I  got my 5th psa result since operation 10-07-05 and it is ZERO again

I'm having my bone/CT scans next Wed. Assuming they are negative
(please God, make it so) I'm planning to have the prostate removed by a
da Vinci surgeon. But I've been a little curious about HIFU.
I'm planning to go to Detroit around mid-August to talk to Dr. Menon at

I can across my "old" pathology report while cleaning my home office
today. (Shows you just how many times that I actually clean it).
It appears from the report that my particular tumor was found in both
anterior lobes and focally extends into the posterior lobes. I thought

I guess I'm a little disappointed with my doctor and urologist. As I
said in an earlier post my PSA was 20.3. The DRE was normal and the
ultrasound showed nothing.
It seems like now some decisions will be made based on my high PSA.

Has anyone had a RP with nerve bundle(s) removed, and a nerve graft to
replace it (them)?
I assume if you have perineural invasion, that invaded bundle will be
excised.

My PSA has jumped from 3.1 in April to 13.8 in July after beginning ADT
in March. Met with my uro 7/14 and he said to start Taxane ASAP. Med
ONC told me last week he will start me on HDK+HC when I say go.
Those of you that have experianced these treatments, could you share

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I had my traditional RRP last July from the Dr. Louis Molina quoted in
the article below.  The hospital mentioned is within sight of my house.
If only I'd gotten prostate cancer AFTER age 50 like most guys....I
could have had the robot.  Not that I'm complaining - they apparently

I am 57 years old. I went in for a general physical a few weeks ago. I
felt great. Everything was fine. My BP ws 120/76 and my pulse was 48.
The nurse was quite surprised that I take no medications. To say that
I've been a health nut for 30 years is an understatement. I exercise

To all:
Since August of '04 after my own dx, I've received a lot of very helpful
information and support from this group. I discussed, learned, and
continue to learn about this disease and also feel good if I can somehow

Hello everyone. It's been a while since I last posted -- mainly because I
haven't had much to report. A quick scan through the postings revealed many
names that I remember. I hope that means that things are going well for you.
It's getting close to 6 years since I was diagnosed, ...

Cougar Biotechnology announced that the first patient has been enrolled in a
Phase I trial of the company's drug candidate CB7630 (abiraterone acetate),
an orally active inhibitor of the steroidal enzyme
17alpha-hydroxylase/C17,20 lyase, for the treatment of advanced prostate

Just had blood drawn for the 18th month PSA check..wish me luck and send
a prayer or Two..Thanks   Howie, Oh, is it normal for the bags of family
jewels to seem to hang a bit more???

I feel like I've finally begun the beginning of the end today. I'm
taking 40 treatments then maybe......only maybe.....Lupron or something
for a while. Got a PSA 06/30, it came back 0.04 down from 0.06 a couple
of months ago, which was down from 36.8 in Feb. That one was pre-RP and

Has anyone had a prostatectomy of any sort while under regional
anesthesia, i.e. spinal/epidural?
This I might consider for the robotic procedure but not sure if it has
been done. Will ask doc but just curious.