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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / October 2006PING Steve Kramer: Update
Coming up on 2 1/2 years post RRP...six-month PSA drawn yesterday...results *phoned* to me by my doctor's nurse today...<0.1! Sweating is over for another six months.  SignatureJerryW Please respond to group; email address is not valid 2/11/04 PSA 2.6, Suspicious DRE (age 62) 2/23/04 Biopsy: Gleason 3+4=7, T2a, left lobe 5/18/04 RRP, Path: Gleason 4+3=7, T2c, both lobes 7/13/04 PSA <0.1 10/12/04 PSA <0.1 1/18/05 PSA <0.1 4/26/05 PSA <0.1 10/13/05 PSA <0.1 3/28/06 PSA <0.1 9/27/06 PSA <0.1 What a nice surprise, and not a surprise at all. Good wishes. I am on 8 years.....0.01 or less.....I guess I am an old timer? Keep it up! Seriously. Viagra really helps > Coming up on 2 1/2 years post RRP...six-month PSA drawn > yesterday...results *phoned* to me by my doctor's nurse today...<0.1! > > Sweating is over for another six months. > Coming up on 2 1/2 years post RRP...six-month PSA drawn > yesterday...results *phoned* to me by my doctor's nurse today...<0.1! > > Sweating is over for another six months. Always good news in your posts, Jerry. Tow years four months of virtually undetectable noted! 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 Casodex added daily 07/06 Non Illegitimi Carborundum On September 29, Steve Kramer replied to Jerry: > Always good news in your posts, Jerry. Tow years four months of virtually > undetectable noted! > /activate wet-blanket mode/ 0.1 is not undetectable PSA. =/< 0.05 is. See: Strum & Pogliano _A Primer on Prostate Cancer_ 2nd ed., page 144. or see: http://www.prostate-cancer.org/education/andeprv/Strum_IADT.html /deactivate wet-blanket mode/ Regards, Steve J "What is your full name, Doctor Presume?" "Dr. Livingstone I. Presume." --from Choral Cantata "Knock Knock" by P. D. Q. Bach, the son Papa Bach wouldn't acknowledge Greater Hoople Area Philharmonic Orchestra & The OK Chorale Jerry That's okay, Steve is still towing four months. LOL And yes, <0.1 by some standards is undetectable depending on the test equipment. And maybe Jerry meant <0.01 If Steve can tow maybe Jerry can skip a zero. LOL Don't be too harsh on them. Bev > On September 29, Steve Kramer replied to Jerry: > > Always good news in your posts, Jerry. Tow years four months of virtually [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Jerry > That's okay, Steve is still towing four months. LOL I've never read that typing is affected by Lupron (and/or Casodex), but I am sure beginning to wonder. Steve Kramer replied to Beverley: > I've never read that typing is affected by Lupron (and/or Casodex), > but I am sure beginning to wonder. Perhaps the FDA needs to place a new "black box" warning on those 2 drugs. <g> Steve - it isn't the effcts of the meds on your typing - it is the effects of the meds on your KEYBOARD. Mine has had the same issues! dr > On September 29, Steve Kramer replied to Jerry: >> Always good news in your posts, Jerry. Tow years four months of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > 0.1 is not undetectable PSA. =/< 0.05 is. For my congratulatory message, I took into account that they assay had 0.1 at the lowest point of the scale. If he had said 0.100, then maybe I would have acquiesced to Strumm's definition. As it is, 0.1 is as low as it goes and is as good as it gets. 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 Casodex added daily 07/06 Non Illegitimi Carborundum Steve J: Thanks for the blanket. Strum & Pogliano nothwithstanding, the lab (Quest diagnostics) and assay method (not hypersensitive) my Urologist uses reports <0.1 as *virtually* undetectable. With that reading, my Urologist has not recommended, nor am I inclined to pursue, further treatment at this time. I will, however, refrain from reporting to this newsgroup any future PSA results of mine not done using the hypersensitive testing methodology. Thanks again for your support. JerryW > /activate wet-blanket mode/ > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Steve J > I will, however, refrain from reporting to this newsgroup any future PSA > results of mine not done using the hypersensitive testing methodology. Due to the comments of one member? Please reconsider. 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 Casodex added daily 07/06 Non Illegitimi Carborundum Good news JerryW <0.1 The post from another source "0.1 is not undetectable PSA. =/< 0.05 is.", you stated that yours was <0.1 which could very easily and most probably does fall into the non detectable range. Hope you have a great weekend. > Steve J: > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> >> Steve J Steve, Beverly, etal: Today I was > 0.1 again! Next PSA draw in 12 weeks. Also learned that I am one of two in the trial continuing to show these results. Everyone else has re-started chemo after three consecutive PSA rises. So far, time of remission is double the average. Mike (gourd dancer) > Coming up on 2 1/2 years post RRP...six-month PSA drawn > yesterday...results *phoned* to me by my doctor's nurse today...<0.1! > > Sweating is over for another six months. FANTASTIC!! I am sure you are walking 2 feet above the floor!! I will check in shortly with Ron's latest results as well, but they are pretty good too. All the best.....Ron and Heather > Steve, Beverly, etal: > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Mike > (gourd dancer) > Steve, Beverly, etal: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > three consecutive PSA rises. So far, time of remission is double the > average. Great news on all accounts! 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 Casodex added daily 07/06 Non Illegitimi Carborundum Mike wrote: > Steve, Beverly, etal: > > Today I was > 0.1 again! How much ABOVE 0.1? Or was that a typo and you meant "less than"? Typo... Less than 0.1 Oops! > Mike wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Or was that a typo and you meant "less than"? Typo noted! Congratulations! I know you are dancing on the ceiling. Go celebrate! Bev > Steve, Beverly, etal: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > > Sweating is over for another six months. |
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