42-month (brachy) PSA

#1 06-16-2008, 03:32 PM

Update to the data in the signature below: at 3 yr 6 mo 26 da, the PSA
level was 0.93. Hangin' in there...

Prostate is "a bit big" say both the uro and the rad onc, but I'm off
FloMax now and function seems close to normal; just a bit dribbly at the
end of voiding. No ED (beyond what one might expect at age 61, that is

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Greg Louis
Biopsy 2004-06-22 (age 58), Gleason 3+3, T1c, volume 27 cc. Monotherapy,
55 I-125 seeds 2004-11-16. Lowest PSA yet 0.59 (8 mo); then 0.62, 0.85,
0.75, 1.7, 3.29, 1.29 (whew!) 28.5 mo, 1.41, 0.78, 0.91 at 3 yr.

#2 06-17-2008, 07:50 PM

"Greg Louis" <glouis@dynamicro.ca> wrote in message
news:g35vk1014hs@news2.newsguy.com...
> Update to the data in the signature below: at 3 yr 6 mo 26 da, the PSA
> level was 0.93. Hangin' in there...
>
> Prostate is "a bit big" say both the uro and the rad onc, but I'm off
> FloMax now and function seems close to normal; just a bit dribbly at the
> end of voiding. No ED (beyond what one might expect at age 61, that is

>
> --
> Greg Louis
> Biopsy 2004-06-22 (age 58), Gleason 3+3, T1c, volume 27 cc. Monotherapy,
> 55 I-125 seeds 2004-11-16. Lowest PSA yet 0.59 (8 mo); then 0.62, 0.85,
> 0.75, 1.7, 3.29, 1.29 (whew!) 28.5 mo, 1.41, 0.78, 0.91 at 3 yr.

As I understand the treatment, and if that 3.29 in DEC 2006 was a 'bump',
you are doing extremely well. Congratulations, Greg.

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PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46
Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c
RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3cN0M0 Neg margins
PSA <.1 <.1 <.1 .27 .37 .75 PSAD 0.19 years
EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47
PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 PSAD .056 years
Lupron 07/03 (1 mo) 8/03 and every 4 months there after
PSA .07 .05 .06 .09 .08 .132 .145 PSAD 1.4 years
Casodex added daily 07/06
PSA <0.04, <0.05, <0.04, <0.04, <0.1 2/12/08
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