11 month PSA post RALP coming next week.

Surgery was 2/12/2015. 7 week PSA <.02. 7 month PSA <.02. Hoping to continue the undetectable streak, but starting to get the jitters so common to many of us.





Born August 13, 1954. Age 61. Diagnosed at age 60.
Father diagnosed with PCa at age 60.
Started PSA testing in 2000, at age 46.
PSA history: 2/00-0.7; 1/01-0.8; 11/04-1.20; 11/05-1.05; 11/06-1.09; 11/07-1.29; 12/08-1.18; 2/10-2.23; 2/11-2.26; 2/12-2.15; 2/13-2.66; 2/14-4.46; 3 weeks on Cipro; 5/14-3.88; 9/14-4.24
TRUS biopsy on 10/27/14. 1 of 12 cores, left base, prostatic adenocarcinoma, Gleason 7 (3+4), 60%. Left lateral base, High grade PIN. "The tumor exhibits a predominantly Gleason grade 3
growth pattern with a very minor component of Gleason grade 4." PSA density .09. Impression: BPH and elevated PSA.
2nd opinion Dr. Epstein. 1 0f 12 cores, Gleason 3+4=7 involving 60% of core. Perineural invasion identified in this case. 1 core high grade pin. Prognostic Grade Group II.
RALP on 2/12/15. pT2a. Gleason 3+4=7. Volume of prostate is 50ml. Proportion of prostate involved by tumor = 2.1%. Estimated tumor volume (% involved by tumor x prefixation vol) = 1.1ml.
EPE absent. SVI and LN invasion absent. + margin posterior left mid. Nerves were spared. Continent at catheter removal. ED is improving. PSA at 7 weeks <.02, 7 months <.02.

Pratoman said...
Randall, good luck, when is your PSA test? I'm at one year, and PSA test is this week.my Gleason was also (3+4).
Don't know about you, but for me, the one year test feels like a particular meaningful one. But probably only in my Mnd

Good luck to you too, Pratoman. I will have my blood drawn Friday morning, 1/8/16. One year is definitely a milestone. This will only be my third PSA test since surgery, and is actually at the 11 month mark instead of one year.

I'm due for my 12 month PSA at the end of February. Let's get together and have an adult beverage to celebrate!

And I'm in NY. Maybe we should meet up for that beverage in Vegas. It's on the way (to somewhere LOL)
Hey, if we all get one year (11 months is the same as one year), I would absolutely do that.

Work is only a necessary evil. But, yeah, i hear you.