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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / September 2007For Steve's database
Hi Guys, Nothing earth shattering, but very pleasing for sure; latest PSA this month (6mo. interval) 0.14 following brachy in June 04. The next is sched for Feb. 08. Finally got the dreaded (my perception) colonoscopy, everything was fine. I don't post very often anymore, but I do visit and lurk on a regular basis and consider everyone here a friend; especially those who have had different opinions than me on some issues and keep on talking. This is a great group of folks from diverse backgrounds sharing a common interest, experiences and general (not medical) advice that one might not receive from their physician. Anything you may read here that raises a question in your mind is worth asking your Dr. about. If he/she objects to your internet inquisitiveness or any other search for information; fire them. I've been fortunate enough to have a great team, GP, Uro and Cardiologist and lately the Gastro-guy that speak openly to me and share their information with each other with the GP being the "clearing house" Wish you all a happy Labor Day weekend. Tom > Hi Guys, > > Nothing earth shattering, but very pleasing for sure; latest PSA this > month (6mo. interval) 0.14 following brachy in June 04. It's all in how you tell it. Next time, try something like: HI GUYS!! MY PSA AT IS DOWN 14.3% IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS!!! AND 72% IN THE LAT YEAR!!!!! Now that's special!  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 Steve, Your'e right, it's all in the delivery. I guess I'm tired from summer work, I've been involved with K-12 school construction and have approval to open 2 and have 2 more to go within the next week, but, "IF IT WAS EASY,THEY WOULD HAVE LITTLE GIRLS DOING THE JOB". Now I'll get beat up verbally :-) Tom >> Hi Guys, >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Now that's special! Oh, you are in trouble!!!! Just remember that women do twice the work (and that's because they do it right the first time!) at half the pay. Just ain't fair, but it's true. Bev > Steve, > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > > > Now that's special! > Oh, you are in trouble!!!! > Just remember that women do twice the work (and that's because they do it > right the first time!) at half the pay. Just ain't fair, but it's true. > Bev Well, that explains why I never see any female hod carriers. Who would do that for half the pay? :-) >> Steve, >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> > >> > Now that's special! (Hmmph! For some reason, this has been sitting in my outbox for awhile...) > Hi Guys, > > Nothing earth shattering, but very pleasing for sure; latest PSA this > month (6mo. interval) 0.14 following brachy in June 04. The next is sched > for Feb. 08. That's great news, Tom. I hope it stays low for many more years. > Finally got the dreaded (my perception) colonoscopy, > everything was fine. Colonoscopies must be a roll of the dice as far as discomfort goes. I had my first in the winter of 2006 (some months before my PCa diagnosis), and I actually sort of enjoyed the procedure (but not the prep!). I was joking with the nurses and doc, and discussing some aspects of the shape of the colon cross-section that had some geometric appeal. No sedative or anything. So, when it was my wife's turn, she figured that if I didn't need any drugs then she would do without, too. Big mistake; she was in agony throughout. Turns out that portions of her colon are longer and loopier than usual, and so the doc had to do some additional turns. She now swears she'll never have another one -- she doesn't mean it, of course, she's much more sensible than that. --charlie Signature6/2006 PSA 5.2, DRE suspicious 7/2006 Biopsy: 2 of 10 positive, Gleason 7(3+4) 11/2006 LRP: Clear margins PSA < 0.01 on 1/2007, 3/2007, 6/2007 so far, so good ... Hi Steve. If you are still collecting stats, you can file this away too - After 5 months of ADT (Eligard) my PSA is 0.05 (where it should be) and my T is at castrate level too (0.69 nM/L). I guess it makes sense to go ahead with my next 6 month injection in early October as scheduled. I could do without the annoying SEs (anaemia, hot flushes, hypertension, no libido, "mental fog") but the drop in PSA from 1.6 in mid April is a consolation. > Hi Guys, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Tom > If you are still collecting stats, you can file this away too - > After 5 months of ADT (Eligard) my PSA is 0.05 (where it should be) and my [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > no libido, "mental fog") but the drop in PSA from 1.6 in mid April is a > consolation. Those SEs can be a distraction, but they are certainly better than having your PSA double every 9 months. Glad to hear it's working for you, Joe. 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 |
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