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Bill Henderson and Bill's Wife live in Virginia, USA. He was 62 when he was diagnosed in January, 2015. His initial PSA was 14.00 ng/ml, his Gleason Score was 7b, and he was staged Unknown. His initial treatment choice was Surgery (Robotic Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) and his current treatment choice is None. Here is his story.

THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO AN UPDATE REMINDER IN 2019 SO THERE IS NO UPDATE.

I am trying to get up to speed for a looming decision in two weeks (today is Jan. 6, 2016). I have had my prostate removed on Nov. 17, 2015 due to a PSA:14, positive DRE, Gleason 7 (4+3). Post-surgery pathology report showed cancer in seminal vesicles and that cancer had left the capsule. After a few weeks for healing we returned to the surgeon, had a new PSA which came back = 2.0 (we were told 99% of men my age at that point in the process would have come back PSA=0.0) The surgeon recommended waiting two weeks to perform another PSA test in the slim chance that the PSA is still receding. Our preliminary options were for radiation and hormone therapy, but I have some questions that I am appealing for your help in understanding.

My understanding is that all cancer is not alike. I used to think cancer grew at a standard rate no matter the location, but now I understand that the rate generally is dependent upon the site and this is why it can be stated that prostate cancer is a notoriously slow grower (what IS the general rate of growth of prostate cancer?). OK, if I have had the major part of my cancer removed with the prostate, but I still have PROSTATE cancer cells growing in my body at a magnitude that shows up as PSA=2.0, haven't I gained a considerable amount of Life Minutes due to the time it will take the residual cells to grow and cause problems elsewhere? Instead of radiating and dealing with MORE side effects, why wouldn't I want to simply keep tabs on the PSA and deal with this later down the road? Approximately how long would it take these slow-growing cells to create a tumor/tumors of sufficient size to either (a) show up as PSA > 4.0, or (b) become a problem?

UPDATED

February 2017

First, I'm glad I chose robotic surgery. Second, I'm glad I chose Radiation to clean up cancer cells that were missed by the surgery. I am now in the 6 month PSA testing mode. The only change (although significant) to my life has been ED, which we have recently chosen to address with injections. A tolerable choice given the alternatives. the other change is that if I have to fart, I sometimes leak a small amount of urine. The sphincter now controls the flow of urine where the prostate did before, so when you relax the sphincter to fart, you also open the urethra. It's a truly minor inconvenience. One final note: I recommend every man (and woman) read 'The China Study' by T. Colin Campbell. Compelling scientific data regarding what we should be eating. Dairy is not scientifically suited for us humans, and there is a Harvard clinical trial statistically linking dairy to prostate cancer which corroborates this. This is information that is too late for many of us, but it may dispel some confusion for those of us puzzled by our contraction of cancer.

UPDATED

March 2018

After da vinci robotic radical prostatectomy, I required radiation treatments; my PSA went to 0, but three months later registered PSA=.1 ; three months later PSA = .3 ; three months later PSA = .3 This last PSA test was performed the middle part of Feb 2018. Since Christmas I have avoided all sugar, including foods that turn into sugar during metabolism such as breads, pastas, crackers, alcohol, etc. Also since Christmas I have become keto-adapted on the Ketogenic diet; I cannot prove what I believe, but I am convinced that my protocol is starving the cancer that still exists within me. Whether I can become cancer free is still in question, but if I can manage it for the rest of my life (64 yrs old) then I am a happy camper. The next PSA test is May 9. If PSA > .3 then I may tighten my protocols further, including the use of DHA, and less carbs and protein and more fat on the keto diet. If PSA <=.3 then I am keeping the cancer in check and I am happy with that. With hindsight, I wish that I had begun these protocols prior to having surgery to see if I might not see my PSA level decrease without surgery. I have ED, but I can have sex with my wife using an injection method that provides a workable erection, and although she says she is perfectly satisfied, I must report that it is a different feeling for me than before the surgery. Please Google: Warburg Effect, Ketogenic Diet. In Youtube search for: Dr. Eric Berg what I would do if I had cancer,

Best of luck.

You have more control over this than you know, you just need info, self-control over your diet, and some minimal, regular exercise such as walking.

Bill Henderson

Bill's e-mail address is: depdawg8 AT yahoo.com (replace "AT" with "@")

NOTE: Bill has not updated his story for more than 15 months, so you may not receive any response from him.


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