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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / September 2004Intermittant Hormonal Therapy
Good news today -- PSA still non detectable 15 months after last lupron shot. This is my third cycle...I had expected psa to be rising after 9 months (as was the case previously). Robert dx'd 11/98 - psa 21, t2b, gleason 8 1/99-5/99 chemo - 16 weekly treatments of estrasmustine and taxol plus monthly carboplatin 12/98, 3/99, 6/99 lupron 3 month depot 7/99 RRP - psa undetectable 1/99, 4/99, 7/99, 10/99, 1/00, 4/00 psa .20 7/00, .45 10/00 High Dose Casodex (150mg daily) 10/00-09/01 Radiation 37 treatments commencing 2/01 psa undetectable 01/01, 04/01, 07/01, 10/01, 1/02, 04/02 psa .24 06/02, .54 09/02 CHT - lupron & casodex (50mg daily) - 3 month lupron depot 09/02, 12/02, 03/03, 06/03 psa undetectable 12/02, 03/03,06/03,09/03,12/03, 03/04, 06/04, 09/04 fastastic news robert!!!! may you have many, many more undetectables. ~ curtis knowledge is power - growing old is mandatory - growing wise is optional "Many more men die with prostate cancer than of it. Growing old is invariably fatal. Prostate cancer is only sometimes so." > Good news today -- PSA still non detectable 15 months after last lupron > shot. This is my third cycle...I had expected psa to be rising after 9 [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > 03/03, 06/03 > psa undetectable 12/02, 03/03,06/03,09/03,12/03, 03/04, 06/04, 09/04 Outstanding news! This is the kind of stuff I like to hear. Keep it coming. You've also given us at least one good data point showing a benefit of intermittent HT over continuous HT. Alan > Good news today -- PSA still non detectable 15 months after last lupron > shot. This is my third cycle...I had expected psa to be rising after 9 [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > 03/03, 06/03 > psa undetectable 12/02, 03/03,06/03,09/03,12/03, 03/04, 06/04, 09/04 Incidentally, you've put up one hell of a battle against this disease. It looks like you've been treated with almost every treatment known to man. Many of us get fatalistic and are easily resigned to dying. It's great to see someone put up a good fight and win some seriously good results. My glass is raised to you. To a long and happy life! Alan Thanks for the feedback, Alan. I met with the oncologist yesterday. When I mentioned that I was expecting my PSA to have risen this month, he said not to worry...it will go up and that I should enjoy the extra time off treatment. Other good news, I received results from a bone density test which were very good. Apparently I am from a subset of the population that does not get osteoporosis as a result of hormonal treatment. Nonetheless, he suggested I continue to take Calcium and Vit D. Also he wants me to exercise more. Anyway...love that low psa and being in the off treatment phase of the cycle... Robert > > Good news today -- PSA still non detectable 15 months after last lupron > > shot. This is my third cycle...I had expected psa to be rising after 9 [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Alan Looks like you've been through a wringer in the last 5 years. But, your results are inspirational. Thanks for sharing them.  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 non illegitimi carborundum > Good news today -- PSA still non detectable 15 months after last lupron > shot. This is my third cycle...I had expected psa to be rising after 9 > months (as was the case previously). > > Robert |
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