Veterans and Prostate Cancer: Know Your Risk - Summit 2021

[@rodneyspectrum9870]

❤thank you Ali must contact you soon /// Pete the Utah Saint///

[@io3010]

31-year Air Force veteran, aircraft Crew Chief my whole career, deployed to Middle East multiple time since Desert Storm. Age 55 just diagnosed with Prostate cancer along with 3 friends, all Air Force acft mechanics with me. Please get your PSA level checked if you're a veteran! The chemicals we are exposed too as Veterans and aircraft mechanics along with deployments are a factor I believe! I have not yet started treatment, my cancer is "Intermediate risk". Meeting with doc's soon to discuss my treatment options; the VA in Minneapolis, MN area seem eager to help so far. Wishing all Veterans out their good health!!!! and good luck!

[@georgemorgan3931]

Went out side the vA to a Urologist and took the PSA yearly. Had the same experience with VA. My VA was not interested at the time. A later on the local VA later who actually interested. However I went up to 16.9 PSA. Was biopsy each time over 5.0. Last time I had 22 samples taken. Been on Dutesteride since then. Never had any problems after that. Wasted a lot of time dealing with VA. Use my private insurance to deal with VA. You are needing to run private insurance along side it. Medicare and OHI can beat dealing with that bureaucracy. They are useful for some things but leave a lot to the individual. Who in the end are often not equipped to deal with it. Good advice from Tommy.

[@paulsdrc]

2012 diagnosed and treated, 12 years later still dealing with all the damage. I had HIFU, one treatment and done. Don’t I wish, unfortunately I got it when I had it done it was still in trials. Over a 20 year career 16 deployments 4 to the middle east. The first thing research, don’t just accept what the first doctor tells you. Every doctor is going to recommend what they specialize in. And none of them tell you everything, like if you get radiation you have double the odds of a secondary cancer (bladder/colon). All treatments have their downside. And there is no one size fits all answer. My experience. Diagnosed So with the newer attitude of not treating early detection PC, how do you reconcile the odd patient the has a faster then “normal” advancing cancer. My first MRI showed one lesion “the size of a dime”, leading to a positive biopsy. But after being referred for a treatment and an MRI guided biopsy which showed two lesions “one the size of a nickel, and one the size of a quarter”, after only six months. And the doctors said “that shouldn’t happen, you don’t have small cell carcinoma”. Had I done nothing but active surveillance I might not be here. So there’s no set right answer, the whole process sucks and sometimes it may look like there’s no right answer. All you can do is weigh your options and go with what you believe to be the best choice.

[@edstingray3828]

Amen Stephson Cancer Center OKC.

[@airbrushken5339]

I'm a Vietnam Combat Veteran 2/502 Inf 101st Airborne who move to Australia to become a teacher here in Sydney ... in 2017 the US dept of Veterans Affairs contacted disabled Veterans (Like myself) to be re examined here in Sydney. The procurement officer from the VA (I was the procurement officer DOD (7 years) in our division so I know how the system works) arranged our testing ... all my Doctors were medical professors through Sydney University Medical School. None were connected with the VA so for once I got an honest exam and offered some options of where I should go; like go see a neurologist or physiologist (PTSD) ... Etc... I was shocked when the testing was finished. First off the contracted Doctors couldn't treat us as that is a conflict of interest .... I ended up with 5 medical conditions, plus two more showed up during other testing ... to the point I don't want any more tests ... NONE. They said it's Dioxin poisoning, agent orange. I spent over 300 days in The A Shau Valley, west of Huế which was heavily sprayed. We spent weeks in the jungle, drinking water from those streams and mixing that water with our food (LRPS) ... over 400,000 Vietnam Veterans have died since they came home from Dioxin related health issues ... "Thank you for your service?" Covid hit our FREE medical hospital system and I had to pay a private Cancer Clinic for treatment ... over 50 grand so far. I was in that war before my Doctor "was a gleam in her Daddy's eyes" ... I got NO information from her, told my wife, as all my other Trooper friends had already died, I'm probably going to die in time... I stop going to the hospital ... instead I'm waiting for my "Angle Flight". I have 2 college degrees, one as an artist (plus an art teaching certificate) and an associate degree in business management. I'm sorry but medical businesses are there to make money for their owners and their stock holders. They are not "Mother Teresa". I so wish the world was different but it isn't. The VA works under budgets, they are not rewarded for being NICE guys, their main interest is to get you through within or under budget. They may get a step increase or an "outstanding employee of the year" award, but not for helping you. When my country called my name, after 2 years of college, I went ... just like my Dad in WWII and my Grand Father in WWI. You both sounded sincere and I'm guessing it was hard to share your stories ... I can't share mine ... every friend I had DIED ... I've never heard of ZERO, so I have no idea what their motivation is. Good luck to you two.

[@edstingray3828]

Already been there done that. 3.5 psa then couldn't pee. First catheter. Biopsy Gleason 5+4. Total incased thank God. Total removed with cancer in margins. 5 years later Radiation (24), Proton (13). Hate the shots quit them after a year. Applied for VA disability. Im a Camp Lejeune victim. My dad also CL 1950 /52. Yep multiple cancers

[@rafaelcalderon2027]

Greetings Devil Dawg Also was at CLNC 78-82. Had prostate removed 8/19. Now I’m battling with VA for disability. Good luck, S/F

[@skyking1328]

Amazing video. I'm a 28 year veteran 80 %. I'm going thru the prostate gig right now, My problem is my PTSD during the biopsy. Twice I almost cleared the clinic and had to be removed from the building due to the drug treatment and my MH issue 2X times. I'm scared to death now of losing it during treatment. I'm a former SERE trainee, where I was beaten, water boarded and knocked unconscious. I'm over 10.60 PSA with a DRE lesion on the right side prostate. Kinda confused !

[@robertmaxwell3548]

I had the Gold implants and Radiation thru My Medicare Doctor.seems like it’s stable,but side effects are the issue now.

[@graylandbennett2182]

hawk missile same thing

[@graylandbennett2182]

psa25

[@edstingray3828]

How can I purchase a lite blue wrist band.

[@edstingray3828]

My wife remembered more than I did. Take your partner.

[@williammicou5757]

Is there a percentage for having this 🤔cancer, or having treatment 🤔?

[@edstingray3828]

Self examination. If it feels like a rock, get to a doctor. Finger examination while in the shower.