Results of my meeting with the RO yesterday
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From: Vince on 27 Oct 2008 21:12 On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:30:13 +0000, Vince wrote: > Hi all, > > For those of you who were following my previous posts. > > I had my meeting with the RO yesterday (10/21) at the VA hospital in Ann > Arbor, MI. It's about a 3 hour trip from my house to Ann Arbor. And > then I was in with the doctors (RO and resident both from the U of M) > for 2 hours. I am now scheduled for a CT scan of my abdomen Dec. 3 and > a full body bone scan the same day. snip > Vince Update........ My full body bone scan is now scheduled for Monday Nov. 3 at the Ann Arbor, MI VA hospital. CT of the abdomen is still scheduled for Dec. 3rd. Vince
From: J on 28 Oct 2008 06:08 Vince wrote: > On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:30:13 +0000, Vince wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > For those of you who were following my previous posts. > > > > I had my meeting with the RO yesterday (10/21) at the VA hospital in Ann > > Arbor, MI. It's about a 3 hour trip from my house to Ann Arbor. And > > then I was in with the doctors (RO and resident both from the U of M) > > for 2 hours. I am now scheduled for a CT scan of my abdomen Dec. 3 and > > a full body bone scan the same day. > > snip > > > Vince > > Update........ > > My full body bone scan is now scheduled for Monday Nov. 3 at the Ann > Arbor, MI VA hospital. CT of the abdomen is still scheduled for Dec. 3rd. > > Vince Best of luck, Vince. There wasn't enough details as to why you're having the tests to comment further. J
From: Vince on 29 Oct 2008 12:19 On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:08:54 -0500, J wrote: > Vince wrote: > >> On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:30:13 +0000, Vince wrote: >> >> > Hi all, >> > >> > For those of you who were following my previous posts. >> > >> > I had my meeting with the RO yesterday (10/21) at the VA hospital in >> > Ann Arbor, MI. It's about a 3 hour trip from my house to Ann Arbor. >> > And then I was in with the doctors (RO and resident both from the U >> > of M) for 2 hours. I am now scheduled for a CT scan of my abdomen >> > Dec. 3 and a full body bone scan the same day. >> >> snip >> >> > Vince >> >> Update........ >> >> My full body bone scan is now scheduled for Monday Nov. 3 at the Ann >> Arbor, MI VA hospital. CT of the abdomen is still scheduled for Dec. >> 3rd. >> >> Vince > > Best of luck, Vince. > There wasn't enough details as to why you're having the tests to comment > further. > J Sorry. I'd posted earlier about my situation. RRP in 2000 at age 49, Gleason 7 (3+4 from needle biopsy (still trying to obtain post op path report), pre op PSA was 4.73 @ age 48, tumor measured from 0.1 to 0.6 cm in length and involved 3 core segments, tumor was confined to the left lobe of the prostate, first PSA post op was < 0.1. PSA's every three months for the first year post op were all < 0.1. Due to my thinking I was cured and not wanting to "deal" with it any more, I did not have any PSA's done from approx. 12/01 until this past April. PSA in 4/2008 was 0.8, PSA 7/2008 was 0.8, PSA 9/2008 was 0.6. VA uro referred me to a VA radiation oncologist at the VA hospital in Ann Arbor, MI last week. RO scheduled the bone scan for next Monday and a CT of my abdomen 12/03/2008. Plus another PSA 12/02/2008. Pending results of these tests if there is no mets, it sounds like I'm looking at 7-8 weeks of abdominal radiation (IMRT?). RO not sure about the type of radiation because I also had radiation to some of the same area for testicular cancer which I had 30 years ago in 1978. That's about all I know right now. Vince
From: Steve Kramer on 29 Oct 2008 20:28 "Vince" <westmiguy(a)nospam.charter.net> wrote in message news:K20Ok.1244$Di1.996(a)newsfe13.iad... > Sorry. I'd posted earlier about my situation. RRP in 2000 at age 49, ... > PSA in 4/2008 was > 0.8, PSA 7/2008 was 0.8, PSA 9/2008 was 0.6. I find it intriguing that your PSA was not detected with a standard assay for a year then, seven years later, it's a virtual straight line at 0.8, 0.8, and 0.6 over another half year. If it wasn't a life/death thing, it would be fascinating. -- PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3cN0M0 Neg margins PSA <.1 <.1 <.1 .27 .37 .75 PSAD 0.19 years EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 PSAD .056 years Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 and every 4 months there after PSA .07 .05 .06 .09 .08 .132 .145 PSAD 1.4 years Casodex added daily 07/06 PSA undetectable since, < 0.04 on 10/09/08 Illegitimati non carborundum
From: Vince on 29 Oct 2008 21:24
On Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:28:25 -0400, Steve Kramer wrote: > "Vince" <westmiguy(a)nospam.charter.net> wrote in message > news:K20Ok.1244$Di1.996(a)newsfe13.iad... > >> Sorry. I'd posted earlier about my situation. RRP in 2000 at age 49, > ... > >> PSA in 4/2008 was >> 0.8, PSA 7/2008 was 0.8, PSA 9/2008 was 0.6. > > I find it intriguing that your PSA was not detected with a standard > assay for a year then, seven years later, it's a virtual straight line > at 0.8, 0.8, and 0.6 over another half year. If it wasn't a life/death > thing, it would be fascinating. Yeah, my RO was lamenting the fact she'd like to know if my PSA has been going up gradually for 7 years and then flat lined or if it had gone up suddenly. I guess I'll never know. Vince |