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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / July 2006Light at the end of the tunnel -- another drop in psa post SRT &
Thought I'd share some good news. Now 6 weeks post SRT my psa dropped again and is now at 0.15 ....down 0.09 in the last two weeks! Maybe by the time they draw blood in Sept I'll be around zero! If anyone is having urgency from getting zapped I just started using detrol so I don't wake up 3 times a night and screw up my rem sleep. Now I only wake up once. All the best to everyone. 6/03 - PSA 2.0 6/04 - PSA 2.5 8/05 - PSA 4.2 11/05 - PSA 5.89 BIOPSY 8/16/05 T2A, 3+5 = 8 RP 12/13/05 PATHOLOGY GLEASON 3+5=8 TERTIARY 4, SEMINAL & LYMPH - NEG EXTRACAPSULAR EXTENSION TO MARGIN POSITIVE MARGIN - RIGHT APEX PSA POST RP 1/26/06 = 0.5, 2/1/06 = 0.55 PSA on 3/27/06 = 0.95 START SRT ON 3/27/06 FINISHED 5/19/06 PSA 6-20-06 > Thought I'd share some good news. > > Now 6 weeks post SRT my psa dropped again and is now at 0.15 ....down > 0.09 in the last two weeks! Maybe by the time they draw blood in Sept > I'll be around zero! That IS good news! Looking forward to September.  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, 5/05, 10/05, 2/06, 6/06 PSA .07 .05 .06 .09 .08 .132 .145 Non Illegitimi Carborundum Sounds good to me. It's so hard for most people to understand that the PSA falls over a long period of time after RT. It's also hard for those who have had RT to have to wait it out. I do hope this will put an end to your PC; time will tell and I'll cross my fingers for you. Bev > Thought I'd share some good news. > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > FINISHED 5/19/06 > PSA 6-20-06 Thanks Bev.... my brother is a PCA survivor and he says he's a cancer survivor so far because with cancer you never know. But I am hopeful. Dominic > Sounds good to me. It's so hard for most people to understand that the PSA > falls over a long period of time after RT. It's also hard for those who have [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > FINISHED 5/19/06 > > PSA 6-20-06 Dominic, with cancer we never know; it will always be there in the back of your mind. Our time is limited on this earth and we never know when it is going to end. We'd all like to quietly go in our sleep when we get old. But today how old is old? We are all living longer and our quality of life is better than our parents or any generation before us. What is important is how we live our lives. As the saying goes, it's not how many breaths we take but the moments that take our breath away. Maybe we will never live long enough to realize our dreams but we can make the most of what we do have. Spend time with family and grandchildren if you have them. Take the time to enjoy the beauty of nature. Take the back roads to some far away place with a picnic basket or splurge for that really expensive restaurant. Throw your arms around the woman you love and kiss her with everything you have inside of you. Because while you are waiting for the next PSA results you just might find a Mac truck instead. We will never know when our number is due to come up and maybe that is a good thing. Most guys pull through SRT with flying colors. I'm hoping you are one of them. Bev > Thanks Bev.... my brother is a PCA survivor and he says he's a cancer > survivor so far because with cancer you never know. But I am hopeful. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > > FINISHED 5/19/06 > > > PSA 6-20-06 I like everything you said except I shudder about the Mac truck part but you are right. Carpe Diem! Ciao, Dominic > Dominic, with cancer we never know; it will always be there in the back of > your mind. Our time is limited on this earth and we never know when it is [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] > > > > FINISHED 5/19/06 > > > > PSA 6-20-06 >> Dominic, with cancer we never know; it will always be there in the back of >> your mind. Our time is limited on this earth and we never know when it is [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> might find a Mac truck instead. We will never know when our number is due to >> come up and maybe that is a good thing. That . . . and set our goals realistically and pursue them vigorously. My early goals were fairly simple: see Hawaii, see Nova Scotia, and go sailing. The first two went so well we repeated the trips; the third was disappointing so I upgraded it to windsurfing, changing my life. Pretty simple goals, big impact. So MANY of our friends wait until advanced middle age to pursue their goals, and it bites them in the a.s . . . or crotch, or heart, or knees, or mind. Nike got it right: Just Do It. I.P. You, IP, are so right! Right now there is a web site that is being pushed via email as a great wonderful thing. http://parentswish.com I sent it to my daughter and asked her to make sure I was dead first. The last thing I want to become is a drooling drone. I think I have lots of life left in me but someone please pull the plug when it is over! Bev > That . . . and set our goals realistically and pursue them vigorously. > My early goals were fairly simple: see Hawaii, see Nova Scotia, and go [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I.P. Sorry but my daughter is a paramedic. What she sees would make your head spin! I've only seen her upset a few times and usually it was someone young. I never leave the house or allow my husband to leave without a kiss goodbye. We never know when it will be the last one. You are right, Carpe Diem! Bev > I like everything you said except I shudder about the Mac truck part > but you are right. [quoted text clipped - 64 lines] > > > > > FINISHED 5/19/06 > > > > > PSA 6-20-06 Great news Dominic. I hope it keeps up.... er, down. (I get PSA confused with willy sometimes.) And, btw, thanks for the great personal advice some months back. So far so good at this end. Going on 4 mos. post RRP with Dr. E. Post op pathology was encouraging and first PSA undetectable. May your psa keep droppin, my friend. -RonL Ron.... I am very happy for you! May all your PSA tests be undetectable!!! > Great news Dominic. I hope it keeps up.... er, down. (I get PSA confused > with willy sometimes.) [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > -RonL |
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