1-2 point PSA rise

Steve,

Sorry you are going through this.  If you do not mind, what is your Psa history starting from immediately before the radiation?

Eric

Steve's comprehensive PSA histology can be seen in his previous thread in here; https://csn.cancer.org/node/321342

I believe that his next test is due to be done now at his 21 months mark post treatment. As like many of us, he is worried for the results as the date approaches.

Let's be positive.

VG

Hi Steve

I am starting to worry more about coronovirus now.
I have blood tests and doctor's visits at the end of the month but they are very likely to be postponed.

Best wishes,

Georges

Georges Calvez said:

Coronovirus

Hi Steve

I am starting to worry more about coronovirus now.
I have blood tests and doctor's visits at the end of the month but they are very likely to be postponed.

Best wishes,

Georges

All of my med charts are stamped "Autoimmune compromised," from my Lymphoma history.  I am not worried about corona at all, since it is clinically usually not worse than the common cold.   In 2009, 16,000 in the US died of swine flu, with no closures of anythng.  About 50 people have died in the US of it to date, and mass hysteria dominates -- total ignorance.   It is like a 1950s Japanese horror flick, and the media intentionally distort facts and ignore history, such as comparing corona to swine.  Also, corona (according to some) has very likely statistically peaked, and moving downward on the bell curve.  But do not expect to see this on your evening news.

Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3 said:

Corona

All of my med charts are stamped "Autoimmune compromised," from my Lymphoma history.  I am not worried about corona at all, since it is clinically usually not worse than the common cold.   In 2009, 16,000 in the US died of swine flu, with no closures of anythng.  About 50 people have died in the US of it to date, and mass hysteria dominates -- total ignorance.   It is like a 1950s Japanese horror flick, and the media intentionally distort facts and ignore history, such as comparing corona to swine.  Also, corona (according to some) has very likely statistically peaked, and moving downward on the bell curve.  But do not expect to see this on your evening news.

Max

Hate to rain on your parade but it has a much high R0 number and the CFR is much higher (IFR will drop in time).

Hospitalisation rate is 15-20% of which 5% need ventilation and then a % of those go on to die.

Co-morbidities are a major factor but not in all cases.

Local pollution levels also affect it.

It's just flu is what got us to this point.

Please, I urge you all - treat this seriously without panicking. Social distancing / isolation are critical to avoid overwhelming your health system and incrfeaseing the load on hospitals.

Take vitamin D and (need to verify) vitamin C but DO NOT TAKE IBRUPROFEN!!!!!

Good luck!

hewhositsoncushions said:

Max

Max

Hate to rain on your parade but it has a much high R0 number and the CFR is much higher (IFR will drop in time).

Hospitalisation rate is 15-20% of which 5% need ventilation and then a % of those go on to die.

Co-morbidities are a major factor but not in all cases.

Local pollution levels also affect it.

It's just flu is what got us to this point.

Please, I urge you all - treat this seriously without panicking. Social distancing / isolation are critical to avoid overwhelming your health system and incrfeaseing the load on hospitals.

Take vitamin D and (need to verify) vitamin C but DO NOT TAKE IBRUPROFEN!!!!!

Good luck!

hewho,

I never mind a little rain; St Pattie's was cancelled, and we were advised to 'intoxicate-in-place,' so all is well.

Official stats in US currently rate the mortality of Corona at 00.9, or less than 1%.   Nearly half of all infected never show any symptoms at all.   Calmer voices will prove correct in the end.   Auto crashes will continue to kill at massively higher rates than any flu, but people are not running from automobiles in terror.  This whole made for OCD hysteria reminds me of the bomb shelters and nuclear drills in school in the 1960s.   People, clam to hell down

Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3 said:

Rain

hewho,

I never mind a little rain; St Pattie's was cancelled, and we were advised to 'intoxicate-in-place,' so all is well.

Official stats in US currently rate the mortality of Corona at 00.9, or less than 1%.   Nearly half of all infected never show any symptoms at all.   Calmer voices will prove correct in the end.   Auto crashes will continue to kill at massively higher rates than any flu, but people are not running from automobiles in terror.  This whole made for OCD hysteria reminds me of the bomb shelters and nuclear drills in school in the 1960s.   People, clam to hell down

"Official stats in US currently rate the mortality of Corona at 00.9, or less than 1%. "

Yeah, that's the mortality rate averaged over all age groups. But for those people at age 60 and up I believe that the coronavirus mortality rate is about 5%, or one in twenty. So it is a significant threat to older citizens. At the same time, I tend to think that the coronavirus scare has gotten out of hand and I question the need to do things like close public schools and have large scale "shelters-in-place". Maybe a better strategy for future pandemics of this sort which predominantly threaten older citizens is to have 2-age-tier strategy in which people younger than age 60 do about their normal lives while taking extra precautions to take common sense measures like washing their hands frequently, while people older than age 60 or those with pre-existing health problems take further measures including sheltering-in-place in order to maximize their protection. Hopefully, the next viral scare will not be so disruptive to businesses and the daily lives of most people.

Flyer83948 said:

"Official stats in US

"Official stats in US currently rate the mortality of Corona at 00.9, or less than 1%. "

 

Yeah, that's the mortality rate averaged over all age groups. But for those people at age 60 and up I believe that the coronavirus mortality rate is about 5%, or one in twenty. So it is a significant threat to older citizens. At the same time, I tend to think that the coronavirus scare has gotten out of hand and I question the need to do things like close public schools and have large scale "shelters-in-place". Maybe a better strategy for future pandemics of this sort which predominantly threaten older citizens is to have 2-age-tier strategy in which people younger than age 60 do about their normal lives while taking extra precautions to take common sense measures like washing their hands frequently, while people older than age 60 or those with pre-existing health problems take further measures including sheltering-in-place in order to maximize their protection. Hopefully, the next viral scare will not be so disruptive to businesses and the daily lives of most people.

I do not disagree with any of your assertions, Flyer.  But that is the way these aggregate statistics are reported, and compare oranges-to-oranges.  My state just banned indoor dining at restaurants, a horrible idea.  It will instantly put huge numbers of people out of work, and shuttering everthing icreases a sense of dread.  It will also cause countless numbers to lose medical insurance; not a smart thing to force on society.   The ability to go out and have a bit of a normal life will be much more therapudic, and no risk, if proper protocols are followed.

I am 63, and had my immune system fried with six months of high-dose chemo cocktails, so I know that we older individuals have higher risk statistics.  Your point is timely and well-received.

Steve1961 said:

Your reply

your reply  means nothing to me my PSA is not going up

Must have just misread something at the start: "since completing regretful radiation treatment ..last PSA was  2.0 at 18 months .5 change from 15 months ..hoping it goes lower ".  My bad.  Good luck on your journey.