Many thanks to all of you. I’m an RN contracted to US/DOL. I oversee Workers’ Compensation cases on injured Federal workers, USPS, Homeland Security, FDA, and VA employees. I’ve been neglecting my ~40 cases, so I’ll come back next week to review what everyone wrote.
A few sort responses: KarlT, I have one palpable ~11-16mm tumor on the R side of my prostate, but the real kicker is a PSA of 54. Any PCa w/ a PSA of over 20, automatically becomes hi risk. It is sort of odd, and I would think that I’d have a MRI right away, if only for biopsy targeting. Biopsy is scheduled out several weeks–which does not make me happy.
Yes, being an RN that oversees injured workers, that is so very common. I was RN for a large Sysco Unit (the huge wholesale grocery corp) when a worker decided to teach a 100lb bag of potato’s who was boss. The potatoes won. The fellow tore his biceps muscle completely off his forearm. The path from MRI > Surgery normally takes about 3-7 weeks. Had I allowed that, there is no question that he would have lost at least 1/2 of his biceps strength, forever. I had him under the knife in 5 days, and he recovered handily. I’d guess that in about 80% of cases, he would have recovered but with great loss of biceps. Time, sometimes, is of the essence, as in that case, sometimes not, for instance the same injury with the tear at the shoulder, even 7 weeks to surgery would have made little difference.
I need to jump back into those cases and so can’t spend a long time looking at posts and researching.
But, yes, I’d prefer MRI > biopsy > one of the specialized CT scans to look for distant metastasis, all in a week or two, not two months. It rather feels like watching racoons eating ears of corn in your corn field and having someone say, “I’ll trap them in a month or so…”
DeStrider’s immunotherapy is interesting. However, PCa, for some reason seems to be able to circumvent that method. At this point I know little but the PCa “gates,” the t-cells that want to destroy the Ca cells. I do remember that very low carb diet (keto) in one study prevented the PCa cells from locking the T-cells out. I like that, and will look into that. Co-incidentally, over the past year I have water-fasted a total of 44 days (mostly 2-3 day water fasts). I find it very easy. After finding the PSA of 54 I’ve done a 4-day water fast and now am on a 10g carb, high protein.
Everything that I have read/heard is that I should continue my 6mg/1x/week Sirolimus, and I shall do that.
I got “my legs back,” last July w/ a new hip replacement and have loved the new ability. Even with 44 days of fasting I’ve gained just about 1" on my biceps (co-incidentally losing 54lbs) and quads (I’ve always admired Agetron’s biceps).
Again, to all who have responded, thank you.
