A quick summary of my battle with [prostate] cancer, from my web page

On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:18:16 -0400, JoeC <joec_49@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Help - has anyone heard of curcumin? I hear it is not easily absorbed
by the human body but it does kill cancer cells and not normal cells.

Has anyone heard of this? I ask because I may start taking it....

Joe

My summary of my battle with prostate cancer, taken from the detailed
web page at: http://prostate-cancer-log.blogspot.com
1/3/2005-1/16/2006-I am told I have prostate cancer and have to decide
on the best course of treatment and the place to get treatment, i.e.
the doctor and the hospital and the approach to take.
1/17/2006-3/5/2006-I have surgery (radical retropubic prostatectomy)
on 1/17/2006 in NYC and recover during this period
3/6/2006-9/9/2006-I return to work and all seems well.
9/10/2006-10/2/2006-Cancer returns with a vengeance and a truly
difficult period begins for me, i.e. bladder problems, left leg hurts,
etc.
10/3/2006-Chemo commences and I am having continuing major bladder
problems (bladder spasms etc)
11/25/2006-I am losing far too much blood (50%?) due to bleeding in my
bladder and am quickly hospitalized, yet again (4th time since 9/10);
I likely lost 1/2 of my body's blood due to bleeding (and was getting
light headed/dizzy from this). See photo on the web page for date
11/25/2006- I almost died!!!
12/1/2007-Chemo drugs NOT working, so new regimen of drugs start
today.
12/5/2006-A surgical procedure forces my urine to largely bypass my
bladder to give it a much needed rest. I finally go home 12/7/2006
12/14/2006-My foley catheter is removed and this is the last day of
having one (thus far)
12/16/2006-I awake to major pain in my right flank. We rush to an ER
and they find nothing at this time
1/30/2007-I develop a urinary tract infection requiring a visit to an
ER
2/8/2007-Final round of new regimen of drugs today. The drugs really
have hit me hard!
2/13/2007-My bladder is put back to work full time and it works well!!
3/23/2007-I return from a week in Florida and feel much better; no
more naps needed as one example. We meet with a radiation oncologist
as radiation 'could be my home run' in beating cancer.
3/27/2007-Orthopedic doctor tells me I can walk or swim but no sports
or treadmill walking for the rest of my life.
4/11/2007-IMRT Radiation commences today and will run about 5-6 weeks.
6/7/2007-IMRT Radiation ended on May 29th 2007 but the side effects do
linger.
7/11/2007-I am doing better but have some lifelong restrictions, i.e.
only walking and swmming-nothing else in terms of activities and
I am forbidded to lift anything over 25lbs, all due to hip damage
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Recap of period 9/10/2006-1/30/2007 (my worst period):
* I lost some 20% of my body weight (between 9/10/2006 and year end
2006)
* I had some 7 Emergency Room visits (between 9/10/2006 and 1/30/2007)
in three different hospitals in two different states.
* In all, I spent some 24 days in the Hospital (1/1/2006-12/7/2006, 20
of which were unscheduled.
* I had some 15 days of chemotherapy via IV Infusion (9/10/2006
through 2/8/2007)
* I had countless X-rays (15?), blood tests (50-75?)
* I had countless IV tubes put in me (40?)
* I had 4 cystoscopy procedures (since 9/10/2006)
* I was given 6 units of blood due to tremendous blood loss
(11/25/2006)
* I am given countless doses of prescription drugs, some are quite
expensive indeed!
* I have kidney tubes in me some 70 days.
* Some 73 days with a foley Catheter in me (14 planned days and the
rest unplanned)
* Numerous tests: cat scans, pet scan, bone scans, MRI, Bone Density
scan, X-Rays etc
* My spouse thought I would die by year end 2006 - that is how sick I
was!! See the photo on the web page for 11/25/2006 when I am admitted
due to major blood loss.

Joe
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