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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / January 2008PSA update for Steve K.
Latest PSA is 0.18, up from 0.13, three months ago. Planning to chat with the Doc next week about the possibility of going back on Casodex on an intermittent basis. Will also discuss estrogen patches - and whatever else we might come up with. Burney RP in 1995 (age 52) RT in 2000 ADT (Casodex) 10/06 - 8/07 Latest PSA - 0.18 burney dot huff at mindspring dot com > Latest PSA is 0.18, up from 0.13, three months ago. Planning to chat > with the Doc next week about the possibility of going back on Casodex [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > ADT (Casodex) 10/06 - 8/07 > Latest PSA - 0.18 Looks like it's up 4/100ths of a nanogram since September 2007 -- PSAD of 14 months? If my math isn't failing me, you can make it to 68 before you get to 1.0.  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, <0.04 10/11/07 Non Illegitimi Carborundum >Looks like it's up 4/100ths of a nanogram since September 2007 -- PSAD of 14 >months? If my math isn't failing me, you can make it to 68 before you get >to 1.0. Yes, that's my ballpark estimate, too, assuming the slope doesn't head north too quickly. I think I've got a while, yet. But, this living from PSA to PSA sure does get old! I'm tempted to put the next PSA test off for six months just to try to get it out of my mind a bit. But, there is value in regular testing, too. Like so many other things, what to do, what to do? Take care, Burney RP in 1995 (age 52) RT in 2000 ADT (Casodex) 10/06 - 8/07 Latest PSA - 0.18 burney dot huff at mindspring dot com >>Looks like it's up 4/100ths of a nanogram since September 2007 -- PSAD of >>14 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > But, there is value in regular testing, too. Like so many other > things, what to do, what to do? Hmmmmmmmmm. Actually, that's not a bad idea. You have sufficient history to show it's not going anywhere fast. You certainly aren't going to run 'er up to 2.0 anytime soon. Some oncologists use the 2.0 standard. Certainly good discussion fodder for you and your doc.
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