Six months PSA zero's!

 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.

That feeling of relief is like no other, yes?

May you always feel that way!

Susan

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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

Hip, hip, hurray, glad to hear you don't have it in you .... Wishing you many more years of none detectable.

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James C.  

Great news and well done. May you receive many more zeros in the future.
Bill

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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

Way to go Beachbum!! Go out and celebrate. Love those zero's

Hi beachbum. Great PSA news. Not there and it is great. Hope you have many more great results.

Mika

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age at dx 54 now 55

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-HAWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! Beachbum.

Celebrate your success and think, pray etc. for the others who are dealing with our disease.

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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 

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

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Rick & Diana

Congratulations, beachbum. Here's to continuing pulling those 0s!

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Biopsy: Diagnosed March 25, 2007. PSA 3.0. Gleason 6. Five of twelve samples positive with <5% each. No perineural invasion seen.

WOOOHOOO!!!!!!   Keep up the good work.  Congrats.