17 month and still I worry

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flippin out Regular Member Date Joined Mar 2006 Total Posts : 137	Posted 9/5/2007 5:08 PM (GMT -6)
	always the closer I get to check up time the nutzyer I get my wife's a Saint. anyone experence upsurge after two years ? 55 now psa >.0 / 4 months ago daVince April 06' no complications (did they get it all?) I think I'm doing to well. Back to Top

myman Veteran Member Date Joined Feb 2007 Total Posts : 1219	Posted 9/5/2007 5:18 PM (GMT -6)
	Hey mjr, No...Don's upsurge was immediately after surgery! Look, it's okay to get nutzyer the closer it gets I think everyone does...just don't drive the wife away...I hear she's a Saint!!! All the best to you, Susan 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 3 mo. PSA Post LRP Surgery: 11.8, 12.9, 13.9 Bone scan, CT scan, Endorectal MRI, Chest XR - neg. 09/06/06: 6 mo. PSA: 18.8 Distant lymph node involvement Start HT Lupron 3 mo. shots 12/06/06: PSA 0.8 03/07/07: PSA 0.3 06/06/07: PSA 0.1 09/05/07: PSA 0.1 Back to Top

spinbiscuit Veteran Member Date Joined Apr 2006 Total Posts : 818	Posted 9/5/2007 5:29 PM (GMT -6)
	Hi mjr, Funny you should bring this up; I just had my 18 month PSA, and it was a "0". The week or so before the test I started to worry, and all sorts of irrational thoughts filled my head. I guess it's just a normal thing to worry; you know the "What ifs?". All I can tell you is that every time so far each of those "0s" has been a "New Lease on Life". I wonder how many guys get to say that? So after all this concern (I drive my wife Nutz too); I take her out for dinner to show her my appreciation for her patience and understanding. Good luck to you on your next PSA test, Glen Diagnosed at age 60 PSA went from 2.2 to 3.8 in 14 months 2 of 14 cores positive at 10% Gleason 6(3+3), negative DRE, neg. boundaries DaVinci surgery on 02/23/06 Back to Top

Tony Crispino Veteran Member Date Joined Dec 2006 Total Posts : 8128	Posted 9/5/2007 6:05 PM (GMT -6)
	LOL, I can't resist. While we do sget a little tense just before testing, I take solace. Before I think I am driving her nuts I remember that she said yes and married ME. Before I worry about driving her crazy, I note that she has the directions. Tony Age 45 (44 when Dx) Pre-op PSA was 19.8 Surgery on Feb 16, 2007 Post-Op Pathology was poor: Gleason 4+3=7, 4 positive margins, Stage pT3b (Stage III) HT began in May, '07 with Lupron and Casodex 50mg IMRT radiation for 38 Treatments ending August 3, '07 My PSA did drop out after surgery to undetectable. It has not returned and I will continue HT until January '08. My Life is supported very well by family and friends like you all. STAY POSITIVE! Back to Top

IdahoSurvivor Veteran Member Date Joined Aug 2007 Total Posts : 1015	Posted 9/5/2007 11:17 PM (GMT -6)
	I have my first test following surgery next week. However, my wife thinks I'm a little nutty all the time so she can't tell the difference! Idaho Da Vinci Surgery July 31, 2007… 54 on surgery day PSA 4.3 Gleason 3+3=6 T2a Confined to Prostate Waiting to take that first post-op PSA My awareness web site: http://pca-info.blogspot.com Back to Top

PianoMan Regular Member Date Joined Feb 2007 Total Posts : 365	Posted 9/5/2007 11:27 PM (GMT -6)
	I just had the blood drawn today for my second post-op test and I have been nutzo too. I feel like I'm in a game of Russian Roulette. For the next couple of days, everytime my phone rings I'm gonna be ready to drop. But like spinbiscuit said, once guys get through it and get the good news, it's like a new lease on life. That's how I felt six months ago. 55 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 Back to Top

broker59 Regular Member Date Joined Apr 2007 Total Posts : 88	Posted 9/6/2007 9:20 AM (GMT -6)
	Spin You sound like a saint! Just had my second blood draw Tuesday, still waiting for the ZERO report. I try to reationalize it, and take comfort from the previous reading. Problem is I only have ONE previous reading!!! Broker 59 Date of Dx 3/20/07 PSA: 2.5 Gleeson: 3+4 Stage: T2 Bone Scan Clean Date of Surgery: 6/21/07 Open RP Post Opp: ALL NEGATIVE margins & L/N, S/V. Cath out after 18 days = BIG RELIEF!!! PSA: 7/23/07 0.01 Back to Top

maldugs Veteran Member Date Joined Jun 2007 Total Posts : 789	Posted 9/6/2007 6:59 PM (GMT -6)
	I am having blood drawn on 17th for my first post-op PSA, I see the uro on 26th for results, have to admit that I am starting to think about it a lot as the time gets closer. Regards Mal. age 66 PSA 5.8 DRE slightly firm Rt Biopsy 2nd July 07 5 out of 12 positive Gleason 3+4=7 right side tumour adenocarcinoma stage T2a RP on 30th July, Post op Pathology, tumour stage T3a 4+3=7, microcsopic evidence of capsular penetration, seminal vessels, bladder neck, free of tumour, lymph nodes clear, no evidence of metastatic malignancy, tumour does not extend to the apical margins. Back to Top

jetguy Veteran Member Date Joined Sep 2006 Total Posts : 741	Posted 9/6/2007 7:23 PM (GMT -6)
	I have learned to not worry too much about that which I can't control. Not completely, but to some degree. I got my first post treatment PSA four months after and I was a bit anxious, but not a bunch. It has ocurred to me the it's the nature of cancer that you know for certain that you are cured when you die of another cause. I expect there will always be a question till it comes back, or something else gets me. Bill August of 2006, PSA up to 4.2 from 2.7 one year ago. October free and total PSA 12% free and 5.0 total. A month, or so later, 4.7. Late in the year decide on Image Guided IMRT. Begin 43 treatments on January 23, 2007 and finish on March 23. Four month post treatment PSA is 1.9. (This is a very good result.) No side, or after effects. None. I have aged a year and am now 63. How did that happen? Back to Top

Magaboo Veteran Member Date Joined Oct 2006 Total Posts : 1210	Posted 9/8/2007 1:24 AM (GMT -6)
	Hi mjr, I'm due to see my Urologist on the 12th this month. It's my 3rd 3-monthly checkup. That means that I'm only at 9 month past surgery. The jitters are starting to set in. All we can do is hope for the best and celebrate when the result turns out to be zero. I'll be keeping my fingers x'd for you. Hope you do the same for me. Best of luck. Magaboo Age 70 PSA 7.9 Stage T1C Gleason's Scre 3+4=7 Open RP 28 Nov 06 Dry since early Jan 07 1st PSA result on 15 March 07 = 0 2nd PSA result on 15 June 07 = 0 Back to Top

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