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Rob Lee
Rob, well known on this Board, is undergoing a procedure today. Keep him in your thoughts! Let him know it.
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Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment and the UCSF-CAPRA Score
Hi there, This is a method for guessing how long you will live and how likely you are to develop metastases. I get a 10 with a 3% chance of dying in 5 years and a 32 % chance of developing metastases, statistically I am a high risk case but I have personal reasons to believe that I will do better than that.…
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prostate cancer DX January 2017 stage 4 metastatic
well looks like it's comming up on January 2019 and average life according to the doc that i dropped was 2 !/2 years.. ****, am I running out of time.. iv'e had a round of chemo and xgeva, lupron and that ended fall of 2017 and my PSA went from 550 to 45.. the chemo was not as bad as I had been led to believe, but was not…
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84 month check up
was diagnosed with prostate cancer in november 2011 gleason 9 had radiation and hormone treatments since then my psa has gradually risen to now being 2.49 <0.05 0.31 0.63 0.79 1.00 5/23/13 to 2/3 15 1.36 1.89 1.52 1.62 1.88 1.90 2.49 from 12/1 15 to 10/1/2018 how concerned should I be
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Zoloft for Anxiety and Depression?
Hi all, Background: diagnosed 2009 with Gleason 3+4, PSA 89, one affected lymph node. No bone mets. I did 42 sessions of IMRT and hormone therapy (Degarelix for 6 months and Vantas for 2 years). PSA hovered around 0.2 until late 2015 when it started climbing. I started Zoladex and Casodex in mid-2016 and have been on…
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7 Months Post RP
Well, I had my 2nd PSA test on 10/15/2018. The result is <0.1. It is my understanding that <0.1 is undetectable. Smile, I am. PSA, TOTAL <0.1 The total PSA value from this assay system is standardized against the WHO standard. The test result will be approximately 20% lower when compared to the equimolar-standardized total…
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recently started Erleada
I've had PC for 14 years and aside from the usual incontinence and loss of libido and sexual function my life has been relatively side effect free and good. I've been on lupron for several years and the PSA started to rise in the past 12 months. Dr. tried a suppliment to the Lupron which did not work (scared me) and, now,…
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Rising PSA
Hi all. I shared a few weeks ago that my husbands PSA was rising. Started at 1550 and over 6 months of tx with Casodex and Lupron came down to 22. then went up to 24, then 26 and yestready was 96. We're trying not to panick but scary to see that big of a jump. Clearly the current meds aren't working and am sure he'll know…
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Hormone deprivation and depression
Hello gentleman. I am a concerned wife asking for advice. My husband, age 67, was Dxed prostate cancer (4+3) in Dec 2017. He opted for external radiation/hormone deprivation over 8 weeks, ending early May 2018. He refused the second hormone deprivation shot mid- treatment, because he was feeling very depressed, nearly…
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Prostate surgery and relationships
Diagnosed in February 2018, with surgery in March. Spent a lot of time looking for info pre-surgery, and then reading everything I could find describing what life would/might be like post-surgery. At 7 months out, my doc says I'm doing great and my physical therapist is my biggest cheerleader. Back at work in 3 weeks, and…
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Newly diagnosed 47- year old
Hey all, I was diagnosed this week with prostate cancer Intermediate stage. 8 positive cores 3 cores = 7 5 cores = 6 PSA = 4.2 I am flabbergasted, because I had no risk signs. I have been taking Testosterone supplements (very low testosterone in the low 200s since I was 38), which definitely contributed to the early…
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First post
I had my annual physical the day before Independence Day and although all bloodwork was clear and my PSA was 1.4, my doctor noticed some nodules during the digital exam and referred me to a specialist. One month later, (the day after Labor Day) I had a robotic RP by a local urologist and have had an unremarkable recovery…
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First PSA Test Came Back Elevated
Ok, so I was having problems with painful urination and discomfort in my groin area. As a result, my PCP ordered a PSA and it came back at 5.11. Now, he has referred me to a Urologist that I can't see until late December. Also, he wants me to do a urinalysis. I have been very active this year and dropped almost 70 lbs. I…
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Busy 5 days
It' been a busy five days visiting a number of health care professionals. Last Thur. I had a tube placed in my left ear to open up a eustachian tube. Last Fri. I had my 18 month prostatectomy check which was great for the most part. My psa. was undetectable. However, because of my history of poor bladder control my…