requests for thoughts and prayers

I know I am new--awaiting my surgery--lots of family health problems--some of you know my wife also has Hasimoto's encephalopathy.

I posted that my daughter had a baby on the 8th.--unfortunately Jesse has had bleeding in the brain--We are now at children's hospital in Denver--waiting and trying to find out how much brain damage there has been.

Remember him--think--pray--whatever is right for you--

Thanks---

David

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Age 50
Diagnosed 4/24/07
PSA 5.5
cancer in 8 of 12 biopsy samples
gleason score 4+4=8; up to 70% pti;
some perineural invasion
surgery scheduled 5/23/07

David,

Jesse, You, and your family are in our prayers. Take comfort in your faith and the love and grace God has for us all.

God Bless!

Ray & Avis

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pasayten

Age 59 y/o

Last 3-4 years of annual general health checkups - PSA 5-6 but Free PSA Ratio 21-24%, suggesting "benign" so I did not seek immediate followup urologist referral

3/7/2007 - Went to urologist -No DRE abnormalities but scheduled screening biopsy

3/13/2007 - 12 point biopsy - Left OK  Right Core Gleason 3+3

Consisting of single less than 1mm focus at tip of 1 core. Diagnosed as T1c

4/24/2007 - DaVinci performed at Virginia Mason hospital in Seattle

5/2/2007 - Catheter Out! Got copy of pathology report:

Gleason 6  T2c Nx Mx   approx 20% of prostate involved

Positive margin, but 2 places where a focal point of only 2 cells were touching edge, the right apex and right posterior. Perineural Invasion present. Seminal Vesicle and Lymphatic/Vascular not identified. Doctor was not concerned about that at all and Final Diognosis of T2c "suggests" organ confined.  Stats for no re-occurance are 96% for 5 years and 95% for 7 years. No further treatment other than PSA watch.

Oh David! There is nothing worse than watching a child or grandchild suffer. Our heartfelt prayers go out to you and your family!
Linda & Bob

Dear David,

Our hopes and prayers are with you and yours. We had a gravely ill grandson also. Nothing worse. Please keep posting with the progress...

Jim

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Age 72. Diagnosed 11/03/06. PSA 7.05. Stage T2B Gleason 3+3.

RRP 12/7/06. Nerves and nodes okay.

Pathological stage: T2B. Gleason 3+4. Cancer confined to prostate.

PSA on 1/3/07 - 0.04. 

PSA on 4/4/07 - 0.00  T level - 48  Restarted T therapy.

Next PSA on 7/18/07.

 "I have cancer but cancer does not have me."

Dear David,

We are so sorry to hear what you and your family are going thru. We will say a prayer for you and your loved ones. Keep up your strength and take care of your self.

Wishing you and your family health & happiness.

Anniea

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Rick & Diana

Diag: 2-14-07 Gleason 8 Stage T1c PSA 5.09

Bone Scan 3-1-07 Clear

Radical retropubic surgery 4-2-07  Post surgery Gleason 9 Stage T3a Positive margins

4-29-07 PSA 0.02

 

David,

So very very sorry for you & your family.
Your friends here will be keeping you close. God love you all.

Susan

Dear David,

I sit here with tears rolling down my cheeks for Jesse and all of you.  I lost my son at age 21 and to me he was still one of my babies.  I can not imagine your pain at this time and  your families agony.

I pray that he has a positive outcome and I pray that you have the strength to make it through all of your battles.

Bless you. 

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Respectfully

Kitt

Moderator Prostate Cancer

Depression 25 years, Husband Crohns Disease 30 years

My Father and 5 siblings all died of Cancer.
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"If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can’t accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.”

~Rosalyn Carter

Good Morning,

I am thinking of you and please give us an update when you are able.  We are all praying in our own ways for you and Jesse and all your family.

Gentle Hugs.

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Respectfully

Kitt

Moderator Prostate Cancer

Depression 25 years, Husband Crohns Disease 30 years

My Father and his 5 siblings all died of Cancer.
______________________________________________________
"If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can’t accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.”

~Rosalyn Carter

Special words borrowed from daveed                     Our Hands are Reaching Out to You                                                                    and Your Loved Ones!!!   Dear David,   We are keeping you and your loved ones close to our hearts and in our prayers.   This is a time where you will feel “all of our” strengths.   The strength of this forum family as we pull together in all situations…. is very powerful.   Pull from us as you greet each new day.   And as you close your eyes for rest…. you will know we are there!     A gentle reminder that you must take care of “you” ~ It’s obvious many loved ones depend on you…. and in order for you to be there for them with strength… you must take care of you…    Take one day at a time…. and pull the strength from one forum family member…..   and the next day pull from another….. and you will feel the power of strength build to help you through this.   We know your focus will be with Jesse right now…. But you must take care of you… okay!!   Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers surround you as you move from one day to the next…. Waiting for answers.  As Wittler would say... STAY STRONG   Please ~ know we care!!    In Friendship ~ Lee & Buddy mama bluebird - Lee & Buddy… from North Carolina J   We invite you to visit our personal thread:   Click Here:   “Our Journey” ~ Sharing is Caring   April 3, 2006  53 on surgery day RRP / Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy with "wide excision" PSA 4.6   Gleason  3+3=6    T2a   Confined to Prostate 2nd PSA 02-06-2007 Less than 0.1 Non-Detectable :) Post Edited (bluebird) : 5/14/2007 11:07:44 PM (GMT-6)

I am grateful beyond words for all of your support. We are still in Denver at children's hospital. Tomorrow Jesse will have an MRI to determine (or guess) at the level of damage he has suffered. It is weird, I have held him for hours over the last few days. When I hold him, I am sure that he will be ok, it is only when I get away and think that I become so afraid for him and my children.

I havve told my clients over the years that fear is always about the future and never about the present. We are never afraid of what is, only about what might be or will be. As long as I stay in the present, everything is ok.

I guess it is the same with PC.

During these days, I have been overwhelmed by the support we have been given. My wife is adored by our town, and through her illness and now mine, 50 or more people have plunged in to help us, through food, helping prepare for our recital and now my son's graduation.

The problems with Jesse has only increased people's help and prayers.
I have been a minister for over 25 years and a professional therapist during the last 10 of those, and yet words like faith, love, hope, trust and others are just now beginning to be understood by me.

We have been told that if the MRI shows that there is no more bleeding in the brain, Jesse will be able to come home on Tuesday.

Thank you all for your care. I will keep you posted.

I am thinking of starting a thread on my return to health to document my new struggle with PC.
I probably won't do so until after my surgery as our recital is this weekend and my son graduates from high school next Wednesday.

We are all in this together, though are path is different we are all togther

david

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Age 50
Diagnosed 4/24/07
PSA 5.5
cancer in 8 of 12 biopsy samples
gleason score 4+4=8; up to 70% pti;
some perineural invasion
surgery scheduled 5/23/07

David,

So happy that his condition appears to be improving, and hope that you will be able to bring the little one home soon. It is fantastic that you have so much community support in your town.

Praying for you and your family as Jesse goes through his MRI today and that things turn out positive.

Tanya

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Age: 63
Diagnosed: 10/30/06
PSA: 3.7 (2005: 3.4, 2004: 4.0)
Biopsy: 1/10 cancerous, 5% of one core, right apex.
Gleason: 3+3=6
Da Vinci: April 10, 2007, Denver CO
Path results: 1% of prostate involved. Very small tumors on both right and left apex. Negative margins, negative seminal vessicles, lymph nodes left intact. Gleason upgraded 3+4=7.

1st PSA Results: May 11, 2007 <.01

Hi oldfordlover: This is a late reply, but you and your family have been in my thoughts and prayers since you began posting here. It sounds like you have a wonderful family and things will fall back together for you soon.
I am impressed by your courage through this time.
Best to you and yours.
Tom

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54 years old

PSA = First ever was 9.8 in late Oct. ‘06, two weeks later, 10.1

DRE: Negative

Biopsy results 11/22/06 (6 out of 8 cores positive), both lobes, 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.

First post-surgery PSA -- Undetectable, 2/20/07

thanks for all of your continued prayers.
we were set to go home today--even have the car packed but Children's decided that they need a contrast CT and possible an MRA. They think they have found a blood clot in addition to the bleeding. This will impact how much damage has been done to his brain.
Please continue prayers.

It is weird I haven't had any time to worry about my upcoming surgery as this is much more in the forefront.
I had to cancel my second blood donation since I am not at home, but my doctor thought one unit in reserve was probably enough.
I will keep you updated.

My wife is getting ready for recital so she is not with us. Dress rehearsal start tomorrow. We gave up on a yard lunch for our sons graduation and moved it to a friends bed and breakfast. It is a much nicer place and is a lot less work for us. That is this Sunday.

Thanks again for your prayers
David

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Age 50
Diagnosed 4/24/07
PSA 5.5
cancer in 8 of 12 biopsy samples
gleason score 4+4=8; up to 70% pti;
some perineural invasion
surgery scheduled 5/23/07