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From: Heather on 25 Oct 2005 01:13 Hi Puss..... I am so sorry to hear this.....and I will send a private email. We were out at the doctor's today ourselves and I am just getting on here now. "Steve Kramer" <skramer(a)cinci.rr.com> wrote in message news:Xmc7f.70434$Hs.48497(a)tornado.ohiordc.rr.com... >>> He also affirmed what someone here said last week. Maybe a week later >>> or a week earlier -- never a month!<<< Could have been me, or someone answering me. Ron's rad onc said 90 days....never early. A week late is OK. But to stick to the 3 month interval. How come yours are 4 months?? > >>> However, Heather, he did correct himself and said that actually it is a > partial block. The adrenal gland is still producing very little > testosterone (which we all knew). "We need some testosterone to live off > of. If I gave you a complete block, you probably wouldn't be able to > climb up a stairway."<<< Thank you, my dear......I do think you have given me a lead there. I assumed you were on Casodex like Ron is. (Zoladex, Casodex and Megace). But he is having an awful time walking and climbing stairs. > >>> So, having completed my homework assignment, I will back out and listen >>> for words of encouragement. All I see is a 60% increase in PSA from >>> five months ago.<<< Steve....you are seeing *60%*.....I am seeing a mere 0.03. Please try to look at it that way. Remember how Ron's soared 3 full points in 10 days?? That is when you worry!! And a question here.....according to your tagline, the last PSA was January 2005..did you not have one in between? Perhaps it is a mere 0.01 rise from 4 months ago. Or it is just a fluctuation. Lots of hugs and you know I will be in your corner, as you were for me!! Heather > > Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 (4 mo), 12/03, 4/04, 09/04, 01/05 > PSA .07 .05 .06 .05 .08 > non Illegitimi carborundum > > >
From: Dave P on 25 Oct 2005 08:53 Steve, Your in a holding pattern. Your still <1 Your going to win down the road and beat this thing. So continue to live and inspire others. Keep a positive outlook. Duke and John Hopkins are now encouraging those with a low psa on hormones to get the vaccine therapy to boost the immune system. A few Doctors and researchers believe it can provide a knockout punch to the PCa. I know there are other therapies that are showing signs of progress. For many of us its about holding on and having faith for the next big breakthrough - and its coming. Keep on fighting and never quit. My prayers are with you and here's looking at a lower psa on the next test. Dave P "Steve Kramer" <skramer(a)cinci.rr.com> wrote in message news:Xmc7f.70434$Hs.48497(a)tornado.ohiordc.rr.com... > On October 17, 5 years after my PSA that got me started in this cancer > battle, I had my blood drawn for my 4-month (ended up being 5-month) test > and Lupron shot. It came back 0.08. By 0.01 of a nanogram, it is the > highest I've had since starting Lupron 2? years ago. > > I was first scheduled for this test and shot one month ago, but the > doctor's > office postponed it because the doc was going out of town. My doc was > highly ticked when he found out that his staff had postponed me by a > month. > He also affirmed what someone here said last week. Maybe a week later or > a > week earlier -- never a month! > > Obviously, my considerations of IADT are rendered moot. I did ask, as I > promised I would, about switching to another ADT to stave off rafract... > what is it? Refraction? Regardless, I asked and he said that a block is > a > block and it doesn't matter. It's best to stay what I'm on because I am > used to the SEs. > > However, Heather, he did correct himself and said that actually it is a > partial block. The adrenal gland is still producing very little > testosterone (which we all knew). "We need some testosterone to live off > of. If I gave you a complete block, you probably wouldn't be able to > climb > up a stairway." > > So, having completed my homework assignment, I will back out and listen > for > words of encouragement. All I see is a 60% increase in PSA from five > months > ago. > > -- > PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 > Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c > RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3cN0M0 Neg margins > PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 > EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 > PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 > Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 (4 mo), 12/03, 4/04, 09/04, 01/05 > PSA .07 .05 .06 .05 .08 > non Illegitimi carborundum > > >
From: dan on 25 Oct 2005 11:23 "Dave P" <david(a)trsusa.com> wrote in message news:dVp7f.16462$Bv6.11906(a)twister.nyroc.rr.com... > Steve, > > Your in a holding pattern. Your still <1 > > Your going to win down the road and beat this thing. So continue to live > and inspire others. > > Keep a positive outlook. Duke and John Hopkins are now encouraging those > with a low psa on hormones to get the vaccine therapy to boost the immune > system. A few Doctors and researchers believe it can provide a knockout > punch to the PCa. I know there are other therapies that are showing signs > of progress. > > For many of us its about holding on and having faith for the next big > breakthrough - and its coming. > > Keep on fighting and never quit. > > My prayers are with you and here's looking at a lower psa on the next > test. > > Dave P > Dave P Can you provide a little info re: the vaccine therapy for those of us who don't know as much as we should? Thanks, Dan -- PSA = 2.2 , 03/05/2003 PSA = 7.92, 09/30/2004, @ 54 Biopsy, 11/10/2004, G9(5+4) (multiple cores) (6 of 8 cores positive), T1C EBRT, 01-03/2005 @55 Casodex (daily), begin. 11/16/2004 Zoladex, 12/23/2004, 03/10/2005, 06/14/2005, 09/14/2005 PSA, 0.1, <0.1, <0.1
From: Dave P on 25 Oct 2005 13:42 Duke University, Johns Hopkins, and others are researching vaccine use in combination with hormone therapy. They have had some positive results. This is one of a few therapies researchers are trying to perfect. I have provided a few links below. As I stated in the past, there is so much research being done today that it is impossible for anyone to follow all the research studies. My son is a senior this year and applying to colleges. I have visited a few Bio Tech Universities and have talked to a researchers and all have stated that medicine is growing expotentially and companies are getting closer to stopping PCa at the cellular level. Everyone one I talked with believes it is right around the corner. One stated 2-5 years. I hope he was right. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/03/050309101235.htm http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2005/03_15a_05.html "dan" <dan(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:e6s7f.6010$q%.2935(a)newssvr12.news.prodigy.com... > > "Dave P" <david(a)trsusa.com> wrote in message > news:dVp7f.16462$Bv6.11906(a)twister.nyroc.rr.com... >> Steve, >> >> Your in a holding pattern. Your still <1 >> >> Your going to win down the road and beat this thing. So continue to live >> and inspire others. >> >> Keep a positive outlook. Duke and John Hopkins are now encouraging those >> with a low psa on hormones to get the vaccine therapy to boost the immune >> system. A few Doctors and researchers believe it can provide a knockout >> punch to the PCa. I know there are other therapies that are showing signs >> of progress. >> >> For many of us its about holding on and having faith for the next big >> breakthrough - and its coming. >> >> Keep on fighting and never quit. >> >> My prayers are with you and here's looking at a lower psa on the next >> test. >> >> Dave P >> > > Dave P > > Can you provide a little info re: the vaccine therapy for those of us who > don't know as much as we should? > > Thanks, > > Dan > > -- > PSA = 2.2 , 03/05/2003 > PSA = 7.92, 09/30/2004, @ 54 > Biopsy, 11/10/2004, G9(5+4) (multiple cores) (6 of 8 cores positive), T1C > EBRT, 01-03/2005 @55 > Casodex (daily), begin. 11/16/2004 > Zoladex, 12/23/2004, 03/10/2005, 06/14/2005, 09/14/2005 > PSA, 0.1, <0.1, <0.1 >
From: Steve Kramer on 25 Oct 2005 17:57
"Heather" <figgs(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:PeOdnYxGD_JnI8DeRVn-3w(a)rogers.com... > Hi Puss..... > > I am so sorry to hear this.....and I will send a private email. It's worse than you think. Under this damned capitalistic system of ours, I had to pay $15.00!!! > And a question here.....according to your tagline, the last PSA was January > 2005..did you not have one in between? Corrected. -- PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3cN0M0 Neg margins PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 (4 mo), 12/03, 4/04, 09/04, 01/05, 5/05, 10/05 PSA .07 .05 .06 .05 .08 non Illegitimi carborundum |