Happy Birthday ~ War Eagle!

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Tony Crispino Veteran Member Date Joined Dec 2006 Total Posts : 8128	Posted 4/1/2008 9:52 PM (GMT -6)
	Hey Walter, It's your B-day today, April 2! I have only one thing to say: ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ Happy Birthday to You Happy Birthday to You Happy Birthday dear War Eagle Walt Happy Birthday to You And many mooooorre! ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ (55) Nickels, Discounts at the Sizzler!!!! Ignored speed limits. Good luck on the Chemo today, yuk, on your Birthday. WAR EAGLE, Tony Post Edited (TC-LasVegas) : 4/2/2008 12:53:12 AM (GMT-6) Back to Top

Frank1205 Regular Member Date Joined Feb 2008 Total Posts : 308	Posted 4/1/2008 9:59 PM (GMT -6)
	Very Happy Birthday War Eagle. Post Edited By Moderator (TC-LasVegas) : 4/1/2008 9:11:02 PM (GMT-6) Back to Top

PianoMan Regular Member Date Joined Feb 2007 Total Posts : 365	Posted 4/1/2008 10:09 PM (GMT -6)
	Welcome to the "Double-Nickel Club" Walter. TC is right. I've found aging and gray hair to have its benefits. The last two times I've been pulled over by cops, I got off with warnings. Once it was for (unintentionally) running a stop sign and the other time for going 13 miles over the speed limit (43 mph in a 30 mph zone) plus having no evidence of insurance with me in the car (it was my wife's car, so it was her fault - lol). In both situations, the cops looked like rookies and I think they couldn't stand the idea of giving "grandpa" a ticket. Whatever. It worked for me! Best to ya. You'll get through this and be fine. You take it easy, Tom 8/9/52 D.O.B - 8/9/52 PSA: First ever was 9.8 in late Oct. ‘06, two weeks later, 10.1 DRE: Negative Biopsy results 11/22/06. Both lobes involved. Six out of eight cores positive - from 100 percent to 90, to 60, to 50, two 20s and two zeros. Gleason 3+3 = 6 Da Vinci Robotic RP surgery, City of Hope, Jan 12, 2007 Post surgery pathology – Organ confined, Gleason still 6, margins clear. Volume of tumor much less than biopsy suggested. 12 percent overall. First post-surgery PSA -- Undetectable, 2/20/07 Second post-surgery PSA -- Undetectable, 9/11/07 Third post-surgery PSA -- Undetactable, 2/15/08 Post Edited (PianoMan) : 4/1/2008 9:38:18 PM (GMT-6) Back to Top

DanmanBob Regular Member Date Joined Feb 2008 Total Posts : 467	Posted 4/1/2008 10:09 PM (GMT -6)
	Warm wishes to you, WE. Danman Bob Age 57 Nerve-sparing, open prostate surgery November 13, 2007 Gleason score 9, PSA 14 Biopsy result - 9 of 12 sticks showed cancer Despite high Gleason score, cancer was confined to the prostate Possible post-surgery radiation therapy...decision likely in late April 2008, depending upon PSA at that time Unrelated surgery January 2008 delayed incontinence recovery, which is now showing good signs of improvement (fraction of a pad a day as of March 2008) Began using Viagra 3 times a week December 2007 to stimulate blood flow Began using Osbon Erec-Aid Esteem manual pump for therapy mid-February 2008 Will probably begin using bimix injections in addition to Viagra and pump in May 2008 Back to Top

biker90 Veteran Member Date Joined Nov 2006 Total Posts : 1464	Posted 4/1/2008 10:13 PM (GMT -6)
	Many more to come Walt... Jim Age 73. Diagnosed 11/03/06. PSA 7.05. Stage T2C Gleason 3+3. RRP 12/7/06. Nerves and nodes okay. Catheter out on 12/13/06. Dry on 12/14/06. Pathological stage: T2C N0 MX. Gleason 3+4. PSAs from 1/3/07 - 1/17/08 0.00. Next PSA test on 7/17/08 Biker90's Journey Jim's Space "Patience is essential, attitude is everything." Back to Top

anniea Regular Member Date Joined May 2007 Total Posts : 234	Posted 4/2/2008 12:50 AM (GMT -6)
	Hi Walt, Happy Birthday & Many, Many, Many More. As you are celebrating your birthday we will celebrate the 1 year anniversary since Rick's prostrate surgery. I can't beleive a whole year has already passed. I hope you go out with your lovely bride and have a wonderful dinner and totally forget about any cancer or other problems you may have and just enjoy your day with fun!!!!! My warmest wishes to you Diana Rick & Diana Age 68/ 67@ Dx 6-30-06 PSA 2.54 1-22-07 PSA 4.98 1-26-07 PSA 5.09 Diag: 2-14-07 Gleason 8 Stage T1c PSA 5.09 Bone Scan 3-1-07 Clear 3-6-07 Triple Spinal Fusion (due to old back injury) Radical retropubic surgery 4-2-07 Post surgery Gleason 9 Stage T3a Positive margins 4-29-07 PSA 0.02 6-9-07 PSA 0.02 7-6-07 PSA 0.03 8-1-07 CT Scan & Chest X-Ray Clean 9-26-2007 PSA 0.07 11/1/07 PSA 0.1 11/30/07 PSA 0.12 01/31/2008 PSA 0.3 03/01/2008 PSA 0.3 Back to Top

creed_three Veteran Member Date Joined Jan 2007 Total Posts : 762	Posted 4/2/2008 2:26 AM (GMT -6)
	Dear Walt, Many good wishes for your birthday. Hope you have a lovely celebration. All good things, wishes & prayers for you continuing. Hope all is still going well. cheers, Lana & CJ Creed_three (Lana & CJ) Husband CJ aged 50 yrs (49 years at diagnosis and surgery) PSA (2002) 2.1. PSA (2006) 3.5. 1 x (5%) core of 12 positive at biopsy. 11 cores negative. Open Radical Prostatectomy with nerve sparing, on Tuesday 17th April 2007 (Sydney, Australia). Gleeson 3 + 4 = 7. Cancer confined. 1st PSA 0.01 (June 07) 2nd PSA 0.02 (Oct 07) undetectable. Next PSA March 08. Back to Top

Gordy Veteran Member Date Joined Jun 2005 Total Posts : 528	Posted 4/2/2008 7:42 AM (GMT -6)
	Walt- Best wishes for a very Happy Birthday. -Les 1/2005 Dx PSA 26.5 Gleason 7 (4+3) @Age 61 1/2005 Start Casodex and Zoladex PSA drops to <0.01 7/2005-8/2005 5 weeks of IMRT and then HDR brachy 1/2007 Rad Oncologist orders CT scan of pelvis because of complaints of pain in both thighs MRI confirms pain not caused by cancer BUT 1/2007 CT scan of pelvis picks up a nodule at bottom of left lung 5/2007 CT scan of lungs shows 1/2007 nodule has grown and there are numerous nodules on both lungs. 6/2007 Thoracic surgeon removes wedge of left lung for biopsy 6/2007 Path report says 95% chance of metastatic PCa, but she's never seen cells like this before. 8/2007 2nd opinion at M.D. Anderson in Houston. They confirm: mutated PCa, very rare, but seen there 2 or 3 times. Recommendation: have CT scans every 6 weeks and watch for change. At that point start chemo and will survive for 22 - 24 months thereafter. PSA still undetectable, but get Lupron shot to bring T down from 27 2/2008 Trip to Houston – PSA now 0.5 and nodules larger. Lupron shot. Back to Top

norskie Regular Member Date Joined Jan 2007 Total Posts : 376	Posted 4/2/2008 8:34 AM (GMT -6)
	Walt Have a great day and may you have many more very happy birthdays in your future. Norskie norskie Age 49, PSA 6.22 on 9-26-06 Biopsy 11-01-06, 2 of 13 cores 10% cancer, 2 other cores abnormal Up-dated 20% prostate cancerous Gleason score 3+3=6 After Pathology report 4+3=7 a couple agressive Grade 5 cells found Da Vinci surgery 01-09-07 UW Madison Pathology Report- cancer 100 % capsual contained 1-18-07 Catheter removed 1-18-07 suffered bladder spasms Catheter reattached 1-18-07 Catheter removed 2nd time 1-24-07 1st & 2nd Post PSA Blood Test .1 and less - Undetectable 3nd Post PSA Blood Test 01-17-07 .3-Next action awaits me. Next PSA Scheduled and meeting with Radiologist set for 3-27-08 Incontenence-Pad free since end of May 07 4 1/2 months post surgery ED back to 95% prior to surgery - no medication required. Back to Top

myman Veteran Member Date Joined Feb 2007 Total Posts : 1219	Posted 4/2/2008 9:29 AM (GMT -6)
	Happy Birthday, Walt, you baby! You are a wise young man and we gain much from your presence on this forum. Wishing you many more. War Eagle, Susan Back to Top

Tim G Veteran Member Date Joined Jul 2006 Total Posts : 2335	Posted 4/2/2008 9:41 AM (GMT -6)
	The happiest of birthdays to you, Walt. May this year--your double-nickel--be all that you most hope for! Tim Age 59 PSA velocity quadrupled in 1 yr (0.6 to 2.6) 1 of 12 biopsies positive (5%) Open surgery June 2006 Cancer confined to one small area Gleason 5 PSA's undetectable Back to Top

smilingoldcoot Regular Member Date Joined Jan 2008 Total Posts : 338	Posted 4/2/2008 11:43 AM (GMT -6)
	Happy Birthday Walt. I must tell you that you join good company in my house. My first grandkids, twin boys, were born on this day 23 years ago. Richard Retired USAF Richard & Debbie on The Shores of Toledo Bend Lake Louisiana Neg Bios 1997 & 2000 PSA within considered normal range 11/06 PSA 1.9 PSA 11/07 was 4.9 PSA 12/07 was 7.7 MDA 2/12/08 3.3 On Proscar so shud be doubled Biospy 1/10/08 Gleason 10, Stage T1C 8 of 12 samples positive all Less Than 5% Bone scan 1/17/08 hot spot on ribs, CT shows rib enjury CT CHest 1/30/08 Clear M.D. Anderson 2/12/08 Gleason 9 - CT Abdomin & Pelvis Clear Recommended Hormone&Radiation 2/19/08 Dr Fagin, Austin, TX did not recommend surgery based on medical history 2/22/08 Contacted U of Florida Proton Therapy Institute - Appt 3/13/08 3/24/08 PET Scan await results - 4/1/08 Prostascint Scan await results Preliminary appt UFPTI for 3 day workup 4/14/08 or 4/21/08 depending on when last Scan available Turn Stumbling Blocks into Steping Stones and Keep Smiling Back to Top

Doting Daughter Veteran Member Date Joined Aug 2007 Total Posts : 1064	Posted 4/2/2008 1:11 PM (GMT -6)
	War Eagle/Birthday Boy- I hope this day is filled with everything good and marks the start of a new chapter! Cheers to many more amazing birthdays! Today we celebrate you! Chayna Father's Information DX July 15, 2007 Age 62 (now 63) PSA 5.5 Original Gleason 3+4=7 Post Surgery Gleason- 4+3=7 DaVinci Surgery Aug 31, 2007 Focally Positive Right Margin One positive node Bone Scan/CT Negative (Sept. 10, 2007) T3a N1 M0 Oct. 17 PSA 0.07 Nov. 13 PSA 0.05 Casodex adm. Nov 07 Lupron beg. Dec 03, 2007 2 yr Radiation started March 03, 2008 7 weeks 5x a week 2 weeks of radiation down!!! Back to Top

Swimom Veteran Member Date Joined Apr 2006 Total Posts : 1732	Posted 4/2/2008 4:31 PM (GMT -6)
	Happy Birthday...and ma-ny moooore! :>) Swim Back to Top

mvesr Veteran Member Date Joined Apr 2007 Total Posts : 823	Posted 4/2/2008 7:18 PM (GMT -6)
	Hi Walt and happy birthday. I am glad you were able to join the double nickel club along with me too. We have to stick together. Good luck and stay positive. Mika age at dx 54 now 55 psa at dx 4.3 got the bad news 1/29/07 open surgery Duke Medical Center 5-29-07 never more than 2 pads wear one for insurance now ED still a problem last PSA undetectable Back to Top

IdahoSurvivor Veteran Member Date Joined Aug 2007 Total Posts : 1015	Posted 4/2/2008 7:31 PM (GMT -6)
	The “bestest” of birthdays to *Walt!!!* ...and many more to come!!! Thanks for helping the make our forum the great place it is! Kind regards, Barry ~ (a.k.a. "Idaho") Da Vinci Surgery July 31, 2007… 54 on surgery day PSA 4.3 Gleason 3+3=6 T2a Confined to Prostate 1st PSA 09/11/2007 <0.04 (undetectable) 2nd PSA 12/10/2007 <0.04 3rd PSA 03/17/2008 <0.04 My web site: http://pca-info.blogspot.com Back to Top

War-eagle Regular Member Date Joined Sep 2007 Total Posts : 219	Posted 4/3/2008 8:08 AM (GMT -6)
	What a day! Chemo in the morning, private little lunch with the wife, aand a surprise birthday party that night. I'm still laughing. What great friends. We stayed up till past midnight. I haven't done that in YEARS. It was worth every The chemo was round two. We are still trying to understand the dose we are getting every three week. I thing the Oncologist said 165mg. This would be high, so I'm going to check it out and report back. We will get a new PSA by Friday. I'll let you know. The Oncologist said his goal is to get it down to 0.01. Go big guy. I'm with you. Still no big side effects. I did lose 2 pounds and am back down to 220. Aiming for 205 in 6 weeks. Summers coming and I need to look good in my "Speedo". Ugly thought. Thanks to all who wrote in. Your well wishes make my heart sing. You are great people who show what this forum is all about. Love and caring. Peace, love, and a big War Eagle to all. Walt Age: 54 PSA 43 7/2005 Biopsy 12/14 Gleason 7 & 9 Divinci 9/2005 - spread to bladder HT - 10/2005 (Eligard every 6 months) RT - 10/2005 (38 treatments) PSA 0.12 to 1.9 2/2007 Bone Scan and CT 4/2007 Bone mets Casodex 4/2007 Zometa infusions 4/2007 PSA 4.8 8/2007 PSA 6.34 12/2007 Radiation (15 treatments) started on bone mets 12/2007 PSA 6.72 1/2008 PSA 8.23 2/2008 - Starting prednisone for 30 days PSA 14 2-29-2008 - start chemo on 3/12 Visit my journey at www.caringbridge.com/visit/walterwhited "I will persist without exception - I will find a way where there is no way" Back to Top

spinbiscuit Veteran Member Date Joined Apr 2006 Total Posts : 818	Posted 4/3/2008 7:04 PM (GMT -6)
	Happy Birthday War Eagle!!! I hope you had a Wonderful Birthday today, and hope for you to have many, many more… Glen Diagnosed at age 60 PSA went from 2.2 to 3.8 in 14 months 2 of 14 cores positive at 10% Gleason 6(3+3), negative DRE, neg. margins DaVinci surgery on 02/23/06 Last PSA 02/26/08 @ 24 months "0" Back to Top

lifeline Regular Member Date Joined Aug 2007 Total Posts : 67	Posted 4/3/2008 7:40 PM (GMT -6)
	HAPPY BIRTHDAY WAR EAGLE: hope your chemo went well. let us know how it went when you're up to it. My prayers are with you. your friend Lifeline Back to Top

Missyj Regular Member Date Joined Sep 2007 Total Posts : 87	Posted 4/4/2008 4:50 PM (GMT -6)
	Happy belated birthday Walt Think of you often - hope all goes well with the chemo Love and hugs, Julia Age - 59 Dianosed - July 07 Gleason 8 (4+4) PSA - 17 Bone Scan - August 07 revealed mets to spine, neck, rib, shoulder and pelvis MRI - August 07 revealed seminal vesicle involvement Treatment - Zolodex started on August 10th First PSA test November 7th - 2.3 Second PSA test February 7th - 1.1 Back to Top

bluebird Veteran Member Date Joined May 2006 Total Posts : 2542	Posted 4/11/2008 8:21 PM (GMT -6)
	♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ Happy Birthday to " Walt… " Happy Birthday to you… Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday ~ to You!!!! on your special day ... April 2nd... EEEKKKKK...... I'm late but wanted to wish you a Happy Every-Day ~ too! You are a special man and we so appreciate you sharing your strength with all of us! Hugs from Lee, Buddy, & Murphy Back to Top

Tony Crispino Veteran Member Date Joined Dec 2006 Total Posts : 8128	Posted 4/11/2008 10:54 PM (GMT -6)
	*I'm in,* Happy Everyday to you Happy Everyday to you Happy Everyday dear War Eagle Walter!, and Lee, and Buddy, and Murphy, And the entire membership at HealingWell.....puff...puff.... Happy Everyday to you Tony Back to Top

Magaboo Veteran Member Date Joined Oct 2006 Total Posts : 1211	Posted 4/12/2008 12:55 AM (GMT -6)
	Hi War Eagle Add me to the list. Happy birthday and many happy returns. VIEW IMAGE Magaboo Born Sept., 1936 PSA 7.9 Stage T1C -ve DRE Gleason's Score 3+4=7 2 of 8 positive Open RP 28 Nov 06 Post op staging T3 Gleasons still 3+4=7 Seminal vesicles and lymph nodes clear Catheter out 15 Dec 06 Dry since 11 Feb 07 All PSA tests in 2007 (4) <.04 PSA test Mar., 08 =.04 Back to Top

VaFan Regular Member Date Joined Mar 2008 Total Posts : 203	Posted 4/12/2008 5:46 AM (GMT -6)
	HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! HOPE YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY. CINDY AND KENT Age 51 Kent January 08 PSA 5.2 round of antibiotics went to 4.3 February 08 anpther round of antibiotics went to 4.2 March 17,08 had biopsy, 2 days later told cancer was on one entire side of prostate. Gleason 3+3 Doctor thinks its best to get the whole prostate with Perineal Prostatectomy. Surgery scheduled for this Thursday April 10th. Cindy (the wife!!) Surgery preformed and doing great. Only took 1 1/2 hours. Will know in two weeks about pathology report. Surgeon feels he he got all cancer and confined to prostate. Both nerves were spared. Home 4-11 Back to Top

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