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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / September 2007curious about
will the 3rd recurrence usually come sooner than the 2nd recurrence did. I got my first recurrence ten years after a RP. If I'm destined for a 3rd one will it come sooner than the 2nd one? Lloyd > will the 3rd recurrence usually come sooner than the 2nd recurrence did. I > got my first recurrence ten years after a RP. If I'm destined for a 3rd > one will it come sooner than the 2nd one? Lloyd I have not tracked that stat in this group and have not read anything on the subject. So, all I can tell you is my first failure was noted in less than 1½ years, the next was 1 year later, and the next 3 years after that. But, it's been four years since your last and you're pushing 65 years old. Is there something that's worrying you? What's your PSAs been since the EBRT?  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 Wow, I'll say you sure do stat this group. I'm more nervous awaiting the 3rd bout. For some crazy reason, how could you get PC without a prostate gland. I'm holding at 0.1 for now. Staying off the greasy foods, and staying focused on tomorrow,,,,,,,,,,,,, Later Steve >> will the 3rd recurrence usually come sooner than the 2nd recurrence did. >> I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Is there something that's worrying you? What's your PSAs been since the > EBRT? > I'm more nervous awaiting the 3rd bout. For some crazy reason, how could > you get PC without a prostate gland. I'm holding at 0.1 for now. Staying > off the greasy foods, and staying focused on tomorrow,,,,,,,,,,,,, Later > Steve It's not crazy. You call it a recurrence, as do most and as do I more often than not. But, it is really a re-appearance rather than a recurrence. Optimistically, once it's gone, it's gone and it will never bother you again. Realistically, no one every knows whether it is really gone or laying dormant or if there is such a minute amount left that it doesn't rear its ugly head again for years. Many years ago, the thought was you weren't cured until you were cancer free for five years. Then when people were discovered with it after five, the timeline went to ten. Since I've had cancer, the timeline went from 15 to 20. Some (many) believe that once you have prostate cancer, you never, ever lose it completely -- that it's really a matter of keeping it suppressed. However, regardless if you believe that, when it comes back a third time, everyone concurs that is a death sentence -- if you live long enough to die of it. 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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