Prostaid Calgary

THIS MONTH'S DIGITAL EXAMINER

NEW VIDEOS

Our monthly meetings are filmed and archived here and on our YouTube channel. These are the most recent.

Apr 12

Demystifying Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Safa Rahman, a pelvic health physiotherapist with Vesia, joins us to talk about pain, specifically in the pelvic floor and what we can do to mitigate the pain and to strengthen the muscles that control that area of the body. From your nerves to your bladder, Safa emphasizes a biopsychosocial approach to conquering pain and living a better life.

Rhett Miller

Mar 08

Dementia and the PREVENT Study

Dr. Philip Barber, the Associate Professor of Neurology and Radiology at the University of Calgary, talks about the difference faces of dementia, the 9 different risk factors and the steps you can take to PREVENT the disease before it becomes untreatable. He also introduces a study where you could help us further understand dementia and what we can do to cure it in the future.

Prostaid

Feb 08

Being a Caregiver (when you didn’t plan on it)

Don Wood is volunteer extraordinaire and the current co-chair for the Cancer Strategic Clinical Network (C-SCN) Alberta Cancer Diagnosis Initiative (ACDI) and a member of the Core SCN Committee for Alberta Health Services. After his wife passed away from a hard-fought battle with cancer, Don made it his mission to help others to try and make the health care world a better place for those who would come there after him.

Prostaid

READ THEIR STORIES

Stewart Campbell describes himself as someone who is “living with cancer.” In 2007, the Cochrane, Alberta resident was diagnosed with high-risk prostate cancer after feeling lower back pain and going for a checkup with his family physician. At that point, the disease had already escaped his prostate gland and metastasized to several lymph nodes. It meant that primary treatments such as surgery and radiation were not options...

Stewart Campbell

Former Prostaid Executive Director

My journey with prostate cancer started about 12 years ago with a phone call from my father. At age 75 he had been diagnosed with metastasis prostate cancer. I had just turned 50. My knowledge of prostate cancer was very limited. I called our family doctor who filled me in with information about what to expect with my father and also suggested that I start regular psa testing. I soon started getting regular dre's and psa tests. My father went on to...

Bob Shiell

Prostaid Founder

It was after my annual medical at age 58 I received a call from my doctor. The digital exam showed the prostate gland was enlarged but smooth and soft. The result of the PSA came back 7. My doctor was concerned and sent me to an urologist, which took about four months waiting time. In his office a large poster displayed an elderly man standing in front of a urinal, a young boy was standing behind him with legs crossed. The caption read...