If it's well, how long do you usually go w/o thinking about your prostate? A day? A week? Longer?

Diseases & Conditions Prostate Cancer
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A question for those of us whose PCa is, as this thread's title suggests, more or less well, or at least under control.

That is, one isn't going from appointment to appointment, regularly filling prescriptions, or doing other things that would constantly keep reminding us that our prostate still has issues.

And I rule out situations where a cancer drug TV commercial, or cancer news report, or such, gets us to thinking about our past prostate treatments. Being reminded like that. That doesn't count.

I mean a situation such as being seated in one's living room sofa chair, relaxing, just thinking random thoughts, and, suddenly, the thought comes to mind, "Say, I wonder how my prostate is doing? Haven't thought about it much lately."

The yearly trip to the uro to get the annual PSA test done doesn't count either. Of course we will be thinking "prostate" at that time.

I mean situations like the sofa chair, or driving down the highway in one's car, and, all of a sudden, we think "Say, I wonder how my prostate is doing? Haven't thought about it much lately."

I bring this topic up because it occurred to me lately that, aside from those occasions when a TV commercial or something does remind me, I hardly ever think about my "under control" prostate anymore.

I guess that's because it hasn't been giving me any reason to think about it.

Fortunately, no issues going on with it. Nothing waking me up at 2AM.

Well, okay, once in a while it occurs to me to do a quick mental review of my prostate situation, how things are going, in my case maybe that happens once a month or so, but that's it.

(Oh, and speaking of "once a month," feel free if you would like to choose one of the timing options in the survey above that describes your own situation).

Or is it just me? Do others with a seemingly "under control" prostate think about their prostate situations more often than, say, once a month? Or less often?

Again, choose one of the survey options and let's see what a general consensus on this question is.

Of course life moves on, and it just may be that the ongoing arrival of other matters requiring my attention pushes thinking about prostate considerations into the background, especially when, as noted above, an unhappy prostate isn't waking me up at 2AM on a regular basis.

That's fine with me, and as long as that remains so, I'll just keep giving my prostate only an occasional passing thought, like maybe once a month.

And if it's only an occasional passing thought that your own prostate now gets from you, that's great!

So how about it? Does a thought about your prostate intrude itself into your mind every so often? A lot? Not so much? Hmmmm ...
Age: 80
Chronic prostatitis (age 60 on)
BPH w/ urinary obstruction, 6/2011
TURP, 7/2011
Ongoing high PSA, 7/2011-12/2011
Biopsy, 12/2011: positive 3/12 (90%, 70%, 5%)
Gleason 6(3+3), T1c
No mets, PCa likely still organ contained
IMRT w/ HT (Lupron), 4/2012-6/2012
PSAs (since post-IMRT): < 1.0
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I do not think of “my prostate” every day or week but am still interested in prostate related info and check HW most days or articles I come across. This is mainly knowing that the evil cancer can return at any time so don’t want to start from scratch if that happens.
7/2018 (66yr), PSA 4.1->5.1
8/2018-MRI PI-RADS 5, MRI guided biopsy, 8/14 cores, G7(4+3)
9/2018-CT/Bone scans clear
11/6/18-RALP Surgery
11/2018-Post-Op Path G7(4+3) Tert Gr5, pT3a pN0, Grp 3, SM, EPE, <3mm
11/2018-Decipher 0.47, Ave Risk
1/2019-Epstein-G9(4+5) Grp 5, pT2x, margin vs. incision not clear
4-6/2019 ART 37 sessions
PSA<0.10: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
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Well, it has been 13 years since I had my surgery and two years later, my 39 sessions of being nuked. I don't think of my prostate cancer, even though it is slowly rising (now 0.05 ng/ml). I do check this forum weekly to see how everything is going, and that is about it.
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Hello, All -

It's fair to say we all have frequent & unavoidable reminders.

There are television commercials about PLUVICTO treatments & commercials about urinary issues ...

There are medications to take ...

There are trips to the lab & medical appointments & scans to update ...

There are side effects to deal with, along the way ...

That being said, we all strive to keep our lives in balance, juggling medical concerns with everyday living.

We all must strive to meet the medical demands of the moment, as we strive to pursue the things in life that continue to bring us fulfillment, meaning, & joy.

I like this old saying:

"We must continue to believe in the brilliant light of the sun, even on cloudy & stormy days, when the sun does not shine."

My best to each & all ~
CYCLONE ~ # Iowa State University
PSA At Diagnosis In Year 2013 : 138
Initial Diagnosis: Advanced Prostate Cancer, With Metastases In Both Lungs
Age At Diagnosis: 48 years
ADT Treatments: LUPRON, FIRMAGON, & currently ZOLADEX
Subsequent Treatments: Chemotherapy (TAXOTERE) & ZYTIGA & RADIATION
Additional Consultant - Dr. KWON - Mayo Clinic
Current PSA Level: < 0.10 - Undetectable Range - Treatments Ongoing