New Member - Uncle diagnosed

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Welcome to sabakali

sabakali@... who has

joined the ProstateCancerSupport group and says:

I am a caretaker of my

uncle who has been diagnosed recently (gleason score of 7) - he has leukaemia

too, wanted to learn as much as I can about treatment being followed by other

list members -thanks!

So sorry to hear of your uncle’s diagnosis. This

is an awful time for you I know and it is probably cold comfort to say it will

get better for you over time – I’ve had more than 10 years since I

was diagnosed, so I can speak from some experience.

You might find it useful to visit YANA - You Are Not

Alone Now www.yananow.net a site set up

for newly diagnosed people which gives some basic information in plain language

with links to more complex sites. You might like to print off a booklet on the

site at http://www.yananow.net/StrangePlace/index.html

The second section of the site is where we invite men

to tell their stories and how they arrived at their decisions regarding

treatment. Many people have mailed me to say how useful they have found this,

especially because most of the men are happy to respond to specific questions.

The section of the site can be found by clicking the link labelled Experiences

or going to http://www.yananow.net/Experiences.html

But in any event, please post some details of

your uncle’s diagnosis – your Age, your PSAs leading up to the

diagnosis, your Gleason Score and Staging (these terms are all explained on the

YANA site) and any questions you might have.

Just remember – there are no dumb questions. We all started off where you

are now, but we’ve collectively learned a lot over the years.

Please mail us if there is anything specific we can

help you with at this difficult time.

All the best,

Terry Herbert in Melbourne,

Australia

Diagnosed ‘96: Age 54: Stage T2b: PSA 7.2:

Gleason 3+3=6: No treatment. November '06 PSA 31.4

My site is at www.yananow.net

As a physician, I am painfully aware that

most of the decisions we make with regard to prostate cancer are made with

inadequate data: Dr

“Snuffy” Myers.