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Before heading off to our summer home in 2002, I went to the doctor to fill some prescriptions to last the summer. While I was there, he tested my PSA and found it had increased. So, he sent me to Dr. Kanady, who diagnosed prostate cancer. Hearing those words scared the heck out of me, and my wife.
My urologist went over the different treatment options available and gave me a choice of places where I could go. I decided to go with radiation implants and had the treatments at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands.
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It was so much easier to have my treatments there since I live so close, and I really felt like I was in good hands. I received radiation treatments five days a week for five weeks.
Each treatment lasted only about 10 minutes, but over the course of those weeks I got to know the staff really well. They are all so professional, and their encouragement and support helped tremendously.
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After I finished radiation treatments, I went to my oncologist for annual check-ups, and the last time he told me I didn’t have to come back for 18 months.
I really feel like I’ve gotten past this now, and as my internist Dr. Baber says, most men will get prostate cancer if they live long enough. Well, I guess I lived long enough to get it, and now I plan on living a lot longer since my cancer was caught early, when it’s considered curable.
One thing I’ve learned is that for most men, prostate cancer is just a part of "normal" life. You deal with it, and get back on the golf course!
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