ADDITIONAL RESEARCHES

with reference to my previous post "bad news" I just returned from the
oncologist visit.
No dear Steve Kramer, he did not put me back on casodex; he wants additional
researches: namely
1- Pet-Cat scan with colina (the previous one done almost 9 months ago it is
not good for him)
2- transrectal echography
3- radiotherapist advice
4- new PSA test within 2 months.
At completion of such tests I shall return to him on mid september....so far
no therapy.
Colophony

"colophony" <colophony2002@yahoo.it> wrote in message
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> with reference to my previous post "bad news" I just returned from the
> oncologist visit.
> No dear Steve Kramer, he did not put me back on casodex; he wants
> additional researches: namely
> 1- Pet-Cat scan with colina (the previous one done almost 9 months ago it
> is not good for him)
> 2- transrectal echography
> 3- radiotherapist advice
> 4- new PSA test within 2 months.
> At completion of such tests I shall return to him on mid september....so
> far no therapy.

I don't recall you having ever had radiotherapy to your prostate bed. If
that's true, maybe he is leaning toward that. Of course, he would want the
scans before going that route because if he finds any evidence of the cancer
outside the area, the radiation will not be effective.

Of course, I did not recall you having Casodex in February, but I was
corrected on that. So maybe I missed a radiation treatment in your history.

--
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
Illegitimati non carborundum

no Steve I never had radiotherapy. In feb I was told to stop casodex.
Colophony
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> "colophony" <colophony2002@yahoo.it> wrote in message
> news:aRw6k.4633$Qu5.3262@tornado.fastwebnet.it...
>> with reference to my previous post "bad news" I just returned from the
>> oncologist visit.
>> No dear Steve Kramer, he did not put me back on casodex; he wants
>> additional researches: namely
>> 1- Pet-Cat scan with colina (the previous one done almost 9 months ago it
>> is not good for him)
>> 2- transrectal echography
>> 3- radiotherapist advice
>> 4- new PSA test within 2 months.
>> At completion of such tests I shall return to him on mid september....so
>> far no therapy.
>
> I don't recall you having ever had radiotherapy to your prostate bed. If
> that's true, maybe he is leaning toward that. Of course, he would want
> the scans before going that route because if he finds any evidence of the
> cancer outside the area, the radiation will not be effective.
>
> Of course, I did not recall you having Casodex in February, but I was
> corrected on that. So maybe I missed a radiation treatment in your
> history.
>
> --
> 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
> Illegitimati non carborundum
>

"colophony" <colophony2002@yahoo.it> wrote in message
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> no Steve I never had radiotherapy. In feb I was told to stop casodex.
> Colophony

I am at a loss to figure out your doctor's intentions. In the U.S., the
typical progression of treatment would have been surgery, then radiation,
then Lupron, then Casodex. I understand why your doctor skipped the
radiation in 2006. With your lymph node involvement it would seem to be a
waste of time. I'm not certain why he is now consulting with a radiotherapy
specialist unless he considers that metastases are likely. In which case,
localized radiation would be one option.

In any case, I think you are lucky that your doctor is consulting with so
many others. I'm sure your treatment will be personalized to you.

--
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
Illegitimati non carborundum