Category: My Story

Month 4 begins with the teleconference with my urologist, and he says congratulations on the PSA number drop. He is less worried for me. I am officially on Active Surveillance (AS).  He also suggests it can be somewhat common to see one drop, but in my case, I have never had my PSA drop since…

Month 3 is the third and final month before my next PSA test. How will all this university research-based knowledge work out? I learned about the Pritikin Studies and their Institute. While I only skimmed their overall diet which seems a little on the severe side, I learned about four different types of research:  1)…

In Month 2, I reorder my Pomegranate Juice and get some Ursolic Acid because some research shows it slows down PSA doubling. Experiments on PSA doubling slowing show Cranberry Juice works. I found an alternative in glass; originally it was in plastic. Here is the one I use as of month 8. To further crush…

In Month 1, I bought this supplement because I read several research papers that said many different parts of the pomegranate inhibit prostate cancer cell growth, and that it’s hard to get high concentrations of things into the blood without supplements. The supplements are expensive, but it’s a small price to pay to slow down…

Month 0 begins with the results of my prostate biopsy, which was positive for prostate cancer, self-contained, Gleason 3-4, with a 1.4 cm index tumor. It was now that I found myself at a decision point, the same decision point so many like me have also faced… Do I take the easy path, changing nothing…