7 year survivor

Just wanted to post a positive note that life does go on after diagnosis.

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Husband Jeff 56 years old diagnosed July 27, 2006
PSA 6.5, 2 positive areas in biopsy, Gleason 3+3=6
Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy August 30, 2006
pathology report - all clear - cancer gone
1st post-surgery PSA test <0.1
no more pads Oct 12, 2006
first "real" erection with use of pump 12/16/06
found that Levitra worked best for ED
08/13 - 7 year PSA <0.1
some erections with no Levitra

Seven years is impressive by anyone's standard, congratulations, and here's to seven more

david

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Age: 60, 56 at PC dx, PSA 16.3
3rd Biopsy: 9/8 7 of 7 Positive, 40-90%, 4+3
Open RP: 11/8, Catheter in 63 days
Path Rpt: 3+4, pT2c, 42g, 20% tumor, 1 pos margin
Incontinence & ED: None
Surgery Failed, recurrence within 9 months
Salvage Radiation 10/9-11/9, SRT failed within 9 months, PSA: Too High
Spent total of 1 ½ years on 21 catheters, Ileal Conduit Surgery 9/10,
7 other PC-related surgeries 2009-2012

M Kat and Jeff, sending big CONGRATS your way on the 7-year mark and another "zero" on the latest PSA!

Here's to the next 7, and so on after that.

Thanks also for taking time to post your success out here - it provides hope and inspiration for so many.

Best to you guys.

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56 yrs old, excellent health - DX'd with PCa July '12
PSA 5.8
Biopsy 6/27/12
9 of 12 Gleason: 3+3 and 3+4 (All neg PNI)
Negative DRE’s / NO / MO / T1C / Gland size 40gm / Vol. 22gm
Volume Study 8/14/12
Casodex 50mg daily 5 wks prior 2 wks post BT
LDR BT 9/21/12 – no issues
3 mo PSA 12/20 0.48!
6 mo PSA 3/14 0.21!
9 mo PSA 6/18/13 0.30!

Hi Kat, So pleased to hear Jeff is still doing so well.
7 years.. A brilliant milestone.
Lovely to hear from you again.
take good care and woo hoo! Lana & CJ

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Creed_three (Lana) - with husband "CJ" now aged 55 yrs (49 years at diagnosis). PSA (2006) 3.5. 1 x 5% core of 12 positive at biopsy (Gleeson 7). open Radical Prostatectomy with nerve sparing April 2007 Sydney, Australia. Gleeson 3 + 4 = 7. Small multifocal lesions contained within prostate. Current PSA March 2013 = 0.03 (stable for 6 yrs, fluctuates between .02 and .03 annually, same lab used).

Welcome back Kat, and congrats on the milestone.

-Gedman

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41y. Wife + 5 young kids.
DX 1/28/13: PSA 9, BX G3+4 (5 of 12 cores)
RALP 4/3/13 w/ Dr. Tewari
Nerves spared, T2c, N0, G4+3, tumor 10%, organ confined, -margins, -EPE, -SVI, +PNI
Full continence. Using pump+pills+bimix for ED rehab.
about me: Intro / Plan / Surgery Recap / Pathology Report / PSA History

I recommend these links for anyone newly diagnosed with PCa:
NCCN Prostate Cancer online book (PDF download version)
Questions to ask a Robotic PCa surgeon
Questions to ask a Brachytherapy radiation seeds specialist

M. Kat,

Congratulations on the great news!! Others and your report helps me so much as I come to HW almost everyday for help and encouragement.

Since last Sept., this is ALL so new to my family and I. Just taking a day at a time and praying that I'll be around for many years to come.

Dave in Bartlett, TN

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DOB: 10-28-1950;
1-21-2011 retired from St. Jude, 9-12-12: prostate 4X enlarged DX: 10-1-2012, PSA 128; G-9; PCa past 2 years & 4-5 years life left!
High Volume stage IV Advance Prostate Cancer;
10-2-12, BS-Mets- right skull down to my toes!
10-01-12, Bicualtamide 50 mg, daily (Casodex) & monthly injection-Firmagon (Degarelix) 11-2-12, Xgeva. 3-25-13, PSA .2; 7-8-13 PSA .06; 9-6-13, PSA 0.05

Hey Kat!!

Its good to see you again.  You helped me so much in the early going.

Yeah, 7 years is a great milestone.  I will see 7 in December and just passed 5 for lung cancer.

Its nice to see the sunshine again.

Jim