Leave no stone unturned

I believe no matter what there is hope and ONE doctor cannot take that away. Our family has had some good cries BUT we are moving swiftly to cover all our options.

So, if you are newly diagnosed (as we our) do your research and come here if you have any questions.  I have and it has helped us tremendously. 

What we have accomplished in since Friday:

FRIDAY Urologist appoitment: Doctor says aggressive cancer and only choice is hormone therapy (casodex and Eligard) because of node involvement (1 that we know of but Dr. said STATISTICS show there probably is more).

Friday afternoon I post here and by evening I get information showing me otherwise (Thank You, Thank YOU).

Saturday and Sunday is spent researching and emailing to my cousin to review. Cousin emailed Bob Marchini (wrote You Can Beat Prostate Cancer) he wrote back an encouraging email.

Monday Morning: We have an appoitment at University of Penn next Monday.  They said hold off on Eligard. If they want him to have they will give it to him then.  All records have been sent to Fox Chase Cancer Center. They will get back within 48 hour to let us know if we should see oncologist or radiologist or both.

Tomorrow we are contacting Johns Hopkins and Loma Linda about Proton.  Penn's new machine will not be used until 2009. Penn said if he is a canidate they will work with them

In the end, if we come up we the same hormone treatment I know we left no stone unturned.   

Father diagnosed 13 years ago @ age 63

Watchful waiting until PSA jumped from 6 to 10

Cancer found in 1 core

Gleason score 6

Seeds implanted

PSA has been low since (don't know exact numbers)

Uncle (mother's brother) age 68

PSA jump from 2 to 8 in 18 months (2/08)

DRE was normal (2/08)

Biopsy (3/08) Cancer found

Bone scan (clear) 

CAT scan showed 1 enlarged lymph node

Fine Needle Lymph Biopsy (Positive)

Gleason Score (7) 4 + 3

9 of 12 cores positive

Goody5 said...
My dad had prostate cancer.  My brother is 46 and his Primary doctor would not do DRE exam on him because he is under 50. He went to a urologist for another reason and when he saw his history he asked him "When was your last DRE". My brother's reply " Never had one" Urologist " Well, your getting one now!"   Thank Goodness   BTW, I am 51 

Tony

Pre-op PSA was 19.8

Surgery on Feb 16, 2007

Post-Op Pathology: Gleason 4+3=7, positive margins, Stage pT3b (Stage III)

HT began in May, '07 with Lupron and Casodex 50mg

IMRT radiation for 38 Treatments ending August 3, '07

Current PSA (1/08): <0.1

I will continue HT until May '09. 

Years in Remission (3/23/07): 1

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STAY POSITIVE!

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You are so right. My brother just said the other day he thinks he's a QUACK!

Father diagnosed 13 years ago @ age 63

Watchful waiting until PSA jumped from 6 to 10

Cancer found in 1 core

Gleason score 6

Seeds implanted

PSA has been low since (don't know exact numbers)

Uncle (mother's brother) age 68

PSA jump from 2 to 8 in 18 months (2/08)

DRE was normal (2/08)

Biopsy (3/08) Cancer found

Bone scan (clear) 

CAT scan showed 1 enlarged lymph node

Fine Needle Lymph Biopsy (Positive)

Gleason Score (7) 4 + 3

9 of 12 cores positive

Father diagnosed 13 years ago @ age 63

Watchful waiting until PSA jumped from 6 to 10

Cancer found in 1 core

Gleason score 6

Seeds implanted

PSA has been low since (don't know exact numbers)

Uncle (mother's brother) age 68

PSA jump from 2 to 8 in 18 months (2/08)

DRE was normal (2/08)

Biopsy (3/08) Cancer found

Bone scan (clear) 

CAT scan showed 1 enlarged lymph node

Fine Needle Lymph Biopsy (Positive)

Gleason Score (7) 4 + 3

9 of 12 cores positive