Thank you for this information. I will pass it on to our blog and website. I am so happy all is well. BTW, your brother is also doing great and in addition to being cured with a non detectable PSA after HIFU, he too has had no side effects or complications. Places like John Hopkins are academic centers that typically lag behind the day to day"pulse" of new and disruptive treatments. On the other hand, Dr Mark Schoenberg, chief of urologic oncology at John Hopkins is the Chief Medical Officer for USHIFU. Therefore, there is an obvious connection and a believe in our technology (HIFU) by the John Hopkins department of urology.
Tried and time,,, I am sure HIFU will prevail as the optimal treatment for localized prostate cancer
Regards,
George
George M. Suarez, M.D.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Howard
To: gmsuarezmd@aol.com
Sent: Wed, Aug 4, 2010 1:00 pm
Subject: Fw: Fwd: Enlarged Prostate: Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis
My Acupuncturist asked me to send this to you, I'm sure in the hopes that you will recommend him to some of your client's with Prostatitis. He has helped me numerous times over the years with assorted ills. I don't know if you have any faith in Eastern medicine, but I thought I would forward it to you as a favor to him. When I read the suggested treatments for prostate cancer it blows my mind that an institute like Johns Hopkins, so highly regarded, does not even list HIFU as a suggested treatment. Maybe the article was too old. I appreciate what you must go through trying to get your miraculous treatment through the "old school" people in the Medical profession.
I got my psa score back and it was 0.07......thanks again. Continue to have patients contemplating the treatment call me and I will preach the gospel according to George.
Hope all is good with you.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Santiago Sifre
To: Bruce Howard
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 10:26 AM
Subject: Fw: Fwd: Enlarged Prostate: Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis
Bruce, maybe you cn send this to your prostate guy and let him know on my behalve that it came from me. I would appreaciate it.
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Dan Radcliffe
To: Santiago Sifre
Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 11:44:56 AM
Subject: Fwd: Enlarged Prostate: Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis
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Subject: Enlarged Prostate: Alternative Treatment for Chronic Prostatitis
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Johns Hopkins Health Alerts:
Enlarged Prostate and Prostatitis
Alternative Treatment for Chronic Prostatitis May Help
Should you try acupuncture to relieve the pain of chronic prostatitis? Results from a recent study provide the answer. Read on ...
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Alternative Treatment for Chronic Prostatitis May Help
Should you try acupuncture to relieve the pain of chronic prostatitis? Results from a recent study provide the answer.
Like other forms of chronic pain, chronic prostatitis is a complex condition with no simple solutions. Successful management depends on treating the original source of the pain as well as the neurological and psychosocial problems that often accompany it.
As a result, your doctor may prescribe several different types of medication. Some men also benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, which can help improve coping strategies and psychological well-being.
But what if you've tried medications and they haven't helped? Should you give acupuncture a try?
Results from a small study in The American Journal of Medicine suggest that acupuncture may provide relief to men with chronic prostatitis. The study compared the potential benefits of acupuncture versus sham (inactive) treatments in 89 men who had symptoms of chronic prostatitis for three or more of the past six months and who had a score of 15 or higher on the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index.
The men were randomly assigned to receive two acupuncture treatments or two sham treatments a week for 10 weeks. The sham treatments were nearly identical to genuine acupuncture needle insertions except for the location and depth of placement.
True acupuncture was nearly twice as effective as the sham procedure in relieving chronic prostatitis symptoms. Moreover, patients treated with acupuncture were more than twice as likely as the men given the inactive treatment to experience long-term prostatitis relief. Few of the men experienced complete resolution of their symptoms.
This study supports findings from other trials showing a benefit from acupuncture for chronic prostatitis. More study is needed before the treatment can definitively be recommended, but if nothing else has worked for you, a trial of acupuncture might be worth considering.
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