Another good result

Well I am still not a member of the zero club, even though I am the president. I did however have a great PSA test friday. After being off hormones for 8 months it came back at .16. I am happy as can be. I hope that it stays around that range for a few more years. My other manhood abilities are starting to wake up and get active. Thank God for hormone treatment and thank God we can get off of it to.

peace to all
Dale

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My PSA at diagnosis was 16.3
age 47 (current)

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/dalechildress

My gleason score from prostate was 4+5=9 and from the lymph nodes (3 positive) 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
latest PSA 5-27-08 0.11

PSA July 24th, 2008 is 0.04
PSA Dec 16th, 2008 is .016
PSA Mar 30th, 2009 is .02
PSA July 28th 2009 is .01
PSA OCt 15th 2009 is .11
PSA Jan 15th 2010 is .13
PSA April 16th of 2010 is .16
Testosterone keeps rising, the current number is 156, up from 57 in May

T level dropped to 37 Mar 30th, 2009
cancer in 4 of 6 cores
92%
80%
37%
28%

Good to hear Dale, especially since some of us might need HT on down the road. Also good to hear some of those manly functions ar returning. That somehow reassures me, a little.
Michael

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Dx with PCA 12/08 2 out of 12 cores positive 4.5 psa

59 yo when diagnosed, 61 yo 2010

Robotic surgery 5/09 Atlanta, Ga

Catheter out after 10 days

Gleason upgraded to 3+5, volume less than 10%

2 pads per day, 1 depends but getting better,

 started ED tx 7/17, slow go

Post op dx of neuropathy

T2C left lateral and left posterior margins involved

3 months psa.01, 6 month psa.4, 6 1/2 month psa.5

Starting IMRT on 1/18/10, Completed 39 tx at 72 gys on 3/12/10

Great family and friends

Michael

Dale - great news - way to go - glad you are still getting the break you need away from the HT drugs. And may your manly parts just pop up for you and get back into the game!

David in SC

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Age: 57, 56 dx, PSA: 7/07 5.8, 7/08 12.3, 9/08 14.5, 10/08 16.3
3rd Biopsy: 9/08 - 7/7 Positive, 40-90% Cancer, Gleason 4+3
Open RP: 11/08, Rht nerves saved, 4 days in hospt, on catheters for 63 days, 5th one out 1/09
Path Rpt: Gleason 3+4, pT2c, 42g, 20% cancer, 1 pos margin

Incontinence:  1 Month     ED:  Non issue at any point post surgery, no problem post SRT
Post Surgery  PSA: 2/09 .05,5/09 .1, 6/09 .11. 8/09 .16

Post SRT PSA: 1/10 .12, 4/8 .04
Latest: 7/9 met 2 rad. oncl, 7/9 cath #6 - blockage, 8/9 2nd corr surgery, 8/9 cath #7 out 38 days, 9/9 - met 3rd rad. oncl., mapped  9/9, 10/1 - 3rd corr. surgery - SP cath/hard dialation, 10/5 - 11/27 IMRT SRT 39 sess/72 gys ,cath #8 33 days, Cath #9 35 days, 12/7 - Cath #10 43 days, 1/19 - Corr Surgery #4,  Caths #11 and #12  same time, 2/8-Cath #11 out - 21 days, 3/2- Cath #12 out - 41 days, 3/2- Corr Surgery #5, 3/6 Cath #13 out - 4 days, Cath #14 out - 27 days, Cath #15 - 3/29

Good on you, Dale !

Sheldon AKA Sleepless

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Age 67 in Apil '09 at news of 4 of 12 cores positive T2B and Gleason 3 + 3 and 5% to 25% PSA 1.5

Re-read of slides in June said Gleason 3 + 4 same four cores 5% to 15%

June 29 daVinci prostatectomy, Dr. Eric Estey, at Royal Alexandra Hospital Edmonton one night stay

From "knock out" to wake up in recovery less than two hours.  Actual surgery 70 minutes

Flew home to Winnipeg on July 3 after 5 nights in Ramada Inn  ---  perfect recovery spot!

Catheter out July 9

Final pathology is 3 + 4 Gleason 7, clear margins, clear nodes, T2C, sugeron says report is "excellent"

Oct 1st 09 -- dry at night, during day some stress issues.

Oct 31st padless 24/7 

First post op PSA Sept 09  less than 0.02

PSA on Oct 23 test again less than 0.02

PSA on Jan 8 less than 0.02

PSA on April 9 less than 0.02 

  

Keep it up Dale...
I mean keep it down Dale...

What are your T levels at now?

Tony

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Disease:
Advanced Prostate Cancer at age 44 (I am 47 now)
pT3b,N0,Mx (original PSA was 19.8) EPE, PM, SVI. Gleason 4+3=7

Treatments:
LARP ~ 2/17/2007 at the City of Hope near Los Angeles.
Adjuvant Radiation Therapy ~ IMRT Completed 8/07
Adjuvant Hormone Therapy ~ 28 months on Casodex and Lupron.

Status:
"I beat up this disease and took its lunch money! I am in remission."
I am currently not being treated, but I do have regular oncology visits.
I am the president of an UsTOO chapter in Las Vegas

Blog : www.caringbridge.org/visit/tonycrispino

Well done, Dale. Glad to hear from you again, and so happy that you got the good news.
Bob

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 AGE:58

 Dx: October,27(the day after my birthday)

 Psa 14.5

 Gleason:(4+3) 7 T1c

 Bone scan:Negative

 Cat scan: Negative

 Biopsy: 4 of 12 positive, left side, pre-cancerous on the right.

 Confined to prostate.

 DaVinci Jan. 19th, No lymph node involvement, all margins clear.

 8 week PSa <0.01

 Gleason downgraded to (3+4)7

 6 month Psa , 0.1 

 9 month Psa,  0.2  Doubled! Criminy!

 Started RT 10/28...one year since diagnosis.  RT over 12/22.

 3 month post RT Psa 0.1.

Thanks guys for writing. I have been busy training for a marathon but now I am in a routine so I am back with my healing well buddies.

peace and love to all
dale

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My PSA at diagnosis was 16.3
age 47 (current)

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/dalechildress

My gleason score from prostate was 4+5=9 and from the lymph nodes (3 positive) 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
latest PSA 5-27-08 0.11

PSA July 24th, 2008 is 0.04
PSA Dec 16th, 2008 is .016
PSA Mar 30th, 2009 is .02
PSA July 28th 2009 is .01
PSA OCt 15th 2009 is .11
PSA Jan 15th 2010 is .13
PSA April 16th of 2010 is .16
Testosterone keeps rising, the current number is 156, up from 57 in May

T level dropped to 37 Mar 30th, 2009
cancer in 4 of 6 cores
92%
80%
37%
28%

Glad to hear the good news - keep it down at that level!

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Dx age 62 - March 2009 - Gleason 7

Surgery - da-vinci RP on April 29, 2009 Gleason upgraded to 9

Started VEGAN diet June 2009

3 month PSA - <.04

6 month PSA <.04

9 month PSA .05

12 Month PSA  .16