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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / December 2006Newest Result
Okay, we got the new number of hubby's PSA test. Ta-Da! Zero. Phone conversation between me and some nurse. "Zero?" I asked. "Yes, zero. That's very good." The nurse replied. "No, it's not, it's zero what?" "It's zero" "No, it should read zero point zero something. Are you saying that last decimal place is zero?" "No, it's just zero." "Okay, let me ask you this - are there any decimal places? Do you see a point in front or behind that zero?" "No." "Are you sure because Dr. L said they would return it with two decimal places." "No, it just says zero." "Are you sure?" "Yes, it's just zero." "Okay, thank you." GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!! It was not her fault but darn! Hubby is now scheduled through his rad-onc in Richmond for a repeat of the test next week. We want to see more than just zero. Shaking her head and wondering why, Bev Richmond just called - we do not need the test repeated. Rad-Onc doc looked the test results up on the computer up there. The test result was 0.00 as low as it goes. Darn nurse! Okay, I'm dancing on the ceiling! LOL Bev > Okay, we got the new number of hubby's PSA test. > Ta-Da! [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Shaking her head and wondering why, > Bev > Richmond just called - we do not need the test repeated. Rad-Onc doc > looked [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >> Shaking her head and wondering why, >> Bev Great results. But an indicator to others of not putting too much stock in tiny .01 blips in results. There is PSA in your husband's system---produced by another gland (I forget which). The ultra-sensitive test did not pick it up. I should have clarified that - it's as low as the testing equipment can detect using two decimal places. :-) Bev > > Richmond just called - we do not need the test repeated. Rad-Onc doc > > looked [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > by another gland (I forget which). The ultra-sensitive test did not pick it > up. > Richmond just called - we do not need the test repeated. Rad-Onc doc > looked > the test results up on the computer up there. The test result was 0.00 as > low as it goes. Darn nurse! > Okay, I'm dancing on the ceiling! LOL :-) Don't look down ... ! Mary Wow! If the brachytherapy folks are looking for a poster boy, they need to go see you! Merry Christmas. > Richmond just called - we do not need the test repeated. Rad-Onc doc > looked > the test results up on the computer up there. The test result was 0.00 as > low as it goes. Darn nurse! > Okay, I'm dancing on the ceiling! LOL > Bev No, they need to see Dr. Michael Hagan at the Massey Cancer Center, Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Richmond, Virginia. Hagan is also at the McGuire VA Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. When they say Hagan hasn't had a failure they mean it. I've been told by several doctors that the lower the PSA goes the odds of PC returning keep dropping. Sure seems as if the have nailed it. I'm planning on keeping my wonderful husband for another 25 years or so if we get that lucky. I just hope I never see the day his PC returns or any cancer for that matter. Brachytherapy does work! Bev > Wow! If the brachytherapy folks are looking for a poster boy, they need to > go see you! [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Okay, I'm dancing on the ceiling! LOL > > Bev > test next week. We want to see more than just zero. I got you down for a zero!  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 PSA <0.04 Non Illegitimi Carborundum GRRRRRRRRRR! It's not zero; it's 0.00 Bev > > test next week. We want to see more than just zero. > > I got you down for a zero! > GRRRRRRRRRR! It's not zero; it's 0.00 > Bev Ha! Okay. Besides, when I enter 0, my spreadsheet changes it to 0.000. Is that okay? 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 PSA <0.04 Non Illegitimi Carborundum Um, three decimal places wouldn't be accurate, maybe you could put it in as <0.01 Bev > > GRRRRRRRRRR! It's not zero; it's 0.00 > > Bev > > Ha! Okay. > > Besides, when I enter 0, my spreadsheet changes it to 0.000. Is that okay? Enjoy dancing on the ceiling Bev and Ron....Ya'll deserve it. Outstanding!!!!!!!! > Okay, we got the new number of hubby's PSA test. > Ta-Da! [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Shaking her head and wondering why, > Bev I never dreamed it would go this low on brachytherapy. Now it just has to stay there forever! Bev > Enjoy dancing on the ceiling Bev and Ron....Ya'll deserve it. > Outstanding!!!!!!!! [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Shaking her head and wondering why, > > Bev |
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