Far worse than cancer

Age 49, PSA 6.22 on 9-26-06

Biopsy 11-01-06, 2 of 13 cores 10% cancer, 2 other cores abnormal Up-dated 20% prostate cancerous

Gleason score 3+3=6 After Pathology report 3+4=7 some agressive 5 cells found

Da Vinci surgery 01-09-07 UW Madison

Pathology Report- cancer 100 % capsual contained 1-18-07

Catheter removed 1-18-07 suffered bladder spasms Catheter reattached 1-18-07

Catheter removed 2nd time 1-24-07

1st Post PSA Blood Test 3-22-07 <.1 Undetectable

2nd Post PSA Blood Test 7/5/07 <.1 Undetectable

3nd Post PSA Blood Test 11-12-07 .2 monitoring

Next Poat PSA Blood Test Scheduled for 1-17-08

Incontenence-Pad free since end of May 07 4 1/2 months post surgery 

ED back to 95% prior to surgery - no medication required.

I too am speechless.

Take heart.  All will be well!

Our thoughts, prayers and support are with you and your family.

Marc

married 41 years, good strong erections before surgery.

DaVinci Prostate Removal February 5, 2007

2/12 samples malignant.

Catheter removal 2/13.

Viagra 25mg every other day from 2/14 to 5/12.

Tried Viagra 100mg on occasion-no erections.

Incontinence almost gone after three months.

No pads, occasional  dribble.

Lavitra every other day 5/12 to 7/22.

Muse 1000mcg - no help (50% at best).

Cialis twice a week 7/25 to 11/6/07.

Vacuum pump daily/twice a day 8/2 and going - no help.

Begin Trimix injections, two low dose per week, 11/05/07.

Currently, vacuum pump and low dose Trimix twice per week each.

Trimix in office - 0.10cc.  Low dose set at 0.05cc

First drug induced erection 10/8/07....Wow!

Natural erections - 0 as of 10/25/07.

PSA's, three to date undetectable.  Thank God!

Geon

I don't know what to say.  Yes it is far worse than cancer.  My heart goes out to you.

June 2006:  PSA 4.6.  DRE prostate enlarged.  

Aug  2006:  Second opinion confirms first.  Biopsy suggested.

Sep  2006:  Biopsy results positive one lobe.  Gleason 3+3.

Nov  2006:  RPA performed at Fletcher Allen in Burlington VT.

Nov  2006:  Pathology report: Stage T3a and Gleason 3+4.

Dec  2006:  PSA 0.1

Feb  2007:  PSA 0.0 (under 0.1)

May 2007:  PSA 0.0 (under 0.1)

-29 core biopsy 9/27/06 at age 68

-PSA 7.1, Stage T1c, Gleason 7 (3+4) [less than 20% in one area], Gleason 6 [less than 5% in two other areas], Negative DRE, bone scan and Endorectal MRI. 

-Completed 39 Proton radiation treatments 2/22/07-4/18/07.   

-PSA History: 7.1 pre-treatment; post treatment: 2.1 (3 mo.), 2.4 (6 mo.).  Radiation oncologist said the 3-mo. drop of 70% exceeded expectations and the slight 6-mo. movement upwards is not a

cause for concern.

-The following is a link to My Journey With Prostate Cancer -- Proton Radiation Therapy.  https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35&m=726381