Ron Foreman

Dr. Robert Nam and Winston Klass at the - Man to Man Awareness Night, Feb. 21/07
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General, Prostate Cancer, Toronto

Joe Schwarcz, Ph.D. speaks to the Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre “Dimensions of Cancer” series, October 5, 2006. His topic: Cancer-The Environmental Connection

Prostate Cancer, Toronto

CITY TV News anchor Anne Mroczkowski interviewed four Man to Man survivors on Monday September 18, 2006, the first day of Prostate Cancer Awareness Week. Pictured above from left to right are: Anne, Ray St-Sauveur, Aaron Bacher, Mark Dailey (also a CITY TV anchor) and Ron Foreman.

Prostate Cancer

I was one of six presenters at the Toronto Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group, Survivor Forum, July 26, 2006. Slideshow

Here is my presentation.

ABOUT ME
Hi everyone! My name is Ron Foreman and I moved to Toronto 2 years ago from Montreal where I was born in 1945. I’ve always been physically active: swimming, skiing, long distance running, and more. I haven’t smoked since I was a teenager, have been sensible with my eating and alcohol consumption, and have had a PSA every 2 years since I was 50.

MY DIAGNOSIS
Late last fall, in 2005, my PSA went from 3 to 7. I had a biopsy on January 13th of this year and received the results on January 25th: Stage T1C and Gleason 6; and that’s good news as far as prostate cancer is concerned.
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Prostate Cancer, Toronto

Toronto Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group
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See also: MyProstateCancer.ca

Friends, Prostate Cancer

Dr. Laurence Klotz speaks to Man-to-Man May 31, 2006. Dr Klotz is concerned that we may be over-treating prostate cancer and is an advocate of Active Surveillance, formerly called Watchful Waiting.
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Prostate Cancer

This is for all my friends and family who ask how I’m doing.
Had the catheter removed last Tuesday, May 23, after two weeks. It was a little rough for a couple of days but it improves daily. According the the doctor the worst is over. The Iodine 125 has a half-life of 60 days so it is at 1/2 the strength it was at originally. Have even reduced my medication by half (Flomax.)

See also: MyProstateCancer.ca

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I had to have a catheter inserted yesterday because my urethra was so constricted from the swelling caused by the brachytherapy that I couldn’t pee. I had some rough nights. This only happens in 5-10% of the cases, but I’m one of them. The catheter is a great relief to the bladder but a little uncomfortable. I have some pills (Atasol 30) to reduce the discomfort.

See also: MyProstateCancer.ca

Prostate Cancer

This is for my family and friends who ask about me and for all of the men who will go through this is future.
I had my 1 month checkup yesterday. Everything is normal and on schedule. I don’t go back for 6 months.
However the discomfort is at its peak at 4 weeks (where I am now). I get up frequently at night and am uncomfortable. This should get better from here on.

See also: MyProstateCancer.ca

Prostate Cancer

This is for my family and friends who ask about me and for all of the men who will go through this is future. Here is some information about the after effects of brachytherapy.

It’s been 14 days exactly since I had the surgery, if that is the right term. It took less than an hour to implant 88 iodine 125 seeds. Because of anaethesia it was painless and I was back on my feet almost immediately. The only complaint (if I’m allowed one because I must remember we are fighting cancer) is waking frequently at night needing to pee but having a weak stream. This comes from the swelling of the prostate squeezing the urethra. However it gets better every day and should be gone in another two weeks. And brachytherapy is so much easier than external beam radiation or surgery. However the cancer must be early stage or brachytherapy is not an option.

See also: MyProstateCancer.ca

Prostate Cancer