Onthgodiy, There will be some very knowledgeable responses coming shortly. Until then, my thoughts, 209 PSA is NOT a good number. PSA by itself is not a determination of cancer. What it says is that...
Balingtwine, Your question to start aggressive treatment is definitely a hard one to answer. If my home natural application stops holding down the progression, I'll have to exit AS and make the same...
As usual, Great feedback. Thanks, Newday...
Question, What is the average PSA minor uptick from such things as riding a bike, sex, etc. a day before PSA lab work? I thought it was a range of .1 to .3 increase....
I have the same PCa condition, going on year 3 with AS. Check out my journey, you might want to consider doing some home natural treatments during the AS period. Right or wrong, doing "something" to...
Robert, with the exception of G6 volume, your condition is similar to mine. As the Veterans have posted, AS is a very viable option for you. For it to work, you must have full compliance on the...
I had the same encounter. Not enough cancer to get a cancer DNA profile for aggressive condition risk. As the Veterans said, for now, you are on track with what you can and should do. A good AS...
AS routine (6) Month PSA came in great. Previous PSA 3.7 is now 3.8. Little to no cancer activity indicated. Biopsy and/or scans NOT required this time. Onward to year three of Active Surveillance....
Wow, sounds like your first Uro needed money for a new car. Surgery with only a G6 is almost illegal now a days. I guess you could justify the surgery as a aggressive preventive act (i.e. Angelina...
Sounds like, Immunotherapy has finally started to get some serious legs. We need to fight this crap at the core (cell) level from our own defenses. Cut, Burn and/or Poisoning requires the luck of the...
Michael, Sorry to hear about the loss of your dad. When someone plays a significate positive role in our lives, their absence leaves a void that cannot be filled again. All good points stated above....
ATX, When my dad died (1998) from aggressive PCa, radiation treatment was his choice to fight the Demon. Unfortunately, once you have radiation no sane doctor will operate on a post radiated person....
This subject definitely producing mixed emotions from both sides of the matter. I can only express my personal experiences with natural cancer treatments. At the point of Prostate Cancer diagnoses,...
I think posting my treatment may not fly with the site rules. That said, my email is available to members by clicking my name on the left side. I will be glad to reply with the treatment details,...
Well, my six-month PSA is from my MD lab in lieu of my URO lab, yearly physical. Because the lab calibration for PSA’s are different, I have to evaluate the results within their own lab work history....
Sorry, my Bad. I thought the (2) cores were revised to G6 "I had the pathology slides read by senior uro-oncologists at both NYU and Memorial Sloan Kettering. The second opinion actually downgraded 2...
Bosco, if I read your thread correctly, all your cancer is validated as a G6 condition. That in itself is wonderful. Once you have a "4" pattern the spread risk does go up. I'm on the AS program, I...
Well, it’s been a year, had the yearly AS biopsy. GREAT NEWS!!! NO detectable cancer found. Sorry, have to repeat that again “NO detectable cancer found”. What a blessing. So, I realize the cancer is...
Nice work Zz, always push for the biology science info. You can base your decisions on facts, in lieu of emotion. ________________________________________________________________ JULY 2016: Bone Scan...
Am a little concerned about your age. That said, I have G6 condition, my story below may be of value. _____________________________________________________________________ JULY 2016: Bone Scan...
The unknown G6 change to G7 situation will probably never be known. The key to AS, is to detect G7 in a elevated volume and act accordingly. On the comment of PCa "cure", I have come to the...
Great article TA, As I have posted in other threads, you must have complete faith in your uro and the AS program to keep your sanity and maintain a low risk of progression detection failure. As...
At first, I hesitated to post. But, my comments may shed some light on what my family missed with the passing of my father (PCa) My father hit bed stricken condition with Hospice on-site at his home....
It's his age (42), multiple cancer cores (though small in GS-%), with family history that throws me off on the situation. The RISK factor, appears to be a little grey here. As much as am a advocate...
Again, good news to share. Not directly related to PCa, I had to have a Bone Scan. Man that was expensive ($4k). Negative cancer activity, however, the reason for the scan did confirm some abnormal...
Thanks Tall Allen, you know me by now. I prefer the biochemical science approach to this demon. I will see what my UR will agree to on my next visit this October. Am scheduled to have the AS one year...
Feedback appreciated. ASAdvocte, I was informed that the PHi and 4Kscore blood tests were not applicable for a person with a confirmed cancer biopsy reading. The tests were for a cancer presence risk...
Ok, PC victims need to share great news when we can. My first Active Surveillance PSA since diagnoses was 3.7 (APR 2016), vs initial 3.5 (OCT 2015). Although a nice low uptick, that’s not the “Great”...
Susie, I'm very sorry to hear about where you and family are. My father had your fathers path. From this point forward, lack of time is your worst enemy. I say this, because the situation can hit a...
JayMot If Dr. Lee is at USMD, TX, you have the best RALP Surgeon in the country. Expecting PCa, I researched for the best PC urologist/RALP surgeon in 2009. I was ready to travel anywhere in the US...
UPDATE STATUS Well, its good news. My first 6 month PSA after going on AS is 3.7 vs previous 3.5. A very minor uptick in the scope of what it could have been. Basically, the prostate abnormal...
He didn't even get a chance to hear the alarm go off. PSA, PSA, PSA. I hope your friend can find the courage to keep fighting with the latest PCa science. As others have said, there is so much to try...
NKinney - so true. PSA is just a motion detector alarm, the intruder image (GS, Cancer %) on the video camera is the treatment assessment. Don't kill the motion detector alarm, people DO need to...
As most of you know, I was headed to aggressive treatment with my wife holding the operation door open. Only because of my need to "fully" understand the situation before a serious action is taken,...
Only took me (3) months, reference a religious status during a discussion of death, go figure....
Thanks Allen, I remember by uro saying biopsies are the Gold Standard. Wishful thinking, the pin cushion lives on....
As the title reads, during AS, in lieu of a yearly biopsy, can a 4Kscore be used for indicating cancer progression (=> G7). Other than the mystery of knowing the actual G7, 8 or 9 score/pattern. By...
As I have said before, with all the past science & biological discoveries and current computer computation power, am afraid the "Wow" breakthrough has already come. Will the public ever "receive" the...
Sorry for your recent news, May I ask, a little more info on the current condition. What percent of cancer in core samples? If you have >1mm in sample size, you may want to have it tested (Oncotype...
Paul, you and I have a lot in common. Lets hope for a Long AS journey. ___________________________________________________________________________________ OCTOBER 2015 Age: 59 PSA: 3.0 elevated to...
Sue, you are so right. My father died "of" advance PCa. MY PSA due diligence (see below orginal thread post) will probably play a big factor in my survival chances....
Like so many, my worst fears, is that there has been significate cancer curing and prevention discoveries over the past 50 years of effort. Money, has pushed those advancements under the table. Think...
Family history of aggressive PCa. At age 44, 2000 had yearly PSA counts started. Age 50, 2006, based on a DNA report for having the PCa gene I started having (6) month PSA counts. Then in 2015, age...
Purgatory (David), Given what you are going through, I don't have a once of right to say anything. Am going to say this anyway. You have to be, one of the strongest PC victims I've ever known. The...
TA, your feedback is greatly appreciated. When I read a history such as 0311, it makes me question my AS treatment decision. Knowing the historical data of a AS G4 progression, suggests resulting...
Thanks halbert, I noticed in your history signature, you made a decision to have aggressive treatment based on a G3 condition. Then the Post-op score had a G4 revision, making your original decision...
Question here, 0311 said his PSA increased a full point, cancer on the move. When a Gleason grade is a "4", primary or secondary, is PC known to have a significate risk of travel outside of the...
The biggest one I remember is the "stop eating eggs, they will eventually kill you". Now, several years later, "you need to eat eggs, it's the best thing for you". Crying wolf so much, has made the...
Best of Luck CaliJR, on your upcoming Treatment....
With Active Surveillance a standard protocol in treatment. Doctor's sponsorship and patient education of the treatment option. I would think, the guidelines of annual PSA testing starting in your mid...