There's not a lot to add. I had a Prolaris test that indicated low risk. Then gold markers were\e inserted andI had a MRI for positioning. Then 4 days treatment over 2 weeks. Dr Gottschalk told me:...
In January 2016 I had Cyberknife radiation (4x 9.5Gy) at UCSF for Gleason 7 (3+4) prostate cancer. Everything went smoothly for years and PSA is now down to 0.163. But last month I had blood in my...
Roger. I had Cyberknfe the same time as 311. This is the PSA trajectory (with two bounces) as I posted elsewhere in the forum: high PSA before treatment : 6.09 low point at +10 months : 0.57 bounce 1...
Thanks Allen for the links. Very encouraging articles. Just had my second bounce and drop at 28 months post Cyberknife. No other issues. high PSA before treatment : 6.09 low point at +10 months :...
Really not much to report here, 2 years out from my Cyberknife at UCSF; that's good news. PSA continues its downward trend 0.602 now. Minor urinary flow problems have subsided though I still take the...
Congratulations Bui. Three months is early so I'd expect you to have a continued decline in the PSA over the next year or more. I'm 16 months out from Cyberknife now. rw...
Another post SBRT update. Saw Dr Gottschalk yesterday for 16 month check. PSA is back down to 0.74 after a slight bump up from 0.57 in December to 0.91 in April. He's not worried; it seems normal....
glad to hear it is going well 0311 and PSA is down. Keep on keeping on.......
I have to add that I am very grateful for all the staff at UCSF, for my family and friends and of those on this forum who have been supportive and encouraging and have had such a wide range of...
It has been seven months since my Cyberknife treatment at UCSF and life is back to normal. Saw my RO today and PSA is down to 0.78 (from pre-treatment 6.1). The value at 3 months was 1.65. For a...
Thanks Allan. I didn't have my treatments on consecutive days but M-W-F-M. I think the UCSF protocol was originally consecutive days but Dr Gottschalk now says they want at least two days between the...
hope you are still doing well after the treatment dcd55...
better, finally, took a while......
thanks.. hope it went well for you....
Hope your treatment went well, JohnNW. Keep us posted.....
Well it took a while but finally side effects have subsided and things are fairly close to normal. The main problem after the four easy CK treatments was difficulty urinating, especially at night....
glad to hear all is well.....
It's two weeks tomorrow that I completed my 4 CK treatments at UCSF, and the only real problem is trouble urinating. Sometimes it is a lot of trouble in fact. The RO prescribed Flomax 2xday and then...
I did the low-fart diet and it worked fine, though a bit boring with no raw fruits or veggies. Had an occasional glass of wine, but I prefer white. ps.. congrats on finishing the therapy... now for...
One week later. The only side effects I have had are slow peeing. No pain, but slow. It varies during the day and night and seems to be slowly improving, though yesterday evening was not much fun....
I'd add that giving oneself the extra time to study, see specialists, talk with people in your support systems and mull it over in your mind can lead to a better state of mind and more positive...
Finished my fourth and last Cyberknife treatment this morning. Same routine, 45 minutes of music while lying completely still. They have a real San Francisco cable car bell in the hallway and when...
congrats @0311 you are well on your way.......
Good luck @0311.. trust it all goes well. Had my 3rd treatment today and saw the RO. Same process, except changed the music and and I almost fell asleep a few times. They didn't have to adjust the...
Good luck today 0311. stay still and watch the robot arm do its thing. hope you have some good music. As for protocols with a cradle and rectal balloon, my RO said they tried it before but people...
Second CK treatment was yesterday. Went very smoothly. I lay still and listened to music for 45 minutes as the robot arm moved around. There was a beep every 60 seconds when two positioning x-rays at...
thanks @0311 and good luck to you too. You should be just fine. I've not had any trouble with the low residue diet, even eating in restaurants. Lots of bananas, oatmeal, quesadillas, pomegranate...
Thanks everyone. First session went vey smoothly, Three more to go. Stayed on the low-residue diet for two days before, no raw fruits or vegetables, or whole grains or milk. Woke up this morning and...
I know there's several of us soon to begin the Cyberknife treatment. My first radiation session is at UCSF Monday 10am, then Wed, Fri, and the last one a week on Monday. I've been on the low residue...
ouch. sounds painful. Hope things go well once the treatment starts....
nor at UCSF with Dr. Gottschalk. They also don't use a rectal balloon or a cradle during treatment....
Glad it went well. I am in for the simulation and MRI today....
Yes of course...I doubt they will go anywhere though. It was UCSF. The slides were prepped and ready to go out the door to Epstein and got diverted to UCSF since i had an upcoming appointment there...
"Avoid heavy lifting, exercise (bicycle riding, etc), sexual activity, or any activity that puts pressure on your prostate for 24 hours" that's all.... Frankly it was much easier than the 14-core...
This is interesting. I also have two path reports. The original from Alta Bates in Berkeley had 3 of 14 positive at 25%, 45% and 75% (at the left apex) all G3+3=6. The also noted another core had...
So it all went well (and quickly) today at UCSF, despite a bit of a wait to be seen. Dr. Shinohara placed the three gold markers. He didn't use any lidocaine, just said it would sting a bit three...
wow great story Todd. and so many blessings. Keep on keeping on......
yes thanks Allen for the detailed info. Dr Gottschalk wants me to be on a low residual diet before treatment and I'll go over it with the oncology nutritionist. For inflammation I plan on taking...
Tomorrow's the day for my gold marker implants. Had my first Cipro tonight. Don't know exactly what to expect, but it sounds an easier process(fewer sticks) than the biopsy. Then it's a another week...
So I finally settled on the Cyberknife treatment with Dr. Gottschalk at UCSF, and am scheduled for the gold markers placement on Feb 12, then the CT scan MRI and simulation on Feb 19. I expect to...
Yes I asked about the half-life of the seeds and he said about 60 days. But not everyone thinks that way. The issue is more about the anxiety that most pregnant women would feel, rather than the...
Good luck 0311. Everyone is different but for me it was actually a relief to get the results. Certainly there was a bit of a shock, but there was also clarity since it was clear what I had to deal...
Had an encouraging meeting with the radiation oncologist at UCSF today, Dr. Gottschalk, and got a good overview of the Cyberknife treatment. He's done 250 over the last 10 years, mainly in the last 8...
Thanks, I'll go for that....
strange. I had dream last night I went to see the surgeon and asked if my Polaris tests were back and was the cancer aggressive, and he said "Oh yes". Haven't got the results yet though, so will see...
Thanks Andrew and @logodislat. Somehow the change makes it all seem more immediate but it's good to hear there's time and still good choices. There's a lot of hurry up and wait between information...
When I used to fly a lot for business I was always pleased to get an upgrade. This time, not so much. The second reading by UCSF pathologist upgraded me from G6(3+3) 3 of 14 cores, to G7(3+4) 4 of 14...
Thanks, I guess I wasn't clear but that's exactly where I am right now. Until I get the 2nd path report, genotype testing and 2nd biopsy it's still research....
Had the third consult today, with the local RO. Again he was very helpful, and we already know him since he treated my wife. Again it was encouraging. And so far none of the physicians have seems to...
So far, two consults and two different opinions. Yesterday I met with the surgeon (UCSF trained) here in the East Bay and he went over the MSKCC nomogram and explained the options, RALP (his...