anxiously awaiting rusults of psa.

I had my psa drawn Monday. Some history - I had surgery on 2011 for prostate cancer. my psa at the time was 3.89 and I had one positive out of 12. my gleason was 3+3 or 3+4 depending on who read it. The pathology report came back with one area cancerous. It was rated 3+3 tertiary 4 . Surgery done at Hopkins . Nothing in the SV, no positive margins and all lymph nodes were clear. My 3 month psa was 0. My one year psa was 0. I'm really anxious as to what this one will be . It seem the longer the time, the better the chance of reaccurance. Any thoughts ?

Well I finally got my results back. Member of zero club for second year . I know 3+3 isn't usually a problem, but the terteiary 4 had me worried.

GLADLY-just tell me where to send the money.

I will go out on a very strong limb and pronounce you cured, as well as Steve Dallas, with those stats. Don't drive yourself nuts with anxiety, thats another forum all together.

I love reading about zeros.

I'll have a beer.

All the best,
Andrew

Hi,

I'll join the others in saying you are probably cured. Remember that a 3+3 almost never spreads. In fact, your facility, Johns Hopkins, did 17,000 surgeries on men with 3+3 and found that absolutely NONE had spread to other parts of the body.

Also keep in mind that your final pathology was 3+3, even with the tertiary 4. It is probably very unlikely that this tertiary grade would have any impact on you.

I would guess that the others are right that you'll be a big fat "zero" for the rest of your life.

Glad to hear it!
Chuck

Resident of Highland, Indiana just outside of Chicago, IL.
July 2011 local PSA lab reading 6.41 (from 4.1 in 2009). Mayo Clinic PSA Sept. 2011 was 5.7.
Local urologist DRE revealed significant BPH, but no lumps.
PCa Dx Aug. 2011 at age of 61.
Biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma in 3 of 20 cores (one 5%, two 20%). T2C.
Gleason score 3+3=6.
CT of abdomen, bone scan both negative.
DaVinci prostatectomy 11/1/11 at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN), nerve sparing, age 62.
My surgeon was Dr. Matthew Tollefson, who I highly recommend.
Final pathology shows tumor confined to prostate.
5 lymph nodes, seminal vesicles, extraprostatic soft tissue all negative.
1.0 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm mass involving right posterior inferior,
right posterior apex & left mid posterior prostate.
Right posterior apex margin involved by tumor over a 0.2 cm length, doctor says this is insignificant.
Prostate 98.3 grams, tumor 2 grams. Prostate size 5.0 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm.
Catheter out in 7 days. No incontinence, occasional minor dripping.
Post-op exams 2/13/12, 9/10/12, PSA <0.1.
Semi-erections now happening 14 months post-op & getting stronger.