Thanks Prato! I will keep you posted. Yeah, my RO did mention it to me too. Keeping positive attitude. Appreciate your help!...
Hi guys. I completeled salvage RT + ADT almost 2 yrs ago and good news that PSA is undertectable and I feel ok overall, but 1 week ago out of the blue I noticed bloody urine (only for one day). My...
Thank you all very much! I have no other option but to take it easy and wait ... Appreciate your help! Happy holidays to all !!! Mos...
Oh no! Larry, I was hoping it will fade away in about 6 month.......
My second ( and last) Lupron depot 3 month shot was in the end of August...I am still suffering from hot flashes 24/7 and dont see any decrease in their amount....For those who went through this -...
Finished my SRT in August 2019. Had 66 Gy at 33 fractions (VMAT Rapid Arc) + ADT ( 6 month)...
My update : finished SRT 1 week ago( had 33 sessions, VMAT rapid Arc, prostate bed + pelvic LN) It was not easy choice, but I opted for ADT + SRT Had my 3 month Lupron shot in late May and started...
Agree with JNF, probably sending post op pathology slides to Epstein would not change treatment plan, especially with non-organ-confined adenocarcinoma with EPE and regional lymph node metastasis....
Thanks, Robert! Will keep you posted about my progress! Here is another link applicable to me I guess...
Thank you guys for all support! Prato, special thanks to you, when I was debating about ADT I knew what to expect and what difficulties I'd face. I was prepared. How long was your ADT? How soon after...
My recent update. My first laparoscopic hernia repair failed, I had hernia recurrence in 2 month post op and underwent open hernioplasty 03/19/19 , meanwhile my PSA was rising and I hit 0,1 mark...
Octorobo , thanks for your reply ! Looks like you had SRT alone and did just fine!...
thanks a lot for your replies! I'll try to stay calm and zap it all with RT . Booked an appointment with RO in 3 weeks. Will keep you posted!...
Hernia was laparoscopic. My surgeon suggested ideally postponing SRT for 2-3 month....
Hi guys, I am facing my dilemma about SRT again. I was trying to postpone it but now I feel it maybe a time to pull the trigger... I am 70 now. Had RALP 09/06/16 at the age of 68 Final path G3+4 ,...
Dear hogo2000, I agree with Prato! No doubt there is a trend, but even with this trend your numbers are still below detection level in many labs. I know for a fact that < 0,05 is the cutoff is still...
Just wanted to share my last uPSA results . I dont know if shall celebrate of worry - technically I am undetectable and even below 0.05.... but there is a trend. There are some data showing that uPSA...
Prato, ferritin is one of non specific markers of inflammation ( acute phase reactant) and indeed often gets elevated with any inflammatory process ( like the one you recently had, which was...
I think it was Quest diagnostics...
Island, I just posted my post RALP PSA results and wanted to tell you that from my experience there is a possibility of some small variations in PSA - so rechecking may be helpful ... I would not...
Quick follow up on post RALP PSA results - PSA trend post RALP 7 weeks post op 0.03 3 month post op 0.02 6 month post op 0.08 9 month 6/16/17 - different lab ( uPSA) - 0.009! almost 12 month post op...
Joker, your final path report looks really good, I would say even great - low risk prostate cancer, G6 grade group 1 ...clear margins...10% of the gland... You post OP PSA number looks odd...take a...
Really, you have nothing to worry about. By any means, this is NOT a recurrence. Just repeat in 3 month.You are fine!...
Rob, you are right, our sometimes complicated stories may help others...So hoping for good outcome but be ready for worst seem to be fair strategy...Hope your story will have happy end! "Hoping for...
Rob, you have your point - yes, if you want to see a trend you better use the same lab. However I am not comparing apples to bananas, I am comparing LESS sensitive test vs MORE sensitive. In medical...
Dear Robert, unfortunately I have no printouts of original lab reports as I signed up for paperless access to electronic portal ( it provides no info about name of the lab).But i know for a fact...
My update: Given concerning PSA trend I had an appointment with RO 1 week ago , he suggested rechecking my PSA to see the trend - "well, we can start ASAP , but lets reconfirm it first" So I had it...
Just got my PSA results today, have to schedule RO appointment yet... I think rechecking my PSA in about 1 month time would be a reasonable approach, the trend definetly would be helpful... I guess...
In brief, the question is: I got my PSA today and it jumped from 0.02 3 month ago to 0.08 today ...looks like my membership in near zero club is now over... RALP took it's toll - I am happy to be...
You should get better with time goes by. Do your Kegels. Limit caffeinated beverages. Review your medications - are you still on pills which your doctror prescribed for treatment of urinary...
J, focal usually means length of 3 mm or less It may be important to know the G score at margin. Here is the link for good review which may be helpful:...
JFL, thanks for your input! I checked the gudilines, RO is right, see below Guideline Statement 2. Patients with adverse pathologic findings including seminal vesicle invasion, positive surgical...
I had an appointment with RO yesterday. He confirmed that according to guidelines I should start adjuvant RT asap, does not matter what my PSA is or would be, just because I have positive margin. He...
Purgatory, Halbert - thanks for your support, you are right, 0.03 is a number which I should not complain about! Sure I am hoping for a good trend and keeping my fingers crossed. TA is right in a way...
Dear Allen, thanks for the link! even in RAVES i see that early Salvage RT 64Gy in 32 fractions to the prostate bed started following the first PSA measurement ≥ 0.2ng/mL... still using old PSA...
As far as I can see from the study George_referred to , based on GS7 grade group 2-3 and post op PSA my estimated rate of freedom from biochemical failure at 5 yrs would be 82% ( that includes PSA...
JFL,appreciate your advice! Did you have any side effects from RT? I am pretty active ( running, swimming, contemplating going back to skiing this coming season) and frankly speaking afraid of having...
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I had RALP 09/06/16, around 7 weeks post op now. Catheter was out in 7 days. Recovering fine, almost pad free (only wear pad "just in case" when have to be away from home for half a day or so in case...
Hi guys, I am new to the forum. Just got robotic surgery 10 days ago. Recovering well, however my final pathology report showed one positive margin. Surgeon suggested just to monitor PSA, however I...