one year psa undetectable!!

2busymom Regular Member Date Joined Nov 2006 Total Posts : 118	Posted 11/1/2007 7:42 AM (GMT -6)
	Jeff just got his results back, and his PSA continues to remain <0.01%. bec husband Jeff 45 years old, diagnosed 8/25/06 PSA 2.1, 2 of 12 samples at 3% & 4%, involving 1 side of prostate Gleason 3+3=6 in both samples laparoscopic radical prost. 10/17/06 cancer in both sides of prostate, positive in one area of margin first PSA results 1/07 <0.01% Back to Top

lawink Veteran Member Date Joined Oct 2006 Total Posts : 621	Posted 11/1/2007 8:03 AM (GMT -6)
	WHOOO HOOO!!! Way to go Jeff & Bec!!! Aren't those zero's just the best?? This is the week of first anniversaries!!! All the best!! Wishing you a lifetime of ZEROOOOOOOO's!!! ;o) Linda & Bob Bob (61) - Laproscopic Prostate Removal Sept 27, 2006. 2 of 12 malignant biopsy samples - gleason 3 + 3 = 6. Pathology - cancer completely contained, even a second more aggressive, previously undetected cancer) PSA UNDETECTABLE Nov 2006, Feb, May, Oct2007. ONE YEAR!!!! WHOOO HOOOO! Bob also has two secondary conditions -- Polycythemia (elevated red & white cells & platelets) and . . Myelofibrosis) -- If anyone has experience with or information on these, please email us. Back to Top

myman Veteran Member Date Joined Feb 2007 Total Posts : 1219	Posted 11/1/2007 8:16 AM (GMT -6)
	Jeff & Bec, What good news for you both and therefore for all of us! I raise my coffee cup to you...May the zero's go on and your future be blessed! 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

biker90 Veteran Member Date Joined Nov 2006 Total Posts : 1464	Posted 11/1/2007 12:02 PM (GMT -6)
	Hey Bec and Jeff, Congratulations on a year cancer free!! We love to hear success stories like yours.... Jim Age 73. Diagnosed 11/03/06. PSA 7.05. Stage T2C Gleason 3+3. RRP 12/7/06. Nerves and nodes okay. Pathological stage: T2C. Gleason 3+4. Cancer confined to prostate. PSAs from 1/3/07 - 10/17/07 0.00. Started Tri-Mix on 8/7/07. .05 ml and 50 mg Viagra. It works!!! Next PSA test on 1/15/08 "Patience is essential, attitude is everything." Back to Top

dawgfan Regular Member Date Joined Aug 2006 Total Posts : 148	Posted 11/1/2007 12:35 PM (GMT -6)
	Outstanding, congratulations! Diagnosed 8/24/06 Gleason 6 PSA 3.32 stage T1C age 48 da Vinci on 10/20/06 Last PSA Oct '07 = ZERO Husband, Father, Son, Brother, Friend "Never miss a good chance to listen." Back to Top

spinbiscuit Veteran Member Date Joined Apr 2006 Total Posts : 818	Posted 11/1/2007 7:37 PM (GMT -6)
	Congratulations!!! That is great news! Keep up the good work. 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. margins DaVinci surgery on 02/23/06 Last PSA 08/26/07 @ 18 months "0" Back to Top

mvesr Veteran Member Date Joined Apr 2007 Total Posts : 823	Posted 11/1/2007 7:41 PM (GMT -6)
	What great news. Hope you have many more 0000000000 in the many years to come. Mika Back to Top

beachbum50 Regular Member Date Joined Sep 2007 Total Posts : 293	Posted 11/1/2007 8:30 PM (GMT -6)
	FANTASTIC news! Hope to join your new club next October! Beachbum Di Venci 10/90/2007 clean margins, all other tissue negative new score 3+4 65% cancer by Volume 6/2007 positive biop, 15 of 16 cores positive 3+3=6 T2b Back to Top

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AN ENTIRE YEAR OF ZEROS!
 
I WISH YOU MANY, MANY MORE TO COME!
 
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Idaho

"Idaho" ~ Barry

Da Vinci Surgery July 31, 2007… 54 on surgery day
PSA 4.3 Gleason 3+3=6 T2a Confined to Prostate

1st PSA 0.04 (undetectable) 9/11/2007

My web site: http://pca-info.blogspot.com

Tony Crispino Veteran Member Date Joined Dec 2006 Total Posts : 8128	Posted 11/2/2007 1:24 AM (GMT -6)
	Way cool. Keep it that way! 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

M. Kat Veteran Member Date Joined Jul 2006 Total Posts : 715	Posted 11/2/2007 1:04 PM (GMT -6)
	Yeah Jeff and Becky!! that is excellent news! take care, kat 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 8/07 - 1 yr PSA <0.1 9/1/07 - achieved erection with Viagra - no pump! Back to Top

creed_three Veteran Member Date Joined Jan 2007 Total Posts : 762	Posted 11/2/2007 4:06 PM (GMT -6)
	Hi Bec and Jeff, Great news to hear! cheers, Lana Creed_three (Lana & CJ) Husband CJ aged 49 yrs. First PSA 3.5 (Nov 06). 1 x (5%) core of 12 positive at biopsy. 11 cores negative. Open Radical Prostatectomy with nerve sparing, on Tuesday 17th April 2007 (Sydney, Australia). Gleeson 3 + 4 = 7. Cancer confined to prostate. Margins all clear, including bladder neck and seminal vessicles. 1st PSA 0.01 - undetectable (June 07) 2nd PSA 0.02 - undetectable (Oct 07) Back to Top

2busymom Regular Member Date Joined Nov 2006 Total Posts : 118	Posted 11/2/2007 5:55 PM (GMT -6)
	Thank you all for your encouragement! Jeff will have to still get his psa checked every 3 months because he did have cancer in one area of the margin. But his gleason score stayed a 6 so we're just carefully watching. So far so good!! bec husband Jeff 45 years old, diagnosed 8/25/06 PSA 2.1, 2 of 12 samples at 3% & 4%, involving 1 side of prostate Gleason 3+3=6 in both samples laparoscopic radical prost. 10/17/06 cancer in both sides of prostate, positive in one area of margin first PSA results 1/07 <0.01% 2nd PSA 4/07 <0.01% 3rd PSA 7/07 <0.01% 4th PSA 10/07 <0.01% using vacumm device & injections for ed therapy, seeing some improvement Back to Top

41diagnosed Regular Member Date Joined Jun 2007 Total Posts : 176	Posted 11/3/2007 10:21 PM (GMT -6)
	Congrats! You're a year ahead of me. Hope those zeros continue for a lifetime! 42 yo. PSA 4.65 Gleason scores from 4 pathologies of the same biopsy with 2 of 12 cores positive for cancer (if this isn't confusing to the patient...): 1) both cores 3+4 (Weiss Memorial) 2) one 3+4 and one 3+3 (Univ. of Chicago Hosp.) 3) both cores 3+3 (Mass General Hosp.) 4) both cores 3+4 (Northwestern Memorial Hosp.) 9/17/07 - Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy Surgery at Northwestern Memorial in Chicago by Dr. William Catalona. and the winner is...post op Gleason score of 3+4. Good pathology report with negative margins, no seminal vesicale involvement, no lymphatic or vascular invasion, bladder and urethral free and tumor volume was 5% of 27.3g. Amazing how something so small can cause such problems! 9/27/07 - Catheter removal...let the games begin... Back to Top

puget Regular Member Date Joined Mar 2007 Total Posts : 237	Posted 11/3/2007 11:33 PM (GMT -6)
	Jeff and Bec - Wonderful news! All the reports of ZEROS is encouraging to all of us. Puget 60 years old Dx March 2007 Pre-Surgery Gleason 3+3 = 6 Clinical Stage: T1c Biopsy: 1 in 10 positive Da Vinci: June 7, 2007 Post-Surgery Gleason 3+3 = 6 Clear at margins First Post-PSA Sept 07 = <.01 (Hooray!!) Back to Top

bluebird Veteran Member Date Joined May 2006 Total Posts : 2542	Posted 11/8/2007 7:01 PM (GMT -6)
	Yea ! ~ Jeff & Becky, 1^st Year !!!~~~>>> Woo~Hoo <<<~~~!!! Undetectable October 17th….. a year ~ cancer free!!! An anniversary really worth celebrating!!! Cause for celebration!!!!! Definitely!!! What a wonderful day it is ~ each and every-day…. Enjoy it to the fullest. * * * * * * 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 In Friendship ~ Lee & Buddy mama bluebird - Lee & Buddy… from North Carolina v 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 PSA 4.6 Gleason 3+3=6 T2a Confined to Prostate 3rd PSA 08-07-2007 Less than 0.1 Non-Detectable :) Back to Top

JCL Regular Member Date Joined Jul 2007 Total Posts : 242	Posted 11/8/2007 7:15 PM (GMT -6)
	That's just grand. I love to read about 0 PSAs! Congratulations, and many more. Age: 49 Diagnosed: March 25, 2007 PSA: 3.0 Biopsy: Gleason 6. Five of twelve core samples positive with <5% each. No perineural invasion seen. DaVinci Surgery: May 21, 2007 at Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida. Surgery took one hour and 45 minutes. According to my surgeon, everything went textbook and the prostate peeled away nicely. Post-op Pathology Report: Upgraded to Gleason 7 (3+4), negative margins, negative capsular penetration, negative seminal vesicles, lymph nodes left intact, multifocal perinural invasion, 15% of prosate involving cancer in both lobes. Continence: Out of the pads at five weeks. Still have some very minor stress incontinence at times but it's not an issue. Still Kegel every day and will continue to do so. Erections: Yes! With the assistance of Cialis. 1st Post-op PSA: <0.1 2nd Post-op PSA: <0.1 Family history: My Father had his prostate removed at age 67 in 1997 and has had a <0.1 PSA for the past 10 years. I was diagnosed at a much earlier age and had a more agressive cancer than my father. Go figure. Back to Top

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