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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / November 2007Cured? Nah....
Lol.... I post a similar thought with every passing years good PSA report. This one makes almost 5 1/2 years. The anxiety level was so high, that I waited several months past my regular yearly checkup to go. My weight, BP, sugar & Cholesterol were all up, but hey... no cancer! Such is middle age I guess? Sorry I haven't been around lately but regards to all of you that have been there all these years.  SignatureJK Sinrod www.SinrodStudios.com www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com > Lol.... I post a similar thought with every passing years good PSA report. > This one makes almost 5 1/2 years. The anxiety level was so high, that I > waited several months past my regular yearly checkup to go. My weight, BP, > sugar & Cholesterol were all up, but hey... no cancer! Such is middle age I > guess? Sorry I haven't been around lately but regards to all of you that > have been there all these years. Glad to hear the one thing you can't fix is still good. We always worry when someone is silent too long. My sugar is climbing, too, and so far I haven't found a doctor smart enough to give a damn. I.P. Keep up the no cancer routine, the rest will fall into place... :) GD > Lol.... I post a similar thought with every passing years good PSA > report. This one makes almost 5 1/2 years. The anxiety level was so high, > that I waited several months past my regular yearly checkup to go. My > weight, BP, sugar & Cholesterol were all up, but hey... no cancer! Such is > middle age I guess? Sorry I haven't been around lately but regards to all > of you that have been there all these years. > Lol.... I post a similar thought with every passing years good PSA report. > This one makes almost 5 1/2 years. The anxiety level was so high, that I > waited several months past my regular yearly checkup to go. My weight, BP, > sugar & Cholesterol were all up, but hey... no cancer! Such is middle age I > guess? Sorry I haven't been around lately but regards to all of you that > have been there all these years. One thing that might help is the realization that although the possibility of recurrence is always there, for someone like you, the likelihood that it will actually happen in any given year is very small. Thus, from a purely rational perspective, your expectation should be that your next PSA test won't show anything. You should be greatly surprised if it does. In most matters of this kind, we are rational, so we should follow the same rule with respect to yearly PSA tests. Now, if I could only follow my own advice (-; My 7th yearly test is scheduled for the end of December. I don't have any problem scheduling the tests, but I have great difficulty calling up to find out the results. I used to make my wife do it, but because of privacy rules, they won't let me do that any more. > I have great difficulty calling up to find out the > results. I used to make my wife do it, but because of privacy rules, > they won't let me do that any more. I have to drive 30 miles to get my VA lab test results, even though I'm on a first name basis with the local VA clinic staff. Multiply that fuel and time sink X the number of vets out there X the number of tests many of them get X the additional miles many have to drive. PC gone amuck! I.P. Cool Man, enjoy the Thanksgiving..... We all have lots to be Thankful for. jloomis > Lol.... I post a similar thought with every passing years good PSA > report. This one makes almost 5 1/2 years. The anxiety level was so high, > that I waited several months past my regular yearly checkup to go. My > weight, BP, sugar & Cholesterol were all up, but hey... no cancer! Such is > middle age I guess? Sorry I haven't been around lately but regards to all > of you that have been there all these years. > Lol.... I post a similar thought with every passing years good PSA report. > This one makes almost 5 1/2 years. The anxiety level was so high, that I > waited several months past my regular yearly checkup to go. Hey JK. I remember you from when I was DX's 5 years ago and leaned heavily on this group for advice. Great news and thanks for sharing! I've been away for awhile (lurking occasionally) with good news each yearly checkup, but I'm back in since my PSA reappeared in Sept. In my case, my low initial PSA made me think that PSA wouldn't even show if it came back so I didn't have that much anxiety. So my surprise was doubled when they told me it had reared it's ugly head. Once my SRT is finished, I'm sure to be facing a lot more anxiety every time I go for a test. Such is life in the club. But I have been living a healthier lifestyle since my initial DX and now I know I have to continue which should help my heart and the other aging parts of my body. Doug DX 10/15/02 @ age 49 PSA 1.26; Gleason 6; T2a RP 12/04/02 PSA 2003-6: Undetectable PSA 09/14/07: 0.13 PSA 11/05/07: 0.15 Beginning SRT 12/07 Blog: http://talkingaboutcancer.com >> Lol.... I post a similar thought with every passing years good PSA >> report. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Beginning SRT 12/07 > Blog: http://talkingaboutcancer.com Sorry it's back Doug, but it always sobers me to the facts of life when I think I'm cured. Let's hope your next course of treatment knocks it down for the count. SignatureJK Sinrod http://www.sinrodstudios.com http://myconeyislandmemories.com |
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