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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / August 2007salvage radiation
Hello all ' I just started srt today at the Uof Pennsylvania. My psa tests were .1 ,.2 ,.3 ,.4 ,and .4 over the past year .RRP 09/12/05.I wanted to wait until the summer was over since that is very busy for me workwize. I hope that I can continue to work. I am a cement finisher (mostly placing curb and sidewalk). Very physical. We will see. I will post back to let everyone know of my progress or lack thereof. Take care ' Harry Hi Harry, I know several people on another group that I belong to who have had experience with srt. You may wish to try asking them as well. The group is on the "Prostate Cancer" forum at http://www.healingwell.com/community Just start your own thread/topic. The group requires a free registration, but you can remain anonymous to the group by using your own custom "handle" or user name. All the best, Idaho Guy --------- Age: 54 PSA: 4.3 Biopsy: T1c, 3+3=6, 2 pos. samples in one side Da Vinci 31 Jul 2007: saved nerve bundle on non-cancerous side Final pathology: Confined to prostate, T2a, 3+3=6 My web site for awareness is: http://pca-info.blogspot.com > Hello all ' > I just started srt today at the Uof Pennsylvania. My psa tests were .1 ,.2 [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Take care ' > Harry > Hello all ' > I just started srt today at the Uof Pennsylvania. My psa tests were .1 ,.2 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > sidewalk). Very physical. We will see. > I will post back to let everyone know of my progress or lack thereof. Sorry to hear that, Harry. I thought your February PSA was 0.030. Obviously, it was 0.300. I cannot guess as to your ability to maintain concrete work while you're undergoing radiation. I slept an extra hour every night, drank gallons of water, and walked 3-5 miles, 3-5 times a week. I believe that is why I never lost a minute of work other than the 20 minutes or so that I was getting zapped. But, at the time, 90% of my job was desk work and none of it was manual labor. I highly recommend more rest, more water, and more exercise. I hope it is enough.  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 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 Hi Steve ' exercise is 1 thing that I get plenty of. I am very used to working ,sweating ,drinking plenty of fluids and an occasional nap during the day. I try to get a good sleep at night too. I'll keep on going until I am too tired to work. Thanks for all of your posts .They have shown me and I am sure many other lurkers how to deal with this unfortunate situation. Thanks ' Harry >> Hello all ' >> I just started srt today at the Uof Pennsylvania. My psa tests were .1 [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > I highly recommend more rest, more water, and more exercise. I hope it is > enough. Hubby had RT not SRT but he did like a weekend nap and went to bed a little earlier at night. Aside from that he had no real problems. As the saying goes, never pass up the opportunity to pee or take a nap. Bev > Hi Steve ' > exercise is 1 thing that I get plenty of. I am very used to working [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > I highly recommend more rest, more water, and more exercise. I hope it is > > enough. As others have said, I went through radiation, with Lupron no less, and still maintained a full work schedule (though I work behind a computer - which is not too demanding). I too got an extra hour of sleep each night. I'm hoping that the slow growth of your PSA indicates that the cancer is still contained in the prostate area and is all within reach of radiation. Best of luck with it. Alan > Hello all ' > I just started srt today at the Uof Pennsylvania. My psa tests were .1 ,.2 [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Take care ' > Harry =====> Dear Harry, You did the right thing. If you are going to have salvage rad, you must do it as soon as possible. It is better to start it when your PSA is lower, preferably .50 or less. You will understand that you made the right decision if you read the article I posted recently about this ("Should You Add Rad to Surgery"? @ prostatecancerblog.net.) My husband started a new job the same day he started rad (really "auditioned" for the job, which he got.) He also sometimes works nights. So I was very concerned about this situation. Reality: he had no fatigue at all, no symptoms that caused him any trouble, only minor discomfort solved with Prep H. It was a painless experience pretty much, and I hope you have the same. Ted freaked me out because the other day he brought home the "bodymold" they had used for the rad. I didn't know what it was. He said, "It's a present for you. What you asked for." Then he told me what it was. I'm glad in the end, because I believe his tush needs to be preserved for posterity. Good luck, Leah > ... > Ted freaked me out because the other day he brought home the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > be preserved for posterity. > ... You might want to stick a label on that Leah. Otherwise, one day when your kids are cleaning out the attic they're going to wonder what you and Ted were up to with that thing. :-) Alan Thanks to everyone for there responses. For callalily I didn't have a body mold ,just a small dot (tattoo) on each hip and 1 on my belly. Take care ' Harry > Hello all ' > I just started srt today at the Uof Pennsylvania. My psa tests were .1 ,.2 [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Take care ' > Harry |
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