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Hi Bruce,
My 2 cents as well:
I had surgery 02/17/05 with good results until Feb. of 08, with readings of
If the mind is in good shape, the body will often cooperate -- albeit not QUITE as well as one might like!
:O)
Hi Mike. Thanks for inquiring. I am in pretty good shape overall. I am on the statin drug crestor @ 10 mg and take acifex @ 20 mg x 2 plus zantac @ 300 mg x 2 for some very severe reflux. I have Barretts but it is stable as I have an endo every 2 yr…
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- Have you been diagnosed with prostate cancer?
- Yes
- What brings you to the New Prostate Cancer InfoLink social network?
- I saw a link on another forum and I am always looking for info and support
- Would you help us grow the network? Would you tell others about it?
- Yes
- About Me:
- I am 54 yrs. old and was diagnosed 01/05. With a Gleason score of 3+3=6 PSA of 4.3 I had RP 2/17/05. PSA <0.04 for 3 yrs. As of Feb. its been 0.07,0.08 and 0.09 which concerns me. I am an active paint contractor with 11 yr old and a 26 yr old sons and a great wife of 33 yrs. I love fishing and hunting.
Update: My September ' 08 PSA was @ 0.1. Began Salvage RT in November and completed it on 01/14/08.
Had PSA drawn @ a health fair 04/25/08 non-ultra sensitive assay came back @ 0.0. Awaiting ultra sensitive test later in May.
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- At 9:02am on June 21, 2009,
E. Michael D. ("Mike") Scott said…
- Hi David. Glad to hear that you are doing well.
I could do with a week on a beach somewhere myself. Perhaps Lana'i!
Re the article you referred me to ... several people made sure I saw that. Please see Chatter about down-staging with ipilimumab prior to surgery on the main web site for our "take" on this report.
- At 7:46am on May 12, 2009,
Willis Forrester said… - Thanks David for your inquiry. My PSA was .66 in November, and 0.68 in March so I decided to forego the radiation treatment. I will have another PSA test the 19th and will reasses the situation then. The radiaologist and urologist recommend radiation, but I am very skeptical as I have been above 0.20 for almost 6 years - that lowers the probability of the PCa being confined to the prostate fossa. My inclination is to go back on casodex if the PSA is up again, and see what happens. When I was on it before, the PSA result promptly dropped and I would rather take the drug than undergo radiation.
What do you think? (I've sought a second opinion and was advised not to do the radiation.) I'm in the middle.
- At 12:01pm on January 9, 2009,
Willis Forrester said…
- Hi David, thanks. I decided to not undergo the radiation, at this time, and not even sure about later. I thought the risks of side effects outweighed, at least for me, the possible benefits. To undergo radiation without knowing where the cancel cells are, with the hope that they are confined to the prostate bed, just wasn't enough for me. I'll go in a month for another PSA - the doctor, a radiation oncologist, did not pressure me at all, and was very agreeable and understanding. He said he would not be concerned unless the PSA result was 1.0 or higher, and my result last Nov was 0.66.
I do not know if this is the best decision to make because I am the kind of guy who wants to follow a doctor's recommendation. But I just couldn't go through with it for several reasons.
- At 7:07pm on September 22, 2008,
David S. McLarty said…
- Well guys my doc just call me and said my PSA was now .1. Looks like its still on the move, be it slow.0.08 March, 0.09 June and 0.1 September. He says it is still very low but he wants me to have a consultation with a radiation doc just to see what he thinks. It sure is disgusting... Keep up the good work ! David
- At 9:22pm on August 30, 2008,
E. Michael D. ("Mike") Scott said…
- David: You may want to think hard before you rush into IMRT unless there's a big jump at the end of the month. Your PSA velocity is still incredibly low based on the current data, and you have no idea whether the progression is local or distant (if there is any progression at all). Come back and let us all know what the next reading is. It could just as easily be 0.05!
- At 8:12pm on August 30, 2008,
Tony Crispino said… - Thanks David, you can bet I'll have a great time. I hear you on the awesome site this is. While I have some great friends from other sites, I joined and brought some of them over too. Dr. K and Mike are great guys. I look forward to the interactions also. Be well...
- At 6:55pm on August 30, 2008,
E. Michael D. ("Mike") Scott said…
- Hiya David. When you say that your PSAs have been 0.07, 0.08, and 0.09, what time frame is that over, every 3 months since last March or more frequently? Are you sure that your PSA went to the same lab and was tested with the same test for all three values?
- At 5:40pm on August 30, 2008,
Tony Crispino said…
- hi David,
From Las Vegas. But I was in Trussville, by Birmingham, just a couple months ago meeting another PCa survivor. Welcome to a wonderful site. Great picture! I love the outdoors myself. I will be up in the cool mountains tomorrow. Have a look around. My best wishes for you in the coming months.
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