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Posted 6/21/2013 9:39 AM (GMT -5)
107 days post implant - 2.2 PSA

I'm not in the Zero Club yet but I'm headed in the right direction!
Posted 6/21/2013 9:44 AM (GMT -5)
Progress! Congratulations.
Posted 6/21/2013 9:56 AM (GMT -5)
Good for you Buddy!!! An excellent way to start the 1st day of Summer! :):)
Posted 6/21/2013 10:21 AM (GMT -5)
WTG! keep it down!!
Posted 6/21/2013 10:31 AM (GMT -5)
I love hearing these success stories! Congrats to you and keep on keeping it down!
Posted 6/21/2013 10:34 AM (GMT -5)
Buddy, that is very, very good!  Congratulations!

Jim

Posted 6/21/2013 11:05 AM (GMT -5)
HELL YEAH!!!!!! Way to go brother - you just dropped down to less than half of what your pre-implant PSA was and that's is a success story!

I'll down an extra brewskie at fish fry tonight in your honor! Hearing this update just made my weekend!

Continued best to ya including more downward motion.
Posted 6/21/2013 11:15 AM (GMT -5)
Ha ha have one for me!
Posted 6/21/2013 11:21 AM (GMT -5)
Great news Buddy!
Posted 6/21/2013 11:35 AM (GMT -5)
That's great news Buddy. Here's hoping for a continued downward trend for you!
Mike
Posted 6/21/2013 12:38 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks guys.

No other symptoms really. Erections are rock solid. I probably will stop taking the Rapaflo soon given I can urinate fine in the morning without it. Brachytherapy is almost too good to be true. It seems a bit surreal that I had cancer.

Next PSA in October and I expect it to continue down.
Posted 6/21/2013 1:01 PM (GMT -5)
Congratulations! Down is good!
Posted 6/21/2013 1:38 PM (GMT -5)
Great news!  My husband had very few side effects other than fatigue- wishing you the same recovery :)

 

Posted 6/21/2013 1:56 PM (GMT -5)
Buddy Blank...regarding the Rapaflo, I'm 5 months post brachy (although it was HDR and it was followed by IMRT) and I find I just need about one Rapaflo a week. After about 5-7 days, my stream gets weaker and I pop one and all is back to normal. I'm hoping I can completely stop taking it, but that hasn't happened yet.

Not sure if that's relevant for you, but you might want to consider just taking it every few days and see how it goes as you ween yourself off of it.
Posted 6/21/2013 2:03 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks Michael - will try playing around with it this way.
Posted 6/21/2013 2:31 PM (GMT -5)
Congratulations and all the best, Buddy. You'll be at zero in no time

Tim
Posted 6/23/2013 12:24 PM (GMT -5)
Michael what are your PSAs like now post-HDR? Thx.
Posted 6/23/2013 3:20 PM (GMT -5)
Buddy Blank: I'm on HT for another six months, so my PSA score isn't a good indicator of where I stand. I's basically zero right now so I'll see what it rises to once my HT is over.

That said, check out MauiViv's post regarding her husband Harold's post brachy PSA score. Harold had his HDR brachy a month after me...also at UCLA. https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35&m=2766802
Posted 6/23/2013 5:19 PM (GMT -5)
Thank you.
Posted 6/23/2013 6:05 PM (GMT -5)
Great news Buddy.

Cajun Jeff
Posted 6/23/2013 9:00 PM (GMT -5)
I love reading good news!

Congratulations!

All the best,
Andrew
Posted 6/23/2013 9:34 PM (GMT -5)
Great news. My DH's URO waits 6 months before doing 1st PSA. I hope he has a good drop like you did.
Posted 6/24/2013 6:08 AM (GMT -5)
Great news, Buddy. I am very happy for you, but not the least bit surprised.
Posted 6/24/2013 6:31 AM (GMT -5)
Great news Buddy! Congratulations

 

Posted 6/24/2013 10:50 AM (GMT -5)
Great news!  I wish you many more. 
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