Six months PSA zero's!

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beachbum50 Regular Member Date Joined Sep 2007 Total Posts : 292	Posted 5/12/2008 1:39 PM (GMT -6)
	Just walked out of my six month, third post op PSA exam visit, and thankfully they continue at undetectable! I also learned that they are following me as part of a study. My cancer filled 70% of the prostate, but for whatever reason the cells did not go to the next step needed to spread outside of the organ. There are three others like me here in Eastern Virginia with similar results. They are also following those like me, whose bladder necks were reparied or rebuilt, it appears that those who have had this done have a much higher chance of being dry when the cath comes out, and he is writing a paper on this. Back again for PSA in three months. BEACHBUM50 Beachbum PSA 10 June 2007 Biopsy July 2, 16 of 16 samples positive T2C 3+3=6 prostate weighed 40 grams Di Venci 10/09/07, four hours on table, 3 in recovery Total time in Hospital: 29 hours Record for Dr. Lance, 65% of prostate had cancer, but NO spread, clean margins Clean nodes, First PSA at 5 weeks, UNDETECTABLE! Catheter out at seven days, dry from hour one! Second PSA 19 weeks post op, UNDETECTABLE 2/11/2008 The Lord has truly Blessed me. Back to Top

phillysub Regular Member Date Joined Nov 2007 Total Posts : 64	Posted 5/12/2008 2:12 PM (GMT -6)
	It's always great to hear this kind of news. Congratulations!!!! Phillysub Phillysub. Age: 51 Last PSA before diagnosis: 2.9 Diagnosed: Oct 2007 Gleason: 3+3=6 RALP surgery: Jan 23, 2008 (Dr Costas Lallas @ Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia) 1st Post-op appt: Feb 1, 2008 (negative margins, cancer contained within the capsule) Back to Top

myman Veteran Member Date Joined Feb 2007 Total Posts : 1219	Posted 5/12/2008 2:45 PM (GMT -6)
	That feeling of relief is like no other, yes? May you always feel that way! Susan Husband Diagnosed 11/17/05 Age: 63 PSA: 7.96 No Symptoms 2/09/06: LRP - Post Pathology - Gleason 4+3 Stage T2b NO MX 3 mo. PSA: 11.8 Stage T3a 6 mo. PSA: 18.8 Stage IV Systemic w/ distant lymph node involvement Start HT - Lupron 3 mo. shots 12/06/06: PSA 0.8 03/07/07: PSA 0.3 PSA - Undetectable since 6/07/07 Link to journey: http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35&m=826731 Back to Top

livinadream Veteran Member Date Joined Apr 2008 Total Posts : 1382	Posted 5/12/2008 2:57 PM (GMT -6)
	way to go beachbum50 it is nice to hear the good news. Be sure you use the new found blessings you have to spread good cheer to your fellow man. God is not finished with you yet. peace and love Dale My PSA at diagnosis was 16.3 age 46 (current) http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/dalechildress My gleason score from prostate was 4+5=9 and from the lymph nodes was 4+4=8 I had 44 IMRT's Casodex Currently on Lupron I go to The Cancer Treatment Center of America Married with two kids Back to Top

James C. Veteran Member Date Joined Aug 2007 Total Posts : 4462	Posted 5/12/2008 3:05 PM (GMT -6)
	Hip, hip, hurray, glad to hear you don't have it in you .... Wishing you many more years of none detectable. James C. Help support the forums so they can support you: http://www.healingwell.com/donate Age 60 4/19/07 PSA 7.6, referred to Urologist, recheck 6.7 7/11/07 Biopsy- 16 core samples, size of gland around 76 cc. Staging pT2c 7/17/07 Path report: 3 of 16 PCa, 5% involved, left lobe , GS 3/3:6. 9/24/07 (Open) Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy performed 9/26/07 Post-op Path Report: GS 3+3=6 Staging pT2c, 110gms, margins clear 10/15/07 ED- begin 50mg Viagra and Vacurect pump nightly, Fully continent 1/14/08 Caverject started/stopped, aching. 2/24/08 .5ml Bimix started-success 5/7/08 ED- Viagra, pump, no response- Trimix .075ml continues Post-surgery PSA's: 3 mt:0, 6 mt:0, Back to Top

Doting Daughter Veteran Member Date Joined Aug 2007 Total Posts : 1064	Posted 5/12/2008 3:06 PM (GMT -6)
	I have a feeling you probably floated out of your appointment! Congrats! We truly share in your good news! DX July 15, 2007 Age 62 (now 63) PSA 5.5 Original Gleason 3+4=7, Post-Op Gleason- 4+3=7, T3a N1 M0 DaVinci Surgery Aug 31, 2007 Focally Positive Right Margin, One positive node Bone Scan/CT Negative (Sept. 10, 2007) Post Surgery Gleason- 4+3=7 Oct. 17 PSA 0.07 Nov. 13 PSA 0.05 Casodex adm. Nov 07 Lupron beg. Dec 03, 2007 2 yr Radiation March 03-April 22, 2008- 8 weeks 5x a week Praying for a cured dad. First PSA 3 months! Back to Top

BillyMac Veteran Member Date Joined Feb 2008 Total Posts : 1858	Posted 5/12/2008 4:19 PM (GMT -6)
	Great news and well done. May you receive many more zeros in the future. Bill 1/05 PSA----2.9 3/06-----3.2 3/07-------4.1 5/07------3.9 All negative DREs Aged 59 when diagnosed Biopsy 6/07----4 of 10 cores positive for Adenocarcinoma-------bummer! Core 1 <5%, core 2----50%, core 3----60%, core 4----50% Biopsy Pathologist's comment: Gleason 4+3=7 (80% grade 4) Stage T2c Neither extracapsular nor perineural invasion is identified CT scan and Bone scan show no evidence of metastases Da Vinci RP Aug 10th 2007 Post-op pathology: Positive for perineural invasion and 1 small focal extension Negative at surgical margins, negative node and negative vesicle involvement Some 4+4=8 identified ........upgraded to Gleason 8 PSA Oct 07 <0.1 undetectable PSA Jan 08 <0.1 undetectable PSA April 08 <0.1 undetectable Back to Top

VaFan Regular Member Date Joined Mar 2008 Total Posts : 203	Posted 5/12/2008 4:31 PM (GMT -6)
	Great News!!!! Now get out on the beach (even if its raining) and take a nice long walk for us! Age 51 Kent Cindy 49 January 08 PSA 5.2 round of antibiotics went to 4.3 February 08 another 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. Only took 1 1/2 hours. In recovery 1 hour. Both nerves were spared. Home 4-11 - incision looks completly healed on the outside by 4-25 Cath out 4-22 dripping some 5-3 Still incontinence with sneezing or coughing but not too bad Cialis 5 mg at night to start.Stopped Cialis after taking for 3 days as it caused rawness with bm. Will start back in a week or so to see how it goes Back to Top

KrisP Regular Member Date Joined Mar 2008 Total Posts : 162	Posted 5/12/2008 4:35 PM (GMT -6)
	Way to go Beachbum!! Go out and celebrate. Love those zero's Kris Biopsy done 3/2008 Pathology report: Gleason 6 (3+3), involving left lobe DRE=15gm with indurated left base and mid prostate Cores positive: left base medial, left base lateral, left mid medial and left mid lateral (4 of 12) Clinical stage t2b. Prostate Carcinorna 185 DaVinci Surgery on 4/21/2008 in Austin by Dr Randy Fagin. Pathologist report upgraded to a Gleason 7 (3+4) Clinical stage upgraded also to a T3a Margins Clear Back to Top

Magaboo Veteran Member Date Joined Oct 2006 Total Posts : 1210	Posted 5/12/2008 4:38 PM (GMT -6)
	Hi beachbum50, Congratulations on your fabulous test result . I know the wonderful feeling of a great test result and will hopefully experience it again on 11th June. All the best to you in the years to come. 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

mvesr Veteran Member Date Joined Apr 2007 Total Posts : 823	Posted 5/12/2008 6:56 PM (GMT -6)
	Hi beachbum. Great PSA news. Not there and it is great. Hope you have many more great results. 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

norskie Regular Member Date Joined Jan 2007 Total Posts : 376	Posted 5/12/2008 7:59 PM (GMT -6)
	Beachbum Wondrful news hoping you pitch nothing but 0's from now on. 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 Surgery 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 1st & 2nd Post PSA Blood Test .1 and less - Undetectable 3nd Post PSA Blood Test 01-17-07 .3 March 27th PSA .4 Begin Salvage Radiation April, 14 2008 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

PianoMan Regular Member Date Joined Feb 2007 Total Posts : 365	Posted 5/12/2008 8:10 PM (GMT -6)
	YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-HAWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! Beachbum. Celebrate your success and think, pray etc. for the others who are dealing with our disease. 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 Surgery for bilateral inguinal hernia repair, 4/4/08 Back to Top

creed_three Veteran Member Date Joined Jan 2007 Total Posts : 762	Posted 5/13/2008 1:53 AM (GMT -6)
	This is wonderful news. Congratulations on such a great result! Hope you have many many more. 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 17th April 2007 (Sydney, Australia). Gleeson 3 + 4 = 7. Fortunate to have three (3) "undetectable" PSAs since surgery 1 yr ago. June 2007: PSA 0.01; Oct 2007:PSA 0.02; April 2008:PSA 0.02. Back to Top

anniea Regular Member Date Joined May 2007 Total Posts : 234	Posted 5/13/2008 3:23 AM (GMT -6)
	Hi Beachbum!!! This is FANTASTIC news With your numbers its looks like you have a long cancer free life in front of you. Go out and celebrate. Warm wishes 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 04/28/08 PSA 0.6 Back to Top

Frank1205 Regular Member Date Joined Feb 2008 Total Posts : 308	Posted 5/13/2008 9:18 AM (GMT -6)
	Beach Bum, That is wonderful news. Keep them coming. All the best Frank Diagnosed 01-08-08 @ 53 years old DRE normal - High PSA for 5 or more years 2004 Biospy negative - 2008 Biopsy positive (01-08-08) 10 cores, 1 positive and at 1% of that one core Current PSA 6 - Bone and Ct scans negative clinicalg Staged at T1C - Gleason 3+3 = 6 Robotic Da Vinci performed March 27th, 2008 University of Chicago,5 hour surgery , 3 hour recovery Unexpected Cardiac issues appear and disappear? Hospital stay 30 hours - Catheter out in 7 days normaly expected leakage - Erectile funtion back on line 9 days Post Pathology T2C, Gleason 7, 10 % of both portions of prostate, Seminal vessels clear, fat tissue clear,Tumor on top of prostate distal from apex. 1 positve margin at urethra and bladder. Six week PSA < 0.05 Ya Ba Da Ba Dooooooooooo. Put a steak on the grill Wilma!!!! Oncologist to discuss case with Urologist and Radiation Oncologist to consider radiation. Back to Top

JCL Regular Member Date Joined Jul 2007 Total Posts : 242	Posted 5/13/2008 10:09 AM (GMT -6)
	Congratulations, beachbum. Here's to continuing pulling those 0s! Biopsy: Diagnosed March 25, 2007. PSA 3.0. Gleason 6. Five of twelve samples positive with <5% each. No perineural invasion seen. Surgery: May 21, 2007, Florida Hospital, Orlando,FL Post-op Pathology: Upgraded to Gleason 7 (3+4), negative margins, negative capsular penetration, negative seminal vesicles, lymph nodes left intact, multifocal perinural invasion, 15% of prosate involving cancer in both lobes. T2c Continence/Erections Out of pads at five weeks. Ten months post-op I'm fully continent. No problems with having erections. Post Surgery PSA: Four tests, all <0.1 Family history: Great-great grandfather died from PC. My Father had his prostate removed at age 67 in 1997 and has had an undetectable PSA ever since. I was diagnosed at a much earlier age and had a more agressive cancer than my father. Go figure. Back to Top

IdahoSurvivor Veteran Member Date Joined Aug 2007 Total Posts : 1015	Posted 5/14/2008 7:48 PM (GMT -6)
	Congrats, Beachbum! Terrific news! Keep those goose eggs coming! Barry ~ (a.k.a. "Idaho") - Prostate Cancer Forum Moderator 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

smilingoldcoot Regular Member Date Joined Jan 2008 Total Posts : 338	Posted 5/15/2008 4:04 PM (GMT -6)
	WOOOHOOO!!!!!! Keep up the good work. Congrats. Debbie and Richard Retired USAF Richard & Debbie on The Shores of Toledo Bend Lake Louisiana Biospy 1/10/08 Gleason 10, Stage T1C 8 of 12 samples positive all Less Than 5% U of Florida Proton Therapy Institute 5/2/2008 LUPRON & Casodex IMRT to start 5/16/2008 for approx 4 weeks with Proton to follow for approx 4 weeks Turn Stumbling Blocks into Steping Stones and Keep Smiling Our Journey is on WWW.GLEASON10.COM Back to Top

Tony Crispino Veteran Member Date Joined Dec 2006 Total Posts : 8128	Posted 5/16/2008 10:04 AM (GMT -6)
	Great job, Beachbum. Sorry I've been a bit slow responding all the threads. Been on the road a bit. But great to read your great results. Keep 'em coming... Tony Age 45 (44 when Dx) Pre-op PSA was 19.8 Surgery on Feb 16, 2007 @ The City of Hope 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 Visit my Journey at: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tonycrispino STAY POSITIVE! Prostate Cancer Forum Moderator Back to Top

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