YANA You Are Not Alone Now Updates

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I have been running a non-commercial website - You

Are Not Alone Now www.yananow.net

for a number of years now. The first section is aimed at newly diagnosed men

and their supporters. It gives some basic information in plain language with

links to more complex and technical sites and is accessed by using the link www.yananow.net and hitting

the Don’t Panic button.

The second section of the site of the site was set up

in the belief that there is tremendous value in reading of other people's

experiences with prostate cancer and also recognition that it might be helpful

men diagnosed with PCa (and their families or partners) find someone to 'talk'

to; someone who had dealt with the same issues and problems. Contributors are encouraged

to update their stories at least once a year. The current week’s list of

new contributors and updates is below, including mine! Having had my latest PSA

test, I’m off for four weeks holiday to see family and friends and to

celebrate a significant birthday with my darling wife – an event we never

thought we see together 13 years ago!! There is life after prostate cancer,

folks. I’m here to tell you thatJ

NEW STORIES:

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/M.htm

RONALD MITCHELL - chose RALP and is doing fine

after his surgery in January

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/GeneK.htm

GENE KOSHIOL - had positive margins after RALP

and is now exploring his options

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/DennisC.htm

DENNIS CARLISLE - diagnosed with aggressive

disease generating low PSA

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/MarkK.htm

MARK K - chose Surgery and cannot speak too

highly of his experience at s Hopkins

UPDATES TO EXISTING STORIES

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/RalphB.htm

RALPH BESNOY – a Silver member heading into his eight year after surgery

with an undetectable PSA

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/BillA.htm

BILL ABRAHAM - has decided on RALP and intends

having surgery in September

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/SteveO.htm

STEVE OSWALT - has decided on RALP and has booked in for surgery in July

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/DaleS.htm

DALE SWANSON – has decided on surgery and

is now evaluating surgeons

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/ReinhartP.htm

REINHART POLLER – two years after his

proton beam therapy and his PSA is 0.55 with no side effects

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/TonyJ.htm

TONY JUPP - four years after his manual

laparoscopic surgery he has some small problems

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/RonT.htm

RON T has just had a PSA test after his HIFU and

is very happy with 0.4 ng/ml with no side effects

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/phK2.htm

JOSEPH KING recovering from RALP – good

tale, well told, with amusing comments from Pam

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/TonyS.htm

TONY SHORES - looking forward to his ADT holiday after seeing his PSA fall

from 98.8

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/L2.htm

JOHN LEMLEY has opted for Active Surveillance

for the present

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/DaveK.htm

DAVE K - had his surgery earlier this month

and is overwhelmed by people’s kindness

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/JerryB.htm

JERRY BRAAM - 16 months after his RALP he is

down to two pads a day and feels his incontinence is coming right

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/CBB.htm

CB BUNTING III - recovering from his surgery

– clear margins – and waiting for his first PSA

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/TonyC2.htm

TONY CRISPINO - after 2 years with an

undetectable PSA he was looking forward to an ADT ‘holiday’,

but…

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/AndyR.htm

ANDY RIPLEY - PSA still rocketing upwards

– now 2625.0

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/JimW.htm

JIM WADE - having EBRT therapy after failed

surgery and is looking for input on PSA spiking

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/L.htm

MICHAEL L - has decided to have RALP

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/T.htm

JOHN THOMPSON - has had his seed implants and

starts on EBRT at the end of June

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/TerryH.htm

TERRY HERBERT - latest PSA is 1.20 ng/ml, so

he’s staying on ADT holiday – and going on holiday

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/HareshK.htm

HARESH K - gives a bit more background to his

diagnosis

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/GraemeW.htm

GRAEME WILSON - has just hit Silver status and

is happy with the outcome of his brachytherapy

http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/DennisD.htm

DENNIS DENNISISSURE - is rejoicing because

three years after his surgery he is continent again

There are now almost 700 stories covering all

currently available treatment options on the site, providing an insight into

how the contributors have dealt with the issues that others now face. They can

be accessed by choice of treatment, year of diagnosis, age, PSA or Gleason

Score at diagnosis and by country in which the contributor resides at this URL http://www.yananow.net/Experiences.html

..

All the best

Terry Herbert

I have no medical qualifications but I was diagnosed

in ‘96: and have learned a bit since then.

My sites are at www.yananow.net and www.prostatecancerwatchfulwaiting.co.za

Dr

“Snuffy” Myers : " As a

physician, I am painfully aware that most of the decisions we make with regard

to prostate cancer are made with inadequate data "