UPDATING

Just to keep Steve's log book updated I got the latest blood test results
today

PSA reads 0,03 a little improvement from the one of 3 months ago which was
0,04
regards
Colophony

That's great, Colo!!! One years since radiationand, 0.03 PSA, and you still
haven't apparently nadired!!

"Colophony" <colophony2002@yahoo.it> wrote in message
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: Just to keep Steve's log book updated I got the latest blood test results
: today
:
: PSA reads 0,03 a little improvement from the one of 3 months ago which
was
: 0,04
: regards
: Colophony
:
:



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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 undetectable since; last checked on 06/04/09
Illegitimati non carborundum

Steve
do you mean that I could get a better figure next psa test?
Colophony
"Steve Kramer" <skramer@cinci.rr.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:h85qbl$sso$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> That's great, Colo!!! One years since radiationand, 0.03 PSA, and you
> still
> haven't apparently nadired!!
>
> "Colophony" <colophony2002@yahoo.it> wrote in message
> news:w1tpm.25961$Tq6.20675@tornado.fastwebnet.it.. .
> : Just to keep Steve's log book updated I got the latest blood test
> results
> : today
> :
> : PSA reads 0,03 a little improvement from the one of 3 months ago which
> was
> : 0,04
> : regards
> : Colophony
> :
> :
>
>
>
> --
> 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 undetectable since; last checked on 06/04/09
> Illegitimati non carborundum
>
>

"Colophony" <colophony2002@yahoo.it> wrote in message
news:b1eqm.28413$Tq6.26081@tornado.fastwebnet.it.. .

: Steve
: do you mean that I could get a better figure next psa test?

Your results are so low that the answer really depends on the assay your lab
is using. Successful radiation treatment usually results in slowly
declining PSA until it becomes a straight horizontal line on a graph. My
experience (mostly from this ng) is that if it straight-lines under 1.5,
you're doing well. If under 0.10, even better.

Your PSA was 1.7 when you started RT. By January it was down to 0.21.
March it was down 66+%. June it was down 33% from March. Now it's down
another 25% from June. So, yes, it could go down even more, but your assay
may not be able to detect the difference or even the PSA.




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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 undetectable since; last checked on 06/04/09
Illegitimati non carborundum: Colophony

In Colophony's case, was radiation primary Tx or salvage after RP?

Fred

Fred
1) RP 2006 2 ) intermittent HT 3) radiation
Colophony
"fred" <ndaviesruckrnd@aol.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> In Colophony's case, was radiation primary Tx or salvage after RP?
>
> Fred

"Colophony" <colophony2002@yahoo.it> wrote in message
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: Fred
: 1) RP 2006 2 ) intermittent HT 3) radiation
: Colophony

I had forgotten the intermittent HT. Are you still on Lupron? If not, when
did you finish? That would certainly make a huge difference in your PSA.

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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 undetectable since; last checked on 06/04/09
Illegitimati non carborundum

Steve,
no I have stopped HT (I was on casodex) since feb 2008.
Colophony
"Steve Kramer" <skramer@cinci.rr.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> "Colophony" <colophony2002@yahoo.it> wrote in message
> news:vJIqm.29551$Tq6.9790@tornado.fastwebnet.it...
> : Fred
> : 1) RP 2006 2 ) intermittent HT 3) radiation
> : Colophony
>
> I had forgotten the intermittent HT. Are you still on Lupron? If not,
> when
> did you finish? That would certainly make a huge difference in your PSA.
>
> --
> 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 undetectable since; last checked on 06/04/09
> Illegitimati non carborundum
>
>

"Colophony" <colophony2002@yahoo.it> wrote in message
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: Steve,
: no I have stopped HT (I was on casodex) since feb 2008.
: Colophony

Okay, then my previous posts still apply. You have made (and apparently are
still making) amazing progress.



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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 undetectable since; last checked on 06/04/09
Illegitimati non carborundum