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livinadream
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Joined : Apr 2008
Posts : 1382
Posted 4/19/2010 3:08 PM (GMT -7)
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
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%

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goodlife
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Joined : May 2009
Posts : 2692
Posted 4/19/2010 3:16 PM (GMT -7)
Way to go Dale. It is so good to see guys hold off this beast.
Goodlife

Age 58, PSA 4.47 Biopsy - 2/12 cores , Gleason 4 + 5 = 9

Da Vinci, Cleveland Clinic  4/14/09   Nerves spared, but carved up a little.

0/23 lymph nodes involved  pT3a NO MX

Catheter and 2 stints in ureters for 2 weeks .

Neg Margins, bladder neck negative

Living the Good Life, cancer free  6 week PSA  <.03

3 month PSA <.01 (different lab)

5 month PSA <.03 (undetectable)

6 Month PSA <.01

1 pad a day, no progress on ED.  Trimix injection

No pads, 1/1/10,  9 month PSA < .01

1 year psa (364 days) .01

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60Michael
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Posts : 2251
Posted 4/19/2010 3:44 PM (GMT -7)
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
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

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skeener
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Joined : Dec 2009
Posts : 214
Posted 4/19/2010 4:03 PM (GMT -7)

Dale - Nice to read that you are feeling so good. 

Your positive attitude is inspiring!!

Skeener


Age:  63 

Biopsy: May 09 showed 2 of 12 cores positive for prostate cancer -- 1 at 5% and 1 at 25%.  Cancer indicated as non aggressive.  Gleason Score: 3+3.

RRP on Oct 23/09 in London, Ontario.  Excellent surgeon. 

7 Weeks Post Op -  The fears I had about bad things about the operation and recovery did not materialise except of course ED!!.  Otherwise, everything went very smoothly.  Incontinence not a problem.  Wear a pad when out just in case. Pain was never a problem.

Pathology:  Unremarkable 

First followup PSA and Visit: Feb 11/10 - 0.0.

Next PSA May

Next doctor's visit in 6 months      

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Purgatory
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Joined : Oct 2008
Posts : 25440
Posted 4/19/2010 4:05 PM (GMT -7)
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
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

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spottydog10
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Joined : Dec 2009
Posts : 356
Posted 4/19/2010 4:05 PM (GMT -7)
Congratulations!
Mike
Age 51
PSA 5.5  june 09
biopsy july 09 gleason 3+3 = 6   5% and 50% in 2 of 12 cores
robotic prostatectomy nov 7 prostate weight 45gm
path report due 8 jan 10
post op psa 22/12/09, 0.04
no incontinence after 7 days
total ed


 

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Sleepless09
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Posts : 1268
Posted 4/19/2010 4:43 PM (GMT -7)
Good on you, Dale !

Sheldon AKA Sleepless
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 

  

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tatt2man
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Posts : 2845
Posted 4/19/2010 5:14 PM (GMT -7)
Dale - very pleased you are so pleased with your numbers and off the HT - all the best
hugs
BRONSON
.................
Age: 54 - gay - with common-law spouse of 13 years, Steve - 60
PSA: 04/2007- 1.68 - 08/2009 - 3.46 - 10/2009 - 3.86
Confirmation of Prostate Cancer: October 16, 2009 - 6 of 12 cancerous samples , Gleason 7 (4+3)
Doctor: Dr. Mohamed Elharram -Urologist / Surgeon - Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Radical Prostatectomy Operation: November 18, 2009 , home - November 21, 2009
Post Surgery Biopsy: pT3a- gleason 7 - extraprostatic extension - perineural invasion - prostate weight - 34.1gm -
ED Prescription: Jan 8/2010 - started daily 5mg cialis - girth back to normal -but not much length - will go for trimix in April when I see doc
Incontinence: Feb 2010- 3-5 pads/1-2 clothes changes/day- March 3, 2010 - week 14 after surgery -finally seeing improvement - March 29- incontinence better - 1-2 pads a day - one pad at night
location: Peteborough, Ontario, Canada
Post Surgery-PSA: - April 8, 2010 - 0.05 - I am in the ZERO CLUB - hooorah!
............

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Tony Crispino
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Posts : 8129
Posted 4/19/2010 5:32 PM (GMT -7)
Keep it up Dale...
I mean keep it down Dale...

What are your T levels at now?

Tony
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

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Magaboo
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Joined : Oct 2006
Posts : 1212
Posted 4/19/2010 5:37 PM (GMT -7)
That's the kind of news I wish we would hear more of! Congratulations on that great test result. Keep it up!

All the best to you.

Magaboo


Born Sept 1936
PSA 7.9
-ve DRE
Gleason's Score 3+4=7, 2 of 8 positive
Open RP 28 Nov 06 (nerve sparing), Post op staging T3a
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 tests in 2008: Mar.=.04; Jun.=.05; Sept.=.08; 3 days before Rad Start=0.1
Salvage RT completed (33 sessions - 66 Grays) on the 19th Dec., 08.
PSA in Jan., 09=0.05; July 09=<0.04; JAN 10=<0.04

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Ralph Alfalfa
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Joined : Nov 2008
Posts : 469
Posted 4/19/2010 6:23 PM (GMT -7)
Well done, Dale. Glad to hear from you again, and so happy that you got the good news.
Bob
 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.

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Ed C. (Old67)
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Joined : Jan 2009
Posts : 2489
Posted 4/19/2010 8:21 PM (GMT -7)
Dale,
That is great news. That is a low number that hopefully will never rise. I nominate you for another term to the presidency of the zero club.
Age: 67 at Dx on 12/30/08
PSA 9/05 1.15; 8/06 1.45; 12/07 2.41; 8/08 3.9; 11/08 3.5 free PSA 11%
2 cores out of 12 were positive Gleason (4+4) and (4+5)
Negative CT scan and bone scan done on 1/16
Robotic surgery performed 2/9/09 Dr Fagin, Austin TX
Pathology report:
Prostate weighed 57 grams size:5.2 x 5.0 x 4.9 cm
Posterior lateral lesions measuring 1.5 x 1.4 x 1.0 cm showing focal capsular penetration over a distance of 3mm in circumference.
Prostatic adenocarciroma accounts for approx. 10-20% of the hemisphere.
Gleason 4+4
both nerve bundles removed,
pT3a Nx Mx, Negative margins
seminal vesicles clean, lymph nodes: not dissected
continent after 4 months
8 weeks PSA test 4/7/09 result <0.1
5 months PSA test 7/9/09 result <0.1
8 months PSA test 10/9/09 result <0.1
11.5 months test 1/21/10 result 0.004

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livinadream
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Joined : Apr 2008
Posts : 1382
Posted 4/26/2010 6:28 PM (GMT -7)
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
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%

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James C.
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Posts : 4464
Posted 4/27/2010 10:46 AM (GMT -7)
atta boy, Dale, keep kicking its nasty behind.
James C. Age 63
Gonna Make Myself A Better Man www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6cX61oNsRQ&feature=channel
4/07: PSA 7.6, Recheck after 4 weeks Cipro-6.7
7/07 Biopsy: 3 of 16 PCa, 5% invloved, left lobe, GS3+3=6
9/07: Nerve Sparing open RRP, 110gms, Path Report- Stg. pT2c, 10 gms., margins clear
32 Months: PSA's .04 each test since surgery, ED continues: Bimix- .3ml PRN, Trimix- .15ml PRN

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Tim-from-Maine
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Joined : Apr 2010
Posts : 83
Posted 4/27/2010 1:12 PM (GMT -7)
Glad to hear the good news - keep it down at that level!
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

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