Hoping that TA won't mind one more to add to the loud chorus of thank yous being expressed here. Well deserved and much appreciated!...
Thanks, Allen. Of course, neither one of us wants to let ourselves believe that it is REALLY good news but, as you say, we'll take it....
In answer to Tall Allen's questions: 1. It was a sodium fluoride pet scan. This was only available here in B.C. because there was trial to compare NaF scans to bone scans so, by default, hubbie got a...
Has anyone experienced the rise and then fall of PSA as shown in my hubbie's profile? Since his RP, he has not taken any additional medication or done anything to explain it. When his PSA hit 5.2 in...
Welcome Noahsark. I can appreciate the situation in which you find yourself and my husband/I were in the same boat just before Christmas, 2013. His details on in the signature. We also wrestled with...
Redwing57, I will update the profile so that it includes this information but my husband has a Gleason grade 4+5 and the pathology report states that "estimated proportion of involved prostate=30%"....
I have been posting in some of the other threads from time to time but never formally 'joined' the G9 crowd. After the initial Dx and the subsequent required research which resulted in a radical...
My husband had his first post-op PSA test, on 1 April 2014, just 6 weeks after the surgery and it was 0.044. I think we are happy but see the uro 8 April to go over the pathology report in detail....
Doug, We haven't yet seen the uro re: pathology report and the LVI implications. That is next week's adventure. That is also when we will ask for a followup CT scan to see if the spot on the lung has...
Thanks, Peter, that is very good to know. Given that neither my husband or I are medical professionals, we were wondering what would happen next. This 3 month (or thereabouts) PSA test ties in very...
Doug, You are obviously trying to be as logical as possible and your thought process seems very similar to my husband. Peter does offer a different perspective but, without the pathology report, it...
Bert, Nice to hear such a positive result for all the other Gleason9s....
Doug, If your RALP was done in March, why do you have to wait until June for your first post-op PSA test? I thought the norm was about the 6 week point. Also, having the pathology report may give you...
Doug, Do you have your pathology report yet? Your signature indicates otherwise. Before the surgery, the uro was telling my husband that he would most likely need RT and HT because of the Gleason 9....
My husband's urologist said that there is no need for RT since he has negative margins and no lymph node involvement. However, I suspect that it is only a matter of time before HT will be necessary....
My husband's pathology report showed that he was a Gleason 9 (4+5) but with negative margins, no seminal vesicle involvement and lymph nodes were clear. He does have extensive lymph vascular space...
We have found that it is well worth the Costco membership (in Canada) to benefit from Costco's excellent pricing on all the drugs my hubbie takes (and he takes lots of them for his heart condition)....
Just checked the Costco drug store here in Vancouver, BC and the cost/pill for modafinil (100mg) is $0.97. Usually, in this neck of the woods, it is pretty hard to beat Costco drug prices. So,...
My husband is now at the point where he finally needs to make THE decision on what path he will follow, RT/HT being the obvious choice. However, of all the SE that may occur as a result of HT, the...
Hi all, I have been reading many of the wonderful posts on this site and find every one informative and heart warming. Just a little update. My husband had his cystography test last week and...
Allen, I am totally impressed by your vast knowledge on this topic and all the links that you provide. Hubbie and I are science research types so like to have tons and tons of information, even if it...
My husband is still mulling over his options. I posted his whole story in another thread, "Choices with Gleason 8". Because of his pre-existing cardiovascular disease and his dread of surgery, he is...
Because my husband's diagnosis only came about because he discovered blood in his urine (he avoided doctors as much as possible), he is scheduled for a cystoscopy test next week. My husband likes to...
Thanks, Don, for the info. We decided to not bother with the Vancouver Prostate Centre (for many reasons) and will stick with our current uro, Dr. Skepasts, and with the RO, Dr. Po, at the Fraser...
No, I didn't notice the pencil and I have learned something new today. Thanks. Hannah...
Thank you for your replies. Also, due my poor typing skills, in my original message I meant to write "fight PCa" and not "fit PCa". Maybe I was subconsciously thinking of the word "fix" rather than...
I have read a lot about how some treatments increase the risk of heart attacks, etc but I was wondering if any of you who have been diagnosed with PCa, were already suffering from some form of heart...
Thanks, Bill, for your encouragement. I have found that there are many on this forum who have an amazing amount of knowledge (including Tall Allen) who are willing to share. I have since been in...
No sweat, Ashley. I understand completely because I have many friends in Nfld who have told me the same stories. Maybe we were just lucky but my husband got his bone scan the day after his...
Logoslidat, you are correct, I never included the % per core and just thought that what I wrote was misread by Todd. I fully agree with you and Allen that my husband would be considered 'high risk'....
Hello Ashley, I just posted, on a separate thread, about my husband just being diagnosed with Gleason 8 here in British Columbia. So far, we have been very impressed with the BC health care system so...
Thank you all for your thoughtful comments, especially about the Vancouver Prostate Centre. Getting a referral to the VPC is also on the top of my list when we see the urologist next week. A visit...
The day before Christmas, my husband was diagnosed with PCa. Leading up to receiving the news, we had already assumed the worst as he was having blood in his urine. We were semi-prepared, as much as...