How quickly a year goes by!

One year ago today I completed by primary radiation therapy, IGRT by IMRT at Vanderbilt. 79.2 Gray worth of 10 MeV x-rays, quite a dose really.

A year later, I have essentially no side effects directly from the radiation therapy. Between that and ADT, my PSA has been undetectable ever since. (The bulk of my side effects are from the ongoing ADT.)

With everything else going on recently, I feel a bit like celebrating! Thank you to all those here who've given advice, provided questions to ask the doctors, shared experiences, driven home the importance of a full bladder and so on! Thanks too for listening when I'm worried, down, frustrated, whatever. This is a band of brothers for sure. Nobody "gets it" like you guys.

(Of course, not to diminish the concerns of those with less positive outcomes, it's a tough battle with varying outcomes for varying reasons.)

Great report. Glad you're doing so well,
Andrew

You have now given many who visit this forum, hope. Congrats and thank you.

That's great to hear. Going out to dinner tonight so we'll toast you.

As my dad used to always say to me, "Make us proud!"

Redwing,

I agree, hard to believe its already been a full year. How time flies.

No need to ever feel guilt for reporting good news. We all share bad news, good news, or even neutral updates equally. It's all part of our own unique journeys. It's great to read good news, I think we all take comfort in that.

David