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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThe doctor just called for the biopsy. Rich has malignant prostrate cancer. Doctor ordered a PET --see if it spread.
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That will be done tomorrow. And them chemo/radiation. I love him with all of my heart and soul.50 Shades Of Blue
(10,182 posts)I'm sending my most positive thoughts to you both, and will continue to!
skylucy
(3,751 posts)XanaDUer2
(11,028 posts)Hugs
Raven123
(5,035 posts)femmedem
(8,222 posts)I sure hope the next round of news is better.
hlthe2b
(102,748 posts)Many do. Positive thoughts and healing wishes!
AmBlue
(3,147 posts)Hoping and praying for you both that it hasn't spread.
anciano
(1,064 posts)Your DU family is here for you. 🙏
AltairIV
(424 posts)Terrible news, will keep you both in my thoughts.
JMCKUSICK
(239 posts)Please listen to each other, hold hands through your shared grief and sorrow. Make decisions together. There is time to memoribrate together, to say thank you, To pack for whatever journey lies ahead, making sure your favorite moments are easily accessible in the carry on.
Every tear I shed is but a tiny payment for the unimaginable joy I experienced with you, Mine are tears of celebration and gratitude. There's plenty of room fortears of sadness and loss too of course but most will be tears of joy.
With all my prayers to our higher spirit, power, etc.
God Speed
Walleye
(31,286 posts)GPV
(72,390 posts)Dear_Prudence
(445 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,405 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,734 posts)Hugs for you both
beaglelover
(3,527 posts)live long enough. Even if it has spread, I hope it is still treatable. Hugs to you both!
Diamond_Dog
(32,339 posts)((hugs))
Hopefully it hasnt spread and they can treat it. I will keep you both in my thoughts.
AllaN01Bear
(19,267 posts)nocoincidences
(2,239 posts)We will be with you on the long road ahead.
LoisB
(7,303 posts)Eko
(7,501 posts)happybird
(4,722 posts)I am so sorry you and Rich are going through this. We are here for you and ready to listen any time you need to let some of the stress and worry out.
ms liberty
(8,665 posts)mvd
(65,191 posts)Went through this with my dad. Hopefully it hasnt spread like his cancer did. Keeping both of you in my thoughts.
TygrBright
(20,791 posts)GreenWave
(6,978 posts)Sending positive waves now.
Biophilic
(3,797 posts)GeoWilliam750
(2,524 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,438 posts)Never underestimate the power of a group of people thinking positively.
Elessar Zappa
(14,207 posts)Im keeping you and him in my thoughts, Deb. Dont panic yet, though I know its easier said than done.
onecaliberal
(33,150 posts)kimbutgar
(21,357 posts)Im hoping it hasnt spread. Take care and be strong!
catbyte
(34,629 posts)MartyTheGreek
(572 posts)My prostate was enlarged and caused bleeding in my bladder after intense exercise and a hot sauna. I peed blood then hours later could not pee at all!
I finally got a catheter in me hours after my ER visit and tests revealed that my condition was benign.
I recently had two close friends pass from this disease and I had my mind set on trying this protocol. Go to YouTube and search for the Joe Tippins cancer story and discover what he did to cure himself of cancer that already spread.
Go to Face Book and ask to join this group and search the files there for his cancer type and look for success stories.
My thoughts are with you two! R/Marty
https://www.facebook.com/groups/244815949755622
barbtries
(28,842 posts)We'll be here.
there's a Cancer forum on DU as well, you may get some answers to your questions there.
Turbineguy
(37,488 posts)bluestarone
(17,236 posts)We'll all pray for him and you.
WinstonSmith4740
(3,065 posts)But please try to remember his is one of the most successbully treated. I walked this path with my husband, but his was not on that treatable list. It's a tough road, and he'll need to lean on you, so PLEASE remember to take care of yourself. It's easy to forget to do. We're all here for you.
And I'm just going to throw this out here...Mike was pretty much able to sail through chemo with help from friendly herbs. One before he went in, and one when he came out. No nausea, and he could eat well.
JohnSJ
(92,619 posts)If it shows spread there are options available that can keep it stable for quite a long time.
Since the physician called for a PSMA scan it is likely you are at a comprehensive cancer center, and that would be a good thing, but regardless you may want to consult with a second opinion after the PSMA scan.
Wishing you all the best.
Harker
(14,178 posts)That can be all the difference.
Solly Mack
(90,844 posts)3catwoman3
(24,223 posts)appleannie1
(5,087 posts)I know first hand how you feel. Hopefully they have caught it soon enough to treat. Sending strength and hope your way.
irisblue
(33,127 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(146,504 posts)Niagara
(7,870 posts)Here's hoping that it hasn't spread.
Sending positive vibes and best wishes!
arkielib
(150 posts)Sending positive thoughts and prayers.
debm55
(25,896 posts)Wicked Blue
(5,881 posts)to you both.
area51
(11,960 posts)Sending healing thoughts.
ailsagirl
(22,938 posts)Dear Deb, hang in there. We're all behind you
CanonRay
(14,198 posts)Let's all think positive thoughts that it hasn't spread.
revmclaren
(2,593 posts)Love and hugs to both of you.
essaynnc
(810 posts)Warmest thoughts to both of you.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,994 posts)tblue37
(65,664 posts)hope for the best for him & you.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,813 posts)My thoughts and vibes are with you, and hopefully he'll learn that the cancer hasn't spread.
My brother-in-law is a 20+-year prostate cancer survivor. They treated him with radioactive seeds that they inserted into his prostate. It worked and he's alive and healthy at 84.
Best of luck.
debm55
(25,896 posts)Duncanpup
(13,032 posts)gademocrat7
(10,711 posts)to your husband and you. We are with you on this journey. Take care.
malaise
(269,793 posts)niyad
(114,401 posts)I just now saw this, and I am so very sorry. Sending vibes for strength and healing and energy, for best possible outcome. Please know that your DU family is here for you both, so lean as hard as you need.
MLAA
(17,489 posts)Picaro
(1,567 posts)Wishing and hoping for the best outcome.
malthaussen
(17,260 posts)But treatment works pretty well these days. Hopefully, he'll pull through.
-- Mal
70sEraVet
(3,602 posts)flying_wahini
(6,792 posts)ratchiweenie
(7,766 posts)Goddessartist
(1,985 posts)and good vibes. Holding you and Rich in my heart.
LaMouffette
(2,044 posts)CountAllVotes
(20,893 posts)Hang-in there Deb.
You both need one another now more than ever.
Very sad to read your news.
c-rational
(2,613 posts)TeamProg
(6,515 posts)had it, they were treated.
Hoping for the best.
pandr32
(11,671 posts)My hope is that the treatment will work. Best to both of you.
murielm99
(30,815 posts)I will be praying for both of you.
PJMcK
(22,136 posts)My best hopeful wishes, dear Deb.
virgdem
(2,133 posts)Sending positive thoughts and prayers for the best outcome to this horrible disease.
Stay strong. Your hubby will need you now more than ever.
democrank
(11,120 posts)Were here for you.
Peregrine Took
(7,422 posts)Good luck.
debm55
(25,896 posts)alwaysinasnit
(5,092 posts)highplainsdem
(49,235 posts)when we were kids. I lost both my grandmothers to cancer when I was a child, but haven't lost any relatives to cancer since then, though a number of them have needed treatment for different types of cancer. Just the word is scary, when you can remember times when the treatments weren't as good. But Rich will be getting expert care.
And we're here for you. Lots of prayers and healing vibes for Rich, and hugs for you.
Different Drummer
(7,723 posts)Hoping and praying that Rich's cancer hasn't metastasized. Please remember that we are all here for you!
a kennedy
(29,915 posts)?️ ?️ ?️ 🙏🏻 we are all here for you and your husband.
peggysue2
(10,910 posts)Very scary when this sort of diagnosis is given. My husband had a health (cancer scare) last October, his diagnosis liver cancer. Seemed like everything was turned upside down and inside out. But . . .
As shocking as that initial news was, his outcome was very good.
Here's hoping you and your husband have an equally positive result at the end of this.
Cancer sucks but good outcomes are possible.
Sending blessings in your direction.
Laurelin
(548 posts)My aunt was diagnosed with metastasized breat cancer back when the prognosis was death in 5 years. She found that out 10 years later and asked her oncologist why he hadn't told her. He said, you're a person, not a statistic. You'll die when it's your time to die, not when the mythical average person dies. Anyway she did die of cancer, 24 years after she was diagnosed. She was 76.
I'm praying you'll get good news on the PET.
ProfessorGAC
(65,717 posts)Take care! Both of you.
Good vibes headed to the 2 of you.
sdfernando
(4,981 posts)I wish there was more I could do.
Please remember your DU family is always here to listen and support both of you.
Sending all the healing vibes I can muster and hoping for a good outcome.