Smile on my face - song in my heart!

Gents,

We are all in this together. And there is strength in numbers. We laugh, frown, cry and celebrate together. Such is a team I am honored to be a member of.

The credentials to get on our roster stink. PCa is our universal enemy. Thank Heaven we are all moving forward and dealing with it based on individual diagnoses and circumstances. Such is bravery.

You don't have to be a psychic to feel the anxiety of some of our brethren. I know what was going through me the first time I logged on. No matter my other attributes, I was darn-scared. Such is candor.

By the Grace of Almighty God, most of our arduous journeys end in Pleasantville, USA. Such is the bonanza.

Oftentimes, when I cannot sleep, I think of several of our brothers whose stories make a mark on my memory. Such is empathy.

Yesterday I had my six-month post IGRT with Dr. Sim and Monmouth Medical Center in West Long Branch, NJ. The news was the best I could have hope for. He is happy with my first post-treatment PSA (2.4 - - it was 8.7 with a Jackie Gleason of 3+4=7 when first we met in May 2020) and predicts the next one will be even lower. Back-to-him in six months.

Life gives us heaven. Life gives us hell. Life has given us each other.

NJ Fred

Post Edited (NJFred) : 2/23/2021 6:11:20 AM (GMT-7)

Fred, good to hear. Maybe post-covid (and after the snow is gone), we could get together--I live in Bucks County PA, and work in that vaguely defined region known as "Central Jersey".

Fred, congrats! That is great news indeed.

Jim

Fred - well said and great news for sure! There will always be stories where results don't go as planned. It's nice to know this forum is here to support people in those times, but it's the positive stories that need to be emphasized. Each one of these stories provides hope that PCa can be treated, managed and even cured. Here's to many more updates like yours.

Thankful for the great news of tumbling PSA, N.J. Fred!

Treatments bring HOPE, and HOPE springs eternal ...

Here's to the SMILE ON YOUR FACE, and THE SONG IN YOUR HEART!

May your smile ILLUMINATE, and your song RESONATE ~~~

C-Y-C-L-O-N-E ~~~ # Iowa State University

Fred,
Your post is a keeper, I think I'll actually print it as a keepsake. Awesome words, awesome drop in PSA. Oh and your "Jackie Gleason score" reference..never heard it put quite that way, but very humorous, not so much tumorous! lol
Winging it

I personally know Fred and he's a great guy........he's the genuine article.......SOLID as they come!. Ironically and unfortunately, we both came down with prostate cancer about the same time frame. Fred....I am so happy you have received such good results and care. I went from a PSA of 18.0 in February 2020 to 1.84 after hormonal therapy followed then by Brachytherapy on April 21, 2020. I just got my latest PSA after 13 months and I'm now 0.10. I get my third round of Lupron on March 2, 2021 since I am a 4+5=G9. The radiation and Lupron makes me fatigued with mood swings and occasional encounters with night sweats. I get a little worrisome right after giving a blood draw to the lab wondering what my next numbers lie in await. Fred....keep the good vibes coming brother.....we shall toast each other and CFS in person as cancer survivors!