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Posted 6/30/2015 8:22 PM (GMT 0)
...but I did pull another .1 in my almost-seven-year PSA test that I now just get along with my regular physical.

I guess as a brachy patient I'm destined to get some scores forever....but being nadired-out at .1 suits me just fine. My doctors claim that I'm still cured and that works for me. Still no SE's and still life is good!

My thanks to all my friends on HW who have been supportive for the past 7 years. Special thanks to JustJulie and her hubby whose story first put me on the trail of exploring LDR Brachy. One of the best decisions of my life.

Jim
Posted 6/30/2015 8:33 PM (GMT 0)
Congratulations!!!

Keep pulling in that number.
Andrew
Posted 6/30/2015 8:44 PM (GMT 0)
Jim -

In the three paragraphs and so many words in your post above, there was one word and one phrase that jumped out at me.

That one word was: cured

and that one phrase was: life is good!

Amen to that word and that phrase! Congratulations!
Posted 6/30/2015 8:45 PM (GMT 0)
Great results Jim!
Posted 6/30/2015 9:40 PM (GMT 0)
It's a zero if you round to one less decimal place! Congrats!
Posted 6/30/2015 10:19 PM (GMT 0)
Congratulations Jim, great news
Posted 6/30/2015 10:33 PM (GMT 0)
A nadir of 0.1 is a fantastic result. Be glad.
Posted 6/30/2015 11:22 PM (GMT 0)
Tud: .1 forever, is awesome! Congrats for sure.
Posted 6/30/2015 11:33 PM (GMT 0)
Glad you are still getting a good PSA number after all these years, you deserve it, happy for you. You got to HW about 1 month before me, if I remember right. Getting to be a long time.
Posted 6/30/2015 11:57 PM (GMT 0)
Jim congratulations from another member of the class of '08 who rejected the gold standard and lived to talk about it.
Posted 7/1/2015 8:18 AM (GMT 0)
Another Luck 7 idea
Posted 7/1/2015 12:04 PM (GMT 0)
Congratulations Jim, glad to hear it and of course I'm not surprised. YOU were one of those that was so instrumental in my early days of being DX'd, encouraging me to 'slow down' and look into all of the treatment options - and man, am I glad I did! You are also one of the leaders of getting LDR BT out here for others to consider and see the benefits - so I'll simply say "Congrats", and, thank you.
Posted 7/1/2015 12:17 PM (GMT 0)
Still at .1at 7 years post BT? Great! Congrats!
Posted 7/1/2015 1:54 PM (GMT 0)
Hey man,
I don't think you can ask for anything more! Your PSA has been steady for the last seven years and you still have your prostate? I'd say you're doing pretty darn Good! Congrats to you. If only we could all be so lucky.
Posted 7/1/2015 3:56 PM (GMT 0)
0.1 at seven years is a great number. A durable remission if not a cure. If you get a relapse, get a C11 scan when your PSA gets up to 0.5 to 1.0. You can probably get spot treatment and then a true zero. But heck, you may never need to go this route.

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Age 63 in 2015
12/02 PSA 2.9 age 51
9/03 BX/DX, Gleason 6, 4 of 12 cores
9/03 Brachytherapy
5/08 PSA nadir 1.1
12/08 PSA 1.8
2/09 BX/DX, Gleason 8, 1 of 12 cores
6/09 Hyperthermic Radiation, Hormone (short term), IMRT (10 fractions) spring 2009
10/09 PSA nadir < 0.1 10/09 through 01/12
4/12 PSA 0.2
3/14 PSA 2.9
5/14 C11 Acetate PT/CT, found 2.0 cm lymph node
5/14 Lupron/Casodex (9 months)
8/14 nadir <0.01
2/15 SBRT to node
3/15 PSA 0.02, T=0
6/15 PSA<0.015, T=105 (yippee!)
Posted 7/2/2015 8:30 AM (GMT 0)
Fabulous news Jim.
I know JustJulie dips in here every now and then, I hope she sees this. Her posts here were so very instrumental in us making the LDR decision too.
Stay well.
Susan & Jeff
xx
Posted 7/4/2015 12:44 PM (GMT 0)
Tud,
I just got my latest <0.1 on Friday. I am thrilled as it will be 5 years in October since I was 'seeded'. Whether it is .1 or <.1 I am very happy for both of us as I don't think we could expect much better considering that we still have a prostate...albeit a cooked one.
I very much enjoy reading your posts. I have learned a lot by reading them, so I know that the newbies get a solid education when they do the same.
And I won't boast again about the fact that I have a '<' in front of my .1.....at least until next year.
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