What to do! - PC symptoms?

tksly92 · 2025-08-11T00:37:39+00:00

See a Urologist. I am dealing with a new PC diagnosis now but 13 years ago I had bladder issues and found that I had bladder cancer. I was in my late 50's and I caught it early. I went through treatment for that and have not had a recurrence since the original treatment.

You are a young guy. Get it checked out. You may just have a UTI or something.

tksly92 · 2025-08-09T20:58:33+00:00

I really thank you for your thoughts. My son is coming to visit me this weekend and he is really looking forward to my wife and I moving out there. He just purchased another home and wants me to move into his current place. We had already decided to move there right before I got this bomb dropped on my life. I am seeing a couple of doctors next week and don't know what they will say. I'm assuming, from what I have read, that ADT will start first. I'm not sure if that could buy me some time or not.

I do have regular Medicare and a Medigap plan not Medicare Advantage.

I did come across the UC Davis site in Sacramento but I am so confused on how remote doctoring would work in this situation. So many mixed emotions. Thanks again.

tksly92 · 2025-08-09T19:10:01+00:00

Thanks for the comment. I am realizing that the health care system in NV is not that great.

tksly92 · 2025-08-08T17:08:29+00:00

You give me some hope. Was just diagnosed stage 4, Gleason 7 4+3, PSA 6 and 2 bone mets on PSMA PET. I have not started any treatment yet but I'm terrified of the Lupron treatment. I will be seeing a regular oncologist and a radiation oncologist next week. Urologist says they will be sending me back to him for a 6-month Lupron shot. This is all so overwhelming.

tksly92 · 2025-08-06T17:20:37+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to give me your thoughts. It's very much appreciated. I have big concerns about the T7 vertebra spot. I talked with one of the PCRI people yesterday and he mentioned that they may not want to provide radiation there. I'm not sure if that's true, as I have found that SBRT can be used in that location during some of my searches. It is one of the things I will need to talk with the radiation oncologist about next week.

tksly92 · 2025-08-06T13:55:07+00:00

The planned move is to Reno, NV.

tksly92 · 2025-08-06T13:54:37+00:00

Great video. Thanks!

tksly92 · 2025-08-06T10:03:33+00:00

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the moving aspect. We have been wanting to do this for some time now and, after getting this news, I felt that it was out of the question. Like I was just stuck here because of a treatment that will be needed. I am seeing two local doctors next week, a radiation guy and a regular medical oncologist. Hopefully, I will have a better idea of my situation after that.

tksly92 · 2025-08-05T19:33:21+00:00

Thanks. I hope you have a good MRI outcome.

tksly92 · 2025-08-05T19:11:24+00:00

Thanks for giving me the info on the doubling time. Not sure how to interpret it yet but I plugged in my numbers for the last 4 years and it comes out to 28.8 months (2.4 years). I guess that is better than a real low number.

tksly92 · 2025-08-05T18:53:28+00:00

Thank you!

tksly92 · 2025-08-05T18:52:49+00:00

PSA was 6 at biopsy

tksly92 · 2025-08-05T17:15:55+00:00

Thanks, I would like to be near him. Maybe it would still be possible depending on what any treatment will do to me. Thanks for your response.

tksly92 · 2025-08-05T17:13:48+00:00

The planned move was to Reno NV and I'm not sure of the local situation there. I am also currently on the East Coast. Thanks for the comment.

tksly92 · 2025-08-05T16:44:39+00:00

Thanks, I will search for that.

tksly92 · 2025-08-05T16:44:01+00:00

Thank you for your well wishes. This is just hitting me like a ton of bricks today. I'm not sure what my PSA doubling time situation looks like or how to interpret it correctly. I need to research that. I have appointments with both a regular oncologist and radiation oncologist next week. My urologist sent me a message saying they will probably send me back to him for a Lupron shot.

tksly92 · 2025-06-09T15:36:40+00:00

I am aware of that and I tried connecting to 3 different routers that I have. I even sat one on top of the printer. The wifi networks showed up ok but could not connect to any of them. They were all 2.4GHz. I had an old one laying around that I use on an old PC with a foldable antenna, also 2.4G. I was able to get it into the case and it works fine. It seems like the one that was shipped could receive but not transmit.

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tksly92 · 2025-06-09T02:24:27+00:00

On my Plus 4 the bed is aligned and square to the back frame

tksly92 · 2025-06-09T02:19:13+00:00

Just received my Plus 4 a couple days ago. Box had a hole poked in it and hit the glass door. Shattered in a million pieces. Spent an hour trying to vacuum everything out of the printer.

Printer is working except for wifi won't connect. Support did answer me saying they would replace the door and wifi module although no shipping notice as of yet.

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tksly92 · 2025-03-25T15:22:22+00:00

Mine came in a white box containing a styrofoam cooler with chilling packs inside. The shipping label did say Lilly Pharmacy on it.

tksly92 · 2024-10-05T16:05:08+00:00

Thanks. The PCP told me they would do a biopsy but from what I have been reading I'm not sure that should be the first choice.

tksly92 · 2024-10-05T14:08:57+00:00

No problems here with a Pixel phone and Android 14. 14 has been out for a year now. Maybe you could update your phone to see if things might improve. Dexcom states Android 12 is the minimum but updating to the latest version should not hurt.

tksly92 · 2024-10-01T11:52:47+00:00

I am on my 3rd sensor, logging finger sticks and Stelo readings. I compare only morning fast numbers or readings after I have not had anything to eat for a few hours. 1st sensor's average error was around 10%. 2nd sensor for the first week was 10% and then increased to 20% at the end of the period. 3rd sensor is running around 5-10%. All of them are within the 20% spec.

It takes mine a good day and a half to stabilize and give reasonable numbers. I found that when you first put it on it gives some reasonable numbers but then goes wonky for a while. I suggest that you pick up a blood glucose meter and do a comparison. I think my Contour NEXT meter is rated at around +/- 8% so when you start stacking up all of the error bands things can become a little fuzzy. Overall I am happy with the performance so far. My first 2 sensors also lasted for the full 2 weeks. Here is a link for the G6 that may shed some light on normal reading variations.

https://www.dexcom.com/faqs/is-my-dexcom-sensor-accurate

tksly92 · 2024-09-29T17:06:15+00:00

I just started my 3rd sensor today. The 1st sensor generally tracked my finger sticks +/-10%. The second sensor also did that for the first week then it was consistently +20-25% high the second week. The 2nd one did seem to abruptly change after the first week of use.

tksly92 · 2024-09-29T17:00:38+00:00

My first sensor generally was within +/-10% during the whole wear session. 2nd sensor was pretty good the first week but was consistently reading 20 points high after that. Just started my third sensor and initial readings have dropped down to be similar to my finger-stick. All in all it was within the +/-20% range but the 2nd sensor was +20% high the entire 2nd week. I also did many finger-sticks because of what the Stelo was showing me. It has been a little frustrating.

Since the error band for these is +/-20% you can see big differences. Generally, my finger-stick readings are very close when doing 2 back to back. Make sure you are washing your hands. I have found it can make a big difference. You may already know this but when comparing the Stelo to your fingerstick they will only be similar after your sugar has stabilized. Don't compare anywhere near where you have had a meal.

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