Hugh Freeze diagnosed with cancer

[Notorious B.E.N]

Sounds like it was caught early, thank goodness.

 

[IndianaVol]

Just a reminder to all my Vol brothers out there...don't ignore signs and get checked regularly!!!

I work for a med device company in the Urology space and if caught early, prostate cancer has a nearly 99% cure rate...if you let it go that drops quickly.

 

[headhunter15]

Prayers for a speedy recovery! I know he catches flack from people but no one deserves to ever go through cancer.

 

[Volnuck]

Sounds like it was caught early, thank goodness.

Praying for Coach Freeze and his family. Cancer affects the patient and everyone who cares for them. Praying for God to touch his body and perform a miracle if it is His will. God Bless.

 

[MadMaxSC]

Sounds like it was caught early, thank goodness.

I am a 10-yr survivor of prostate cancer. Mine was detected early. My PSA was normal but my Primary Care doctor noticed that the numbers showed a slight increase with each test. She sent me to a Urologist, who confirmed the cancer. He monitored it closely for 3 years until he said, "we are at a decision point."

I elected robotic surgery, to be sure it was gone. Many of my friends experienced problems with radiation and then their cancer returned. The surgery was about an hour and I was doing my 3-mile walk in 2 days. The culprit in my diagnosis was from Agent Orange exposure, in Vietnam.

Guys, prostate cancer is a killer if left untreated. Be sure to get tested at least annually. Don't just rely on the PSA number being <4.0. Look for steady changes, especially small increases. If you have any reservations at all, see a Urologist. If you are a VFL, I want it to be a long life.

 

[atilla]

I haven't been diagnosed yet but I recently had a cystoscope done and now will be taking a urethro-abdominal scan next week.. My PSA is high and the Dr. said my prostate looked abnormal. All I can do is hope for the best.

 

[SpookyAction]

I had a prostate cancer scare 6 years ago. Very Elevated PSA, nothing detected. My urologist gave me really powerful antibiotics and the PSA went to normal in a couple of weeks. He said it was a symptom-less infection. It was a pretty intense couple of months. I didn't tell anyone. I was a single father with a 7 year old son. Didn't want anyone to worry in case it was not cancer.

It really helped me to see what matters and what doesn't when I was making arrangements for when I am gone.

 

[Zues1]

I thought he looked unhealthy this season

 

[TAF]

I'm NOT a Hugh Freeze fan...

But...I HATE ANYONE GETTING....well...F*** CANCER!!!!!

 

[MadMaxSC]

I had a prostate cancer scare 6 years ago. Very Elevated PSA, nothing detected. My urologist gave me really powerful antibiotics and the PSA went to normal in a couple of weeks. He said it was a symptom-less infection. It was a pretty intense couple of months. I didn't tell anyone. I was a single father with a 7 year old son. Didn't want anyone to worry in case it was not cancer.

It really helped me to see what matters and what doesn't when I was making arrangements for when I am gone.

I am glad it was only an infection. The "C" word is scary. BTW, my wife is also a cancer survivor...18 years this past December.

 

[joevol33]

I haven't been diagnosed yet but I recently had a cystoscope done and now will be taking a urethro-abdominal scan next week.. My PSA is high and the Dr. said my prostate looked abnormal. All I can do is hope for the best.

My dad was just diagnosed, had his pet scan yesterday, and we'll know the results Tuesday. Hooe and pray tge best for you.

 

[VOLLeeann]

I am a 10-yr survivor of prostate cancer. Mine was detected early. My PSA was normal but my Primary Care doctor noticed that the numbers showed a slight increase with each test. She sent me to a Urologist, who confirmed the cancer. He monitored it closely for 3 years until he said, "we are at a decision point."

I elected robotic surgery, to be sure it was gone. Many of my friends experienced problems with radiation and then their cancer returned. The surgery was about an hour and I was doing my 3-mile walk in 2 days. The culprit in my diagnosis was from Agent Orange exposure, in Vietnam.

Guys, prostate cancer is a killer if left untreated. Be sure to get tested at least annually. Don't just rely on the PSA number being <4.0. Look for steady changes, especially small increases. If you have any reservations at all, see a Urologist. If you are a VFL, I want it to be a long life.

Great testimony thank you very much for that

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

I am a 10-yr survivor of prostate cancer. Mine was detected early. My PSA was normal but my Primary Care doctor noticed that the numbers showed a slight increase with each test. She sent me to a Urologist, who confirmed the cancer. He monitored it closely for 3 years until he said, "we are at a decision point."

I elected robotic surgery, to be sure it was gone. Many of my friends experienced problems with radiation and then their cancer returned. The surgery was about an hour and I was doing my 3-mile walk in 2 days. The culprit in my diagnosis was from Agent Orange exposure, in Vietnam.

Guys, prostate cancer is a killer if left untreated. Be sure to get tested at least annually. Don't just rely on the PSA number being <4.0. Look for steady changes, especially small increases. If you have any reservations at all, see a Urologist. If you are a VFL, I want it to be a long life.

So glad that you were able to get treatment, and welcome home.

 

[GVF]

Just a reminder to all my Vol brothers out there...don't ignore signs and get checked regularly!!!

I work for a med device company in the Urology space and if caught early, prostate cancer has a nearly 99% cure rate...if you let it go that drops quickly.

True but not always failsafe. Never been in hospital a day in his life. Never had any kind of ailment outside a cold or rare flu. His and moms diet was almost exclusively home cooked with minimum ultra processed items. Even ate a handful of nuts every day. My dad was very religious about his annual check-ups. One year he was fine and clear. By the time his next check-up rolled around he said he had been feeling "tired" for about a month. His PSA's were triple digit, and it had developed & metasticized between check-ups unnoticed until his bone scan showed he was eaten up from sinuses to hips. He could have been an outlier exception to the rule. I started my annual exam and bloodwork like clockwork, actually twice a year since he passed in 2018. My PSA's have remained quite low. I'm behind this past 18 months or so though. Wrecks my nerves havng to do this, especially since I've let it slip. And especially with the turning 60 male body changes that start around age 55 and freak you out. His mom also died of cancer when I was 4th grade. And my wife's family has generational history of bad luekemia (AML). to the point it could be considered genetic instead of hereditary. Needless to say our 22 year old gym rat built out son gets forced to to do annual bloodwork.