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Posted 8/31/2015 9:28 PM (GMT 0)
Just heard the news - PSA dropped to 0.64 (lowest it has ever been since "seeding").

Drinks on me!
Posted 8/31/2015 9:39 PM (GMT 0)
That's the way the cookie crumbles? That's the way the PSA bounces?

Whatever.

Congratulations!
Posted 8/31/2015 9:40 PM (GMT 0)
Congratulations!

Looking good.
Andrew
Posted 8/31/2015 10:09 PM (GMT 0)
YEAH! That's what I'm talkin' about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats,

Jim
Posted 8/31/2015 10:18 PM (GMT 0)
Outstanding! Three cheers \o/\o/\o/
Posted 8/31/2015 10:57 PM (GMT 0)
Great news. Congrats on being a "loser"
Posted 8/31/2015 11:03 PM (GMT 0)
Great news. Love success.
Posted 9/1/2015 1:44 AM (GMT 0)
Congratulations, Buddy!!!! Very happy for you!
Posted 9/1/2015 3:08 AM (GMT 0)
Attached boy! "Told ya!"
Posted 9/1/2015 11:22 AM (GMT 0)
Buddy, I remember q while back, you were stressing that it might not be "just a bounce" so you must feel so great. Terrific news, congrats, and thanks for lifting us all up
Posted 9/1/2015 1:12 PM (GMT 0)
That is great news Buddy!!
Posted 9/1/2015 1:41 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks guys! MUCH appreciated!

I will tell you - it rattled me bad. I was down. No matter what I did to distract: work, play, whatever it always wormed its way back into my head. The what ifs: BCR? Biopsy worse than graded? The unknown. Etc. The stress was bad. The waiting. Lots of fear. When I saw the email yesterday, before I opened it, I knew it had to be good news (or I would have gotten a call from the doctor). Thank God.

PSAs

Pre-seed

4.76 5/12
4.23 8/12
3.98 10/12
4.9 2/13

Seeds

2.9 6/13
2.7 11/13
1.31 3/14
1.07 7/14
0.69 10/14

Bounce

1.6 3/15
2.0 6/15

Victory

0.64 8/15

The next time it bounces, if it bounces, I will have confidence.
Posted 9/2/2015 8:37 AM (GMT 0)
6 month bounce, I can tell that was stressful. Congrats on the good news!
Posted 9/2/2015 11:40 AM (GMT 0)
Buddy, What side effects do you have after about 2 1/2 years now.
Posted 9/2/2015 11:58 AM (GMT 0)
Hawaii-Guy - yeah, it sure was stressful. Thanks for the congrats!

toyoung - nothing really > I take an occasional Rapaflo for a slow flow/weak flow - maybe one ever 3-4 days. Other than that nada. I never had erection problems from treatment. I had painful orgasms a few times but those subsided.
Posted 9/2/2015 12:57 PM (GMT 0)
Great news Buddy...... and mine is a large G&T please!
Stay well.
Susan
x
Posted 9/2/2015 1:30 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Susan - I looked at your husband's bouncing a lot the past five months. Thank you!
Posted 9/2/2015 4:03 PM (GMT 0)
Yes he is quite the champion when it comes to bouncing! We were delighted when he finally went below the golden ONE last test. He is coming up for his 5 year anniversary next February and is refusing to PSA test before then ............ I will keep you all posted how he does.
x
Posted 9/2/2015 5:33 PM (GMT 0)
So happy for you both.
Posted 9/2/2015 6:19 PM (GMT 0)
Drinks? What? Buddy is buying drinks? Yea! I think I'll have champagne to celebrate the bounce.

Thanks Buddy,

Jim
Posted 9/2/2015 7:00 PM (GMT 0)
There have been 3-4 brachy guys that have had their PSA's slow to decrease or have experienced the bounce. I have been depressed about it as well. The majority of guys have their PSA's drop like a rock and are below 1 in 6 months or less....then I noticed mine falling very slow or not at all. My physician kept telling me to be patient and in the over 4000 patients he had done, about 15% had PSA's that mimicked mine.

I am thrilled that our numbers are beginning to look good.. Congrats to Over the Pond, Buddy and others. I have been following your numbers with mine because of the similarities to my numbers.

Paul

Gleason 3+4; 5/16 positive cores; average volume 30%; PSA prior to tx 4.8
TX-IMRT + brachytherapy; IMRT Nov. 2011; Brachytherapy Feb. 2012
PSA April 2012--3.6
PSA May 2012--2.5
PSA Aug 2012--2.2
PSA Nov 2012--2.9
PSA Feb 2013--2.8
PSA May 2013--2.1
PSA Aug 2013--2.3
PSA Nov 2013--2.5
PSA May 2014--1.1
PSA Dec 2014--0.8
PSA Jun 2015--0.5
Posted 9/2/2015 8:23 PM (GMT 0)
Paul, ok that's it...you have to buy drinks as well! Congrats.

Jim
Posted 9/2/2015 9:37 PM (GMT 0)
Always great to see positive news. Congrats!
1snake
Posted 9/2/2015 10:14 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Snake!
Posted 9/2/2015 10:40 PM (GMT 0)
Buddy
That's great news, I was wondering if your on any other meds or just the seeds implanted?
Keep the Faith,
Dan in So Cal
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