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Hank Schokker - 17 Aug 2007 01:07 GMT

What type of pain is experienced with the onset of Bone Mets??
Is it a burning pain, Dull ache, Stabbing pain, pinched nerve, and does
it ache all the time or only with movement.

I am having a bone scan today.. after4 years and still with a nil PSA
reading

Hank B Schokker Age 59 112 Kg & 183cm Good Health

PSA 2000 / 2003 3.28 7.8 8.7 9.4

Biopsy Oct 02 inconclusive But poss G7

Jun 03 Gleason 8 Staging estimated
at T1

RPP 1 Sep 03 Gleason 4+5=9

Biopsy Extensive adenocarcinoma; Multifaceted;
Extensive perennial invasion

Catheter out 16 Sep 03 and DRY

2nd opinion that a Gleason 9 is virulent and Radiation & HT in
interim is scheduled

EBRT Feb 04 04 to Apr 04

HT Lucron 14 Oct 03 and 16 Mar 04 (lasting 4 months ea)

PSA Jun/04 <00.1

PSA Sept/04 <00.1 and no Testosterone (reading of 1.1)

PSA Dec/04 <00.1 and Testosterone returning (now 12.5 of normal
range of 8 - 27)

Aug 05 Astimatic stricture requiring surgery and self
administered daily catheter

May 07 Cystscopy Daily catheter ceased.

PSA Jun 07 still >0.1

Aug 07 Acute back pain ???

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Steve Kramer - 17 Aug 2007 01:52 GMT

> What type of pain is experienced with the onset of Bone Mets??
> Is it a burning pain, Dull ache, Stabbing pain, pinched nerve, and does
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> Jun 03 Gleason 8 Staging estimated
> at T1

> RPP 1 Sep 03 Gleason 4+5=9
> Biopsy Extensive adenocarcinoma; Multifaceted; Extensive perennial
> invasion

> 2nd opinion that a Gleason 9 is virulent and Radiation & HT in interim is
> scheduled
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>
> Aug 07 Acute back pain ???

I have acute back pain quite often. It is caused by a ruptured disk that
occurred during 1982. I really doubt that you would have bone cancer with a
PSA of <0.1 and not on ADT.

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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 PSAD 0.19 years
EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47
PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 PSAD .056 years
Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 and every 4 months there after
PSA .07 .05 .06 .09 .08 .132 .145 PSAD 1.4 years
Casodex added daily 07/06
PSA <0.04, <0.05, <0.04 (06/12/2007)
Non Illegitimi Carborundum

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alva36@gmail.com - 17 Aug 2007 02:41 GMT

> > What type of pain is experienced with the onset of Bone Mets??
> > Is it a burning pain, Dull ache, Stabbing pain, pinched nerve, and does
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> PSA <0.04, <0.05, <0.04 (06/12/2007)
> Non Illegitimi Carborundum

Steve-

I ended ADT in Jan 2007 after 2 years and PSAs of <0.01 from the
beginning. I just found out that I've got a spot on my pelvis and
metastatic PCa nodules all over both lungs. The cells from the
nodules have mutated and don't look anything like prostate cells. So
much for <0.01 PSAs.

-Gordy

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Steve Kramer - 17 Aug 2007 03:11 GMT

>> I have acute back pain quite often. It is caused by a ruptured disk that
>> occurred during 1982. I really doubt that you would have bone cancer
>> with a
>> PSA of <0.1 and not on ADT.

> Steve-
>
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>
> -Gordy

Yeah, I remember. Your case is the reason I appended, "... and not on ADT."
Hank hasn't been on ADT since September 2004. My perception is that people
on ADT get mets out of the blue sometimes, regardless of PSA. I suspect
there is some masking going on. I worry about it myself since I've had a
year of low PSAs and several years of ADT.

But, I think Hank is okay. It's just a hunch, really, but based on your
case and many others I've seen here. Always prepared to be wrong, however.

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