Good news to report. 5 year PSA was zero. I'm right back to where I started...a 2% risk of having PCa. At 41 when I went for my biopsy, I was told there was only a 2% risk of having PCa given my age....
Wow. This site always impresses me with the incredible thoughtfulness and sharing of its members. It was my best support resource when I went through this 5 years ago. I have not been here in a very...
wow...i thought all dreams were about sex or at least included sex...i guess mine are just like going to the movies, only i always get the starring role...and no, i'm not a huge stud or...
i hope the trial has good results and that 12 months turns to many more. it's a lousy diagnosis at any age, but to be so advanced at such a young age. as you can see from my own age, i too was...
There are specialists that do bladder reconstruction. I have a friend who had one done due to bladder cancer 10 years ago and he says he wouldn't know the difference. Good luck on your journey and...
41...sucked...but life is better now....
I'm upset reading your news...what is the doc saying about the 4.6 PSA years ago? That was a clear miss on his part. I'm also saddened that he did not push the issue to continue on with annual PSAs....
updated my profile...
7/22/2010 - .03 what a relief! I actually got teary-eyed when I got the news! guess the .04 and .07 truly could have been "noise". i'm believing maybe i'll be ok :)...
Regarding post above: your last statement regarding STW's comment regarding have a recurrence at 25 years...you are suggesting the only way he had a recurrence was that cancer was left behind 25...
You've heard it all. I'm going through the same thing. Basically, the bottom line is that the magic number for being considered a recurrence is .1, below which it's an uncertain thing. So though I...
Healing Well and Xanax...a great cocktail for calming one's nerves from PSA anxiety. Now onto a nice glass of red wine. And then, since my kids are at a school overnight, I now plan to take my wife...
My first PSA post RP was .04 and I was scared and angry. I wanted .00 something. My subsequent PSAs have been .03. and I was satisfied those were good results. A study I read said optimal outcomes on...
Well, it's all a bit odd, but at the end of the day, better a limp orgasm than none at all. I only waited 1 week! And honestly, it hurt like heck...pain and pleasure has never been my thing, but...
OK, I've had this on-going debate myself. To do the Ultra-sensitive test or not. My regular physician's lab does the ultra-sensitive. I've had it done several times. My surgeon, Dr. Catalona in...