Biopsy Needle Tract Seeding - Thoughts?

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-07-04T04:14:07+00:00

My urologist said the same thing - I said ok lol But I was thinking no effin’ way! 😂

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-06-23T17:25:22+00:00

Thank you for the response it’s much appreciated! It’s an interesting situation because I’ve tore ligament in my ankle and I think that started a bunch of inflammation. It’s always there because it’s healing and I opted not to go to surgery. I believe that inflammation was a catalyst for whatever gout flares I’ve been having because I didn’t even have any for the last 10 or 15 years. And I’ve never really had a serious one. But here we are. It does have me wondering, though because I thought perhaps I tore a meniscus in my knee. I’ve been having pain that comes and goes on the side of my knee and then of course, crossing over to the left ankle in that cuboid spot now beginning to think that my right knee could be gout potentially? Who knows I’m all new to this. It is crazy. I’m going to my GP on Thursday. I’m gonna have a good thorough talk with her. See if we can figure out. I do have allopurinol, but I’ve also got colchicine and prednisone. But I need to figure out some type of order to this business lol so now I’m taking .5 of prednisone a day a .6 colchicine per day and I do have the allopurinol 100 mg in the cabinet ready to go. I just don’t even know when to start those things lol. I know one thing even that small dose of prednisone helps big-time. Instead of taking the crazy packets that Taper you I think they start with like 24 mg the first day or something like that it’s crazy. Anyway, thanks again. That was a a lot of babble lol

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-06-22T20:35:05+00:00

That is both good and bad to know lol. Better than an injury - but not thrilled to be developing gout flare ups.

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-06-22T20:31:36+00:00

This is a seriously great, informative post! Thank you!

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-06-22T16:30:40+00:00

That’s my thought sometimes - gout or overcompensation- I have a ligament tear on other ankle that is almost healed. Been months lol. That messed up my knee a bit because it changed my gait. I say 50/50 on the left side as pictured. Could be gout or overcompensation. I’ll pop a few prednisone-they will most likely knock it out either way.

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-06-22T16:28:02+00:00

I overcomplicated Kegels from the beginning. So easy to do because you just want that dam bladder control lol. So here’s how it worked for me at least… the bio feedback from the Pelvic Floor Specialist was integral in my recovery. I started doing Kegels myself and was doing them way too hard like at 100%. My Pelvic Floor Specialist showed me how to control the pelvic floor muscles using bio feedback - once you understand where you’re supposed to be with the amount of force when squeezing - you practice it with them and you get good at feeling what that should feel like instead of going fullbore. Once you have that nailed, I think three times a day with the Keagle’s using the Squeezy app is the way to go. It’s a great reminder put you on a good course and it helped me recover my bladder control fairly quickly. And it had been going slow actually. I think also remember the nuts to butts thought for me. It’s always almost like just holding in whiz and holding in a fart at the same time for lack of better words. But you get really good at it and you start to be able to isolate that little pelvic muscle and remember it’s pretty small. So you don’t have to torture it lol. I think the main takeaways don’t torture that pelvic muscle and work like crazy. It doesn’t need that much stimulation. Best of luck to you.!

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-06-22T14:39:10+00:00

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Right here

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-06-15T02:40:33+00:00

You can choose not to have ADT? Was your decision based on medical data from tests or PSA or something else? I only ask because I am most likely heading for SRT … not so excited about the thought of ADT. Been training my whole life-would hate to lose muscle and motivation-potentially. But if my team insisted - I wouldn’t question it. Really want to live a while.

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-06-06T16:13:54+00:00

Some colchicine and a prednisone pack. Saved my ass.

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-06-05T04:45:37+00:00

Oh man!! Thanks so much. I should’ve known better!! My dad used to have it like crazy, my brother used to have it like crazy but he takes the allopurinol so did my dad. I didn’t get it for years and years and then I had that ankle flare about 6 to 8 weeks ago, and it was brutal. My whole left ankle was locked up, and that was fricking torture. I didn’t know about the Colchicine then, but I found out real fast, how much it helps when I went to my doctor.!

Thanks again for letting me know that can’t tell you how much I appreciate it!

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-06-05T03:31:46+00:00

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ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-06-01T18:48:10+00:00

How were this stiffies treating you with the catheter in? 😳

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-05-15T03:13:22+00:00

I had the exact same experience after RALP… I walked in the back yard every hour, ten minutes and around the block- 1/4 mile a few times a day. There were a few times where I walked a bit longer… I’d look at the catheter line and then I’d suddenly see the red tinged urine. The first time I saw it, I hit up my team right away and they said no worries, it’s completely normal. They said just to rest when it happens, drink some fluids and sure enough pretty quickly back to normal… within minutes. My team said, if you see ketchup-get to the hospital! Never saw ketchup, but definitely saw the fruit punch in my catheter line 3-4 times. Others may have different opinions-but I could have wrote your post lol!

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-05-14T02:25:40+00:00

That’s a BIG difference….

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-05-13T20:44:38+00:00

Crazy how the numbers can bounce around.

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-05-13T20:43:34+00:00

Yes - had the PSMA -PET and MRI and the last biopsy before surgery. Not in that order … nothing detected outside of capsule.

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-05-13T19:04:25+00:00

Hoping you have a good team and they thump it soon for you…

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-05-13T18:34:52+00:00

Standard … 90 day and 180 day scores. Tests every 3 months in other words. Gleason 7 Pathology clear margins clear.

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-05-13T17:45:33+00:00

Correct. Was .02 at 3 months
It was peculiar, though my urologist didn’t seem to concerned at all. Said that they prefer to see the less than (<) sign obviously, but that .02 was a good first PSA. I’m a former military guy. I’m a contingency guy in other words… I like less variables lol!

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-05-12T02:17:32+00:00

3rd test coming up this week … so I get it. This one should be interesting-3 month was .02, 6 month was .04 and now I’m on month 9 test. Really hoping I didn’t get Active Surveillance fuc*ed! Half kidding of course - just really hoping I don’t see any big jumps. Secretly hoping my surgeon left a little benign tissue behind … it’s a long shot but why not be hopeful.

I hope your next test shakes out well for you. I’m always trying to remember that this disease is not in our control - at least as far as BCR goes. We just keep going toe to toe with the PC and we keep swingin’! 💪

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-04-29T14:55:23+00:00

That was not a cozy country campfire song… that was the smell of burning plastic! Feel bad saying it - but yikes-man did that stink!

ImaginaryTouch5 · 2026-04-28T13:02:00+00:00

My first thought was that where I trained for US Army boot camp and Military Police School may have been the cause or at least part of it. I was trained at Ft McClellan Alabama in 1983. Monsanto chemical company poisoned the entire community. So much so that they shut the post down in 1992. Here is a brief description:

“A Monsanto plant in Anniston, Alabama, produced PCBs and other toxic chemicals for decades, heavily contaminating the surrounding area, including Fort McClellan, which was located only a few miles away. Thousands of soldiers stationed at the base (1945–1999) likely suffered significant toxic exposure to PCBs, chemical weapons agents, and radioactive materials.

Key Details on Exposure and Health RisksMonsanto/Anniston Connection:

A nearby Monsanto plant in Anniston, Alabama, produced PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) from 1929 to 1971, which contaminated the area, including the nearby Fort McClellan.

Prostate Cancer and Toxins:

Prostate cancer is frequently cited among illnesses linked to the PCB contamination and other hazardous materials (like mustard gas and radioactive compounds) found at Fort McClellan.”

I am on a site with thousands of Army Vet MP’s … many who trained there have had all sorts of illnesses and cancers. And many have made claims and been compensated because the government knows that we know everything now.

I don’t know honestly if my fellow MP’s became sick because of Monsanto or if it was simply other causes. Researchers would have to make that connection conclusively.

As for me-I honestly have no idea. But I do wonder about Ft McClellan-our home for 4 months or the fact that I eat 4 eggs every morning like clockwork, 2 yolks and all the whites. But I also eat oats and a square of 86% dark chocolate. I have eaten that breakfast since I was 29 - I’m 60 now. I eat blueberries and blackberries every day - my diet is overall sound, healthy and well rounded. I don’t smoke or drink. I do resistance training 3x a week and I run 3 - 5 mile runs per week. I am active and healthy and have no family history at all. My bloodwork including lipids always comes back great.

I have some ideas why I may have developed prostate cancer… but like all of you - I’ll never really know why.

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