight, and I'll be praying for good news in the upcoming tests.


Oh, hell. ::HUGS:: Kenny and Kenny's SO!! You've got a ton of people on here rooting for you!

Be sure to tell all the men in the family that it is extra important for them to get tested starting at age 40.
Please tell them to read the book I recommended in my OP.
PC is not simple.
The more men understand the weaknesses of the only tests we have the better.

http://www.amazon.com/Patrick-Walshs-Surviving-Prostate-Cancer/dp/0446696897/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312864457&sr=8-1

Thank you.
I have sent my father this link, with the fervent hope that he is in the minority that never has need of this information. Family history indicates otherwise.