Second post surgery PSA

Met with my Surgeon yesterday and he showed me the PSA results. 0.00 Next test 3 months, twice in a row now have 0's. A comforting result. Starting to feel more at ease about my future. Thanks for all of the support on this forum. It has made the journey easier even though it does not shorten it. Thanks again and God bless you all. Uncle Dan

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Age 67
No symptoms, DRE negative, 10 - 06 PSA 5.44, 01 - 07 PSA 6.47
5 - 07 CT and Bone scans negative, 05 - 07 Biopsies, 2 of 6 positive
Gleason Score (3+4) 7 Stage T1c
08 - 14 Dr. Dasari - Baptist Hospital, Nashville da Vinci RAP, five hours surgery
Some right nerve and all left nerve removed,
Hospital discharged 8 - 16
Pathology report Negative margins, Encapsulated, 50% left side
Lymph nodes 2 R & 1 L - Negative, R & L seminal vesicles - Negative
Gleason changed (4+3) 7 closer to 8 than 6
9 - 26 Great PSA 0.000, 9 - 27 Starting on meds for ED
10 15 Dry most of the time, occasional leak (dribble )
10-27 Received pump started use on 10-29 can see resulted, enlargement.
11-22 Viagra, Lavitra no help yet, Pump still not producing usable results either.
11-28 Will discuss 2nd PSA results with surgeon

Post Edited (uncledan) : 11/29/2007 5:56:27 AM (GMT-7)

Grand news, uncledan!  I go for my third post-op PSA in three weeks. Hope your karma rubs off!

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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.

Uncledan,

Yes, it's a relief to get such a good number - time to get on with things! Enjoy!

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
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
11/27/07: PSA 0.1

CONGRATS!....it DOES seem to get a bit easier with each test....still a great relief...GOOD FOR YOU!

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Sterd82

Age 47 - pre-surgury PSA 39

Open Radical Prostatectomy 6/9/2006

Pathological Stage T3a, Positive Surgical Margin

Gleason 3+4

PSA rose to .24 in November of 2006

6 month hormone therapy initiated December 1. 2006

36 sessions of IMRT Ended Feb 1, 2007

PSA as of May 25, 2007 undetectable

PSA as of November 29, 2007 undetectable

Next PSA May of 2008

Hi uncledan,

Congratulations on your zero result. May you have many, many more of those in the month and years to come.

I'm getting my 4th 3-monthly result on December 12th and I can't think of a better Christmas present than another goose egg.

I hate the days leading up to getting these results.

All the best to you down the road.

 

Magaboo

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Born Sept., 1936
PSA 7.9
Stage T1C

Gleason's Score 3+4=7
Open RP 28 Nov 06

Catheter out 15 Dec 06

Dry since 11 Feb 07
1st PSA result on 15 March 07 = 0

2nd PSA result on 15 June 07 = 0

3rd PSA result on 12 September 07 = 0

Hoooorayyy!! Great news! Cheers to a lifetime of 0's!!

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Father's Information

DX July 15, 2007

Age 62 (now 63)

PSA 5.5

Original Gleason 3+4=7 

Post Surgery Gleason- 4+3=7

DaVinci Surgery Aug 31, 2007

Focally Positive Right Margin

One positive node

Bone Scan/CT Negative (Sept. 10, 2007)

T3a N1 M0

Oct. 17 PSA 0.07

Nov. 13 PSA 0.05

HT to being Nov 07

Radiation soon to follow

Uncledan
What great news, your good news gives us all hope and good on you for telling everyone.
Irish

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