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Gleason7(3+4) - treatment options recommendation
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 7 1:02pm | Replies (237)Comment receiving replies
Learned on Jan. 01 that my PSA was at 12.4 (had not been to a dr in over 20 years...). Had MRI that showed PiRads 4. Biopsy in mid-March that confirmed cancer with a 4+3 Gleason and cancer was contained within the prostate. Had a Pet scan PSMA in early August that showed some cancer in nearby lymph nodes. Thought --- possible that the biopsy (18 core samples taken and the prostate had holes poked in it AND the then some cancer cells leaked out?) If the cancer was still contained I might have leaned toward surgery with any necessary radiation afterwards. Got the Eligard shot for hormone treatment on Aug. 27 and will begin 28 radiation treatments on Sept 09 at Mayo Rochester.
Will turn 68 on Sept 06 am in very good overall health except for ulcerative esophagitis that has constricted the esophagus to half its normal diameter - 4 endoscopies with the last 3 attempting balloon dilation but not lasting after 30 days or so.
Did a virtual call with Mayo nutritionist and inquired about 'natural remedies' such as alkaline water / low, low sugar diet / mushrooms / vitamins / high vitamin C IV's / colon or liver cleanses, etc. - they had nothing, saying 'no studies have supported those anecdotal tales'.
The body is a wonderful creation that God made. I would LOVE to fight this cancer with all natural, homeopathic options as I believe God's cure would be better than man's cure which involves harming the body first in an attempt to get the poison out.
Wishing all much success with a minimum amount of severe and lasting side effects!
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Yeah, we would all love to go all natural but NONE of what you said works, OK? Not trying to be combative but God aside, 21st century medicine is the way to go. I tried SO MANY supplements, dietary changes, boiled ginger tea....a freakin joke!! My prostate gland was FULL of Gleason4+3, had surgery and now having salvage radiation.
Maybe if I didn't screw around and had a biopsy sooner, I would have addressed the cancer sooner and been done with it. You have it in your lymph nodes - it's serious, OK?? I read so many articles on biopsies "leaking" out cells and it was all BS in retrospect. Best of luck.
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You did the right thing with all the treatments you had. Homeopathic medicine probably won’t help at all, but there is something you can do besides medical procedures.
Going vegetarian or vegan has enabled many people with prostate cancer to stop it from growing. You could probably eat a little chicken or fish, but you wanna stay away from red meat completely. if you search the web, you can find more information about the diet affecting prostate cancer. I’m sure there are webinars from the PCRI on YouTube. I have seen many webinars about how diet affects prostate cancer, and some of them are on YouTube.
In Australia, they make a super broccoli soup that can prevent your DNA from changing something that also helps stop cancer progression. Broccoli is one of those vegetables that really helps with stopping the progression of prostate cancer.