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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / August 2005Back in SC after successful RRP at Hopkins....
Surgery on Friday morning went great (1 hr 15 minutes). Dr. Partin used the words "perfect surgery" with my wife and pastor. Now we await the pathology report that should be in sometime in the next couple of days. Was released Sunday morning from the hospital but stayed in Baltimore until Monday afternoon getting room service at the hotel and watching Lefty capture another major. 1 hr flight home went without complications. Biggest issue for me was getting over the anesth/narcotics -- took me until well into the afternoon on Saturday but once they cleared the system I was like a new man. Thanks again for all the info, support, and prayers from you guys since that dreaded June 22 news. I'll keep you posted on the path reports..... Age at Dx -- 37 PSA at Dx -- .7 (yep, you read it right) Clinical Gleason Score 6 (3+3) Clinical Stage -- T2b RRP -- 8/12/05; Dr. Alan Partin (Johns Hopkins) 1 hour and 15 minutes? I think that sets a record, at least for this list. Congratulations on your good initial report. jimhoney > Surgery on Friday morning went great (1 hr 15 minutes). Dr. Partin > used the words "perfect surgery" with my wife and pastor. Now we await [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Clinical Stage -- T2b > RRP -- 8/12/05; Dr. Alan Partin (Johns Hopkins) Congrats on a great surgery and trip. Was your surgical team double-parked? One more thing - forgive me if I missed your diagnosis story but how did they find your PCa with a PSA of 0.7? DRE? It was found during the DRE. Family doctor found it assymetric so he sent me to a Urologist who found the nodule. A second Uro didn't find the nodule, but the surgeon (Dr, Partin at Hopkins) found it and classified it clinically (before surgery) as T2b. No symptoms, nothing.....just in for a routine physical cause I hadn't had one in many years. Asked family doc to do the PSA and DRE because of family history. God surely was watching over me to lead me to ask for the tests. I think, were I you, I'd send your family doctor a Christmas Card for each of the next 50 years.  SignaturePSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3cN0M0 Neg margins PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 (4 mo), 12/03, 4/04, 09/04, 01/05 PSA .07 .05 .06 .05 non Illegitimi carborundum > It was found during the DRE. Family doctor found it assymetric so he > sent me to a Urologist who found the nodule. A second Uro didn't find [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > of family history. God surely was watching over me to lead me to ask > for the tests. i am schedualed for RRP september 12 with dr.Allen Wein from the university of pennsylvania. i have a lot of confidence in him. hope it goes as smoothly as yours and good luck. > Surgery on Friday morning went great (1 hr 15 minutes). Dr. Partin > used the words "perfect surgery" with my wife and pastor. Now we await [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Clinical Stage -- T2b > RRP -- 8/12/05; Dr. Alan Partin (Johns Hopkins) We'll all be sending great thoughts your way. Best of Luck, Ron B. Chicago thanks. i was looking forward to a break in work but i didn't quite have this in mind (>; > We'll all be sending great thoughts your way. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Chicago Welcome home. I wish you a fast recovery and good results. SteveU |
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