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From: Joe Price on 28 Aug 2008 00:13 My latest PSA to add to my post below... Another < 0.05 That makes one year of undetectable including 7 months since my last 3 month dose of lupron. "Joe Price" <joeprice(a)shaw.ca> wrote in message news:Ufxik.135043$gc5.10662(a)pd7urf2no... >I went on SRT when my PSA climbed to 0.35. > > My history (so far!): > > Pre surgery PSA 9.6 > > I underwent LRP Oct 2001. Lousy pathology (+ SV's, large volume, + margin > but Gleason only 6). > > Post surgery PSA history: > Feb 2002 0.06 > July 2002 0.09 > Nov 2001 0.11 > May 2003 0.18 > Nov 2003 0.20 > April 2004 0.24 > Sept 2004 0.19 > May 2005 0.35 > May 2005 (repeat) 0.34 > Salvage Radiation Therapy at this point > Nov 2005 0.59 - assume SRT failure > Mar 2006 0.74 > June 2006 0.79 > Oct 2006 0.95 > March 2007 1.6 - Start HDT (Eligard & later switch to lupron) > Sept 2007 < 0.05 > Jan 2008 < 0.05 > April 2008 < 0.05 Decide to go intermittent > Skip mid - May Lupron injection > Next PSA due mid August > > Stay tuned for many more assay results - I hope. > > "Steve Kramer" <skramer(a)cinci.rr.com> wrote in message > news:g6dql4$jc0$1(a)registered.motzarella.org... >> <rosbif> wrote in message >> news:m8mk849vm9tjrtaeo5v1caak595ga8p904(a)4ax.com... >>> On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:49:52 -0700, "I.P. Freely" >>> <fuhgheddaboutit(a)noway.nohow> wrote: >>> >>>>I still hope that if/when my PC does return, the >>>>supersensitive tests will give me some extra time for research and >>>>introspection before action is clearly required. >>> >>> >>> But at what value would action be clearly required? >>> >> >> Again, assuming post-surgery and pre-radiation, my doctor was aggressive >> when he signed me up for radiation when I hit 0.37. I don't think anyone >> on the NG had RT with less than 0.37.... Maybe those without negative >> margins. Most people, especially those who had this before me, started >> radiation about 1.0. Of course, doctors vary. >> >> -- >> PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 >> Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c >> RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3cN0M0 Neg margins >> PSA <.1 <.1 <.1 .27 .37 .75 PSAD 0.19 years >> EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 >> PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 PSAD .056 years >> Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 and every 4 months there after >> PSA .07 .05 .06 .09 .08 .132 .145 PSAD 1.4 years >> Casodex added daily 07/06 >> PSA <0.04, <0.05, <0.04, <0.04, <0.1 2/12/08 >> Illegitimati non carborundum >> > >
From: Steve Kramer on 28 Aug 2008 06:46
Great news, Joe. -- "Joe Price" <joeprice(a)shaw.ca> wrote in message news:7Cptk.125884$nD.24446(a)pd7urf1no... > My latest PSA to add to my post below... > > Another < 0.05 > > That makes one year of undetectable including 7 months since my last 3 > month dose of lupron. > > > "Joe Price" <joeprice(a)shaw.ca> wrote in message > news:Ufxik.135043$gc5.10662(a)pd7urf2no... >>I went on SRT when my PSA climbed to 0.35. >> >> My history (so far!): >> >> Pre surgery PSA 9.6 >> >> I underwent LRP Oct 2001. Lousy pathology (+ SV's, large volume, + >> margin but Gleason only 6). >> >> Post surgery PSA history: >> Feb 2002 0.06 >> July 2002 0.09 >> Nov 2001 0.11 >> May 2003 0.18 >> Nov 2003 0.20 >> April 2004 0.24 >> Sept 2004 0.19 >> May 2005 0.35 >> May 2005 (repeat) 0.34 >> Salvage Radiation Therapy at this point >> Nov 2005 0.59 - assume SRT failure >> Mar 2006 0.74 >> June 2006 0.79 >> Oct 2006 0.95 >> March 2007 1.6 - Start HDT (Eligard & later switch to lupron) >> Sept 2007 < 0.05 >> Jan 2008 < 0.05 >> April 2008 < 0.05 Decide to go intermittent >> Skip mid - May Lupron injection >> Next PSA due mid August >> >> Stay tuned for many more assay results - I hope. >> >> "Steve Kramer" <skramer(a)cinci.rr.com> wrote in message >> news:g6dql4$jc0$1(a)registered.motzarella.org... >>> <rosbif> wrote in message >>> news:m8mk849vm9tjrtaeo5v1caak595ga8p904(a)4ax.com... >>>> On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:49:52 -0700, "I.P. Freely" >>>> <fuhgheddaboutit(a)noway.nohow> wrote: >>>> >>>>>I still hope that if/when my PC does return, the >>>>>supersensitive tests will give me some extra time for research and >>>>>introspection before action is clearly required. >>>> >>>> >>>> But at what value would action be clearly required? >>>> >>> >>> Again, assuming post-surgery and pre-radiation, my doctor was aggressive >>> when he signed me up for radiation when I hit 0.37. I don't think >>> anyone on the NG had RT with less than 0.37.... Maybe those without >>> negative margins. Most people, especially those who had this before me, >>> started radiation about 1.0. Of course, doctors vary. >>> >>> -- >>> 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 <0.04, <0.05, <0.04, <0.04, <0.1 2/12/08 >>> Illegitimati non carborundum >>> >> >> > > |