I would like to share with you some general tips for finding/researching doctors which I have accumulated in the last two years based on my experiences with my husband's illness. (Note that resources vary from state to state.) *Ama-assn.org -- basic info about doctors *Castle Connolly's "America's Best Doctors for Cancer". Second edition came out [...]
When Bill was first diagnosed with prostate cancer, I had two teenage sons and we had to decide how to talk to them about his cancer. That discussion continued throughout the course of his disease right up until his death. We, as advocates, have to remember that children are also impacted by prostate cancer and [...]
We need to talk about sex. That's never easy, but this is an emergency: A professor and long-time PC patient I've spoken to who is familiar with research about sex and prostate cancer told me that *50% of the time* couples will incur serious damage to their marriag after the man has had treatment for [...]
Is there a patient-medic in the house?? I think I'm suffering from a form of dementia called "Lupron Brain." This is a kind of mental fog that some men on hormone therapy complain about. I thought women were immune, but I guess I was wrong. I recognize the symptoms. Here are some actual quotes from [...]
Ric Masten was diagnosed with advanced metastatic prostate cancer on Valentine's Day 1999. He describes himself as a poet/philosopher. He reacted by doing what he does best, he wrote. His first entry begins: January , 1999 — Like most older men I had avoided the annual checkup for years. The proverbial ostrich with his head [...]