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From: jloomis on 16 Sep 2008 18:54
Well, and again I get my stick in the arm.....and the wait, but the Dr. was
very nice and after not seeing him in person for over 6 years he gave me a
"Bear Hug" for a greeting.........
My test is undetectible.....
Dr. say's "See you next year"!
Hopefully all my friends and enemies and your test results are similiar and
painless.
Jloomis....
hanging in there and fighting this beast with the rest of you.
RP 1999. 7.0 PSA


From: len on 16 Sep 2008 20:02
On Sep 16, 5:54 pm, "jloomis" <jloo...(a)ocean.net> wrote:
> Well, and again I get my stick in the arm.....and the wait, but the Dr. was
> very nice and after not seeing him in person for over 6 years he gave me a
> "Bear Hug" for a greeting.........
> My test is undetectible.....
> Dr. say's "See you next year"!
> Hopefully all my friends and enemies and your test results are similiar and
> painless.
> Jloomis....
> hanging in there and fighting this beast with the rest of you.
> RP 1999. 7.0 PSA

Good to here you are doing well. I joined this not very exclusive
club a year later, and I've always found your reports encouraging.
My `anniversary' is July 9th, but I haven't had my 8th yearly test. I
hope it is just like yours.
From: David Marchand on 17 Sep 2008 00:08
J and Len and anyone else on one year PSA testing interval:

How long have you been doing annual PSA testing. I am 2 1/2 years post RP
and my internist (I was turned back to him for general care about a year ago
from my uro) tells me that I can now switch to yearly tests after quarterly
for the first year, semi annually for the last year- all undetectible.

I know that IP gets tested much more frequently and I guess that works for
him. What is the general consensus. Is annual testing ok after 2 1/2 years
post RP and all are undetectible?

David

From: len on 17 Sep 2008 00:30
On Sep 16, 11:08 pm, "David Marchand" <djmarch...(a)cox.net> wrote:
> J and Len and anyone else on one year PSA testing interval:
>
> How long have you been doing annual PSA testing. I am 2 1/2 years post RP
> and my internist (I was turned back to him for general care about a year ago
> from my uro) tells me that I can now switch to yearly tests after quarterly
> for the first year, semi annually for the last year- all undetectible.
>
> I know that IP gets tested much more frequently and I guess that works for
> him. What is the general consensus. Is annual testing ok after 2 1/2 years
> post RP and all are undetectible?
>
> David

Different doctors use different schedules. I can't remember
exactly what the schedule was for the first two years, but it was semi-
annual for the next two years, and it has been yearly since then. My
urologist said he usually follows his patients for 8 years, and if all
is well, leaves further yearly tests to the primary care physician.,
so I suppose this will be the last year I see him.

Walsh, in his Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer, says he thinks
yearly tests are adequate for routine cases and promising post-
surgical pathology. Of course, if there is an indication that the
cancer might be specially aggressive, as I believe was the case for
IP, more frequent testing may be advisable.

I doubt it the exact testing schedule is critical. Some doctors are
more conservative than others, or, they may just be sticking by a
method that has worked for them in the past and don't see any pressing
need to change.

I am not a physician, but from what I've read, I don't think you need
to worry that if there is a recurrence you won't have time to do
anything about it if you wait a year between tests.

From: jloomis on 17 Sep 2008 10:21
I also am not sure since it is a blur during the first 2 years post RP.
I know that after several successful >0.01 quarterly over about a period of
2 years I went into yearly testing.
Wish you the best with testing and overall general health.
jloomis
"David Marchand" <djmarchand(a)cox.net> wrote in message
news:bp%zk.12333$rV4.71(a)newsfe03.iad...
>J and Len and anyone else on one year PSA testing interval:
>
> How long have you been doing annual PSA testing. I am 2 1/2 years post RP
> and my internist (I was turned back to him for general care about a year
> ago from my uro) tells me that I can now switch to yearly tests after
> quarterly for the first year, semi annually for the last year- all
> undetectible.
>
> I know that IP gets tested much more frequently and I guess that works for
> him. What is the general consensus. Is annual testing ok after 2 1/2 years
> post RP and all are undetectible?
>
> David


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