Congratulations!!
How are you feeling?
Bev

Wishing you the best Jerry and at least another couple decades of great
health.

It very well could be the end of that.

However, its those damn PSA tests that bring back the anxiety and memories.

DP

Hi Jerry,

Great news!  I remember my last day vividly.  I even brought food for "the
team" to celebrate.

Don't sweat the PSA numbers too much at first as you still probably have
some Prostate left.  My numbers went form <0.1 just after treatments and
stopping Hormonal up to 0.3 after 1 1/2 years and has stuck there since.  I
just did my 3 year and it is still sitting there.  It is only a worry if the
number keeps climbing over time or is still high.

My biggest issue was some scarring that created an ever returning blockage
but finally got it "snipped" last November.  This did not start for me until
right after stopping the radiation.

I still push off going in for the blood draw to the last minute and sweat
the results every time though.

Dwight

Jerry: Good luck with the next PSA test! One thing I've learned in less
than 24 hours reading this group: It doesn't take long to develop an
empathy , or a rooting interest, in every other contributor! I will root
for you and each of the others just as hard as I will root for Illinois
against Duke!
Charlie

                                                                                   
                                                             

                                                                                                             

Bear in mind that radiation does not destroy all the prostate
cells all at once.  Apparently they may wither and die for many
months after the end of radiation, still producing PSA all the
while.  So don't be too alarmed if your PSA does not drop to
undetectable levels, or even if it bounces around - going up
sometimes.

But here's hoping that the it worked out perfectly in the
long term.

   Alan

It's never the end of PSAs, but I absolutely concur to the end of your
cancer.

Congrats, Jerry!!  Hope you continue to do well!

Take care!
MikeH