1st PSA results in!!!

Congratulations Kurt & Courtney! That is wonderful news!!!!

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Age 52
Diagnosed 2/19/07
10 of 24 cores positive
Gleason 3+3=6 Changed to Gleason 7 after surgical pathology
PSA:3.3
DaVinci Prostatectomy May 11, 2007 at Univ. of Mich. Hospital
Stage: T2a
Pathology: May 16 - Cancer confined to prostate, Margins, Lymph & Seminal Vesicles all CLEAR!
Father and Uncle had prostate cancer

Hi Courtney, This is absolutely fantastic news! You must be feeling on top of the world! Thank you for all the help you have given us in describing your journey on this forum, and particularly explaining how you managed the issues within your family of teens and young ones. God bless you, Kurt and your family.
kind regards, Lana & CJ

Good for you Kurt and Courtney,

You are one step closer to being in the clear. Patience is hard to practice but is necessary with this disease. Great news on the PSA. We all love undetectable...

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."

Those are the best kind of results! Way to go! Hip Hip Hooray!!!
;o) Linda & Bob

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Bob (60) had laproscopic prostate surgery on Sept 27, 2006 - 2/12 malignant biopsy samples - gleason 3 + 3 = 6. Follow up PSA results and pathology results received Nov 14th are NO MORE CANCER! Gleason changed to a 3 + 4; cancer completely confined to prostate; (even a second more aggressive, previously undetected cancer) PSA UNDETECTABLE November 2006 AND February 2007.


Bob also takes Hydroxyurea to control Polycythemia (elevated red & white cells & platelets) has secondary condition . . Myelofibrosis) -- If anyone has experience or knowledge of these, please post us

Yea !   ~   Kurt & Courtney *kziz   1st ….. PSA    !!! ~~~~ >>>   Woo ~ Hoo   <<< ~~~~ !!!   undetectable   Cause   for    celebration!!!!!      What a wonderful day it is ~ each and every-day ….           Enjoy it to the fullest ~ dear friends.   Yippeeeee!!!!!! From   Lee & Buddy   *      *      *      *      *      * The ultimate “goal”… we all strive for… Thank you for sharing ~ that your goal has been met…. It is very important to “all ”of us!   This is a way of positive feedback… A way of showing others Hope… and a way of Sharing.    J   Caring is Sharing ~   Thank You for Sharing   J   Threads Started by: *kziz   Courtney & Kurt   (Direct Link ~ just click on the title below and a new window will open!   Reminder … click on the REFRESH icon once you get there)   Threads Started by: *kziz   Courtney & Kurt 02-02-2007           Looking for any direction for a newly diagnosised 47 year old 02-02-2007           young dx how to choose what is right treatment 02-03-2007           Kurt & Courtney's Journey   (Under Construction) 02-07-2007           da Vinci vs. open 02-13-2007           staging ? 02-13-2007           Surgery date set/ ?'s re: after 02-15-2007           test results? 02-17-2007           Can a person with PCa also have a Prostatitis infection? 02-19-2007           pre-surgery, Greatest concern is about the Cath, not surgery- Kurt 02-21-2007           Lymph nodes in "deep belly" & "back" 02-24-2007           getting more and more scared regarding ct scan outcomes 02-26-2007           traveling for surgery........ 03-02-2007           greenacres- ?'s regarding Dr. F. in Austin 03-09-2007           6 weeks post biopsy and still sore 03-11-2007           Liquid Diet 03-11-2007           greenacres any last min advise? 03-14-2007           on the other side!!!! 03-21-2007           post op report 03-22-2007           ChiOkc - Thinking of you and hope all went well yesterday!!! 03-24-2007           fooling around post surgery 03-30-2007           ChiOkc - Wishing you well 04-04-2007           Attends for Men! Kurt says The Best 05-01-2007           Have a nice trip Bluebird!!! 05-17-2007           1st PSA results in!!! 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 :)

Courtney & Kurt,

What great news - so happy for you both!

All the best,
Susan

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Husband Diagnosed 11/17/05 Age: 63 No Symptoms
PSA: 7.96, Positive DRE
Biopsy Right: 6 of 6 Cores Positive Biopsy Left: 1 of 6 Cores Positive
Gleason: 4+3 = 7 Stage: T2B N0 MX
2/09/06: LRP Restage: T3A NX MX
3 mo. PSA Post Surgery: 11.8, 12.9, 13.9 Bone scan, CT scan, Endorectal MRI, Chest XR - neg.
9/06/06: 6 mo. PSA: 18.8 CT shows distant lymph node involvement Start HT Lupron 3 mo. shots
12/06/06: PSA 0.8
03/07/07 - PSA 0.3

Kurt and Courtney,
What a great report! Congratulations!
Mike

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June 2005 - Age 53 PSA 4.8 at regular physical
October 2005 - After several rounds of anti-biotics, PSA 5.2 at Urlogist
November 2005 - Biopsy negative
July 2006 - PSA 5.9 at regular Physical
October 2006 - After several more rounds of anti-biotics PSA 8.1
November 2006 - Second biopsy - Positive
December 2006 - Gleason (3+4=7), Tumor T1c, CT Scan and Bone Scan Negative
January 2007 Robotic Prostatectomy - Tumor confined but larger than thought, only one nerve able to be spared. Margins clear.
February 2007 - Three to four pads a day, no erection with viagara.
March 2007 - Down to two pads a day, had first intercourse with Erecaid pump and bands, otherwise still flat tire.
April 2007 - First Post-Surgical PSA 0.02 and a great relief! Down to one pad a day. Still unable to achive erection without pump. Patience..Patience!!!!!!

Wonderful news!!! Wishing you a lifetime of ZEROOOOOOOOOOOOOO's!
;o) Linda & Bob

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Bob (61) had laproscopic prostate surgery on Sept 27, 2006 - 2/12 malignant biopsy samples - gleason 3 + 3 = 6. Follow up PSA results and pathology results received Nov 14th are NO MORE CANCER! Gleason changed to a 3 + 4; cancer completely confined to prostate; (even a second more aggressive, previously undetected cancer) PSA UNDETECTABLE November 2006 AND February 2007.


Bob also takes Hydroxyurea to control Polycythemia (elevated red & white cells & platelets) has secondary condition . . Myelofibrosis) -- If anyone has experience or knowledge of these, please post us

Courtney & Kurt: Congratulations again! As lawink once said to me -- "the best test to score a zero on."
Keep those goose-eggs coming!!!!!

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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

Post Edited (PianoMan) : 5/21/2007 4:34:14 PM (GMT-6)

1 is the loneliest number.......hope it always stays that way.....congrats on the <.1

Swim

Kurt and Courtney - GREAT NEWS!! enjoy those zeroes... kat

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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, 2nd post-surgery PSA test <0.1, 3rd PSA <0.1
no more pads Oct 12, 2006
first "real" erection with use of pump 12/16/06
3/07 - occasional dribbles and erections with Cialis and pump