Got brachytherapy on 11/21/05 70 days ago
have passed 4th 1/2 life, radioactivity down to 6 % of initial.
pain in urination has ceased.
still have problem with completely emptying bladder, so frequency of
urination is up, but can sit through a complete movie now.
also, good part, whenever my wife has to go, so do I.
energy level back.
got hospital bill
total is over $30k, with about $20k paid by insurance, $10k waived, my
part is about $1k.
Was in hospital for about 6 hours, from 6:30 am until noon.
j.
Steve Kramer - 31 Jan 2006 02:30 GMT
Well, it's all over but the first couple of years of PSA.
Good luck to you.

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PSA 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, 5/05, 10/05
PSA .07 .05 .06 .05 .08
Non Illegitimi Carborundum
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