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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / May 2004Numbers - was Surgery?
I'm 67 years old. Gleason = 3 +4 Stage Tc1 PSA rose from about 1.5 in January to 5.4 in May. I'll get a bone scan and CT scan next Thursday. I've been impotent for about 2 to 3 years - uro put me on androgel last September. My sugeon, Dr. Kadman, said that the androgel may have been a blessing because it forced the PSA upswing so that I would get a biopsy before the cancer had spread too much. Emails from Curtis have been reassuring as to surgery - thanks Curtis. Surgery will probably be in the middle of June - Kadman will not do it until the effects of the biopsy have healed. He says that his record is about 50% retaining sexual function and 8 to 10% incontinence. From what I have read (Walsh's book) that seems to be about average. What with Viagra, Trimix, etc., the first is not a concern. Incontinence would be a major downer. Leo aka Charlie Yahoo address is a spam trap. cfred at hal-pc.org Best of luck, Leo (or Charlie). You're numbers are comparatively good. Let us know your date when you find out and we'll have a word with the Big Guy when you go under the knife.  SignatureProstate Cancer Survivor (so far), not a doctor PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Erection 05/12/2003 @ 48 HTbegins 07/21/2003 @ 48 PSA .07 .05 Lupron 7/03, 8/03, 12/03, 4/04 > I'm 67 years old. > Gleason = 3 +4 [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Yahoo address is a spam trap. > cfred at hal-pc.org Hi, Leo, I, too, was on Androgel for about nine months prior to my jump in PSA. In a way, I consider it a blessing, as otherwise the cancer may not have shown up until it had progressed too far. Best to you! MikeH > I'm 67 years old. > Gleason = 3 +4 [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > been a blessing because it forced the PSA upswing so that I would get > a biopsy before the cancer had spread too much. Leo, Right, risk of permanent incontinence is quite low and I suggest you don't worry about it. Especially since your numbers imply you're headed for a complete, one-time cure. Best of luck with your surgery. jimhoney standard RRP Apr 2002, cured, no significant aftereffects >Subject: Numbers - was Surgery? >From: Leo leorising99@yahoo.com [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >been a blessing because it forced the PSA upswing so that I would get >a biopsy before the cancer had spread too much. Dr. Kadman of Baylor College of Medicine, Scott Department of Urology, Houston, Texas? I interviewed for a gene therapy clinical trial with him in February, 2001. Good man. >Emails from Curtis have been reassuring as to surgery - thanks Curtis. >Surgery will probably be in the middle of June - Kadman will not do it [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Yahoo address is a spam trap. >cfred at hal-pc.org >Dr. Kadman of Baylor College of Medicine, Scott Department of Urology, Houston, >Texas? I interviewed for a gene therapy clinical trial with him in February, >2001. Good man. Same fellow - an associate of Larry Lipshultz. Leo aka Charlie Yahoo address is a spam trap. cfred at hal-pc.org |
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