CancerCompass message board discussion started by Pangie on 1/7/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,19488,0.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/  8 years ago my father was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer.  His PSA had always been 0, then at one yearly check it jumped to 12.  Anyway, long story short, he had a radical prostectomy.  My father was given 6 months to live. Now 8 years later my father is still going.  His PSA has gone up past 1100.  Yes, up past 1000.  Now it's down below 200 and he's thrilled.  His last bone scan showed a few hot spots but bigger than the head of a pin. I guess I posted the note to let you know, sometimes doctors just don't know how things will go.  If you ask my Dad's oncologist, he will say that it's a miracle that Dad is doing as well as he is.  If you ask my Father... he will tell you it's all because of God and his weekly Rosary prayer meetings. Dad has chemo 1 time a week, takes gleevic and a bunch of other meds.  He has just started not being able to keep some foods down.. because of a sensitive stomach.  I fear that this chemo is going to be the end of him, and not the cancer. Keep the faith. Pangie Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT As a short term survivor...1 yr....with no bad fon calls...best wishes & amen... Kenny Bouy Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT  I understand you.....My father was diagnosed just one week ago with prostate cancer. New the doctors are redoing the biopsy are bone scans.He is in Romania and I am in USA on school and is realy hard. I am trying to send him a few alternative medications( based on plants) : Pomegranate and nony extract, Q10, Extracts from Organic wild mushrooms(meant to increase immunity) , Bromelain from pineapple, vit C ,Vit D, selenium,lycopene , esiak, Inositol hexaphosphate( plant antioxidant) ,and aangamik DMG. Did your father try some of this? Do you know some of them helping the prostate cancer?  Best wishes for your father! Raluca Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT