Well, 25 months out and I just pulled a uPSA of .018, up .003 from 3 months ago and up .011 from 9 months ago. It's trending up, but slowly. My hope is to get another 18 months before I see that trend continue above .03 and then proceed to SRT. I say that because that's when I plan on retiring. I do not want to try to work while on some kind of HT, even if it is short term. I am a computer programmer, oh yeah, that's outdated. I guess I am now considered an application developer! I can't imagine trying to do this type of work with a HT fog.
Anyway, I'm just checking in and posting my progress (or lack of progress). I believe this is important to the newbies to read. Hey, maybe I could be one of those guys that float around less than .03 for a while. Right now, I'm going to enjoy life. I still have a daughter (my 3rd child) in 10th grade and she is on the High School Tennis Team. It's a pleasure to see her play in her matches.
Next uPSA - Late December, 2018.
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Age at Dx: 54 (DOB: 01/28/62)
08/31/15: PSA 2.5;
01/01/16: Urinary Frequency;
02/05/16: DRE Pos Nodule;
02/22/16: Biopsy;
02/26/16: Dx: 7-12 positive; (5) 3+3=6; (1) 3+4=7; (1) 4+3=7; T2B;
03/11/16: Bone Scan Neg;
03/23/16: CT Scan Neg;
03/31/16: Surgery Consult UPENN;
04/08/16: RT Consult/2nd Op Fox Chase CC upgrade to 4+4;
04/14/16: 3TMRI "organ confined", EPE-, SV-, LN-;
06/01/16: DaVinci @ UPENN (Dr. D. Lee);
06/08/16: Catheter Out;
06/08/16: Post-Op Path: EPE+; Marg +; SV-; LN-; G7(4+3) (G4 80% - G3 20%); tumor vol 25%; T3a;
07/01/16: Start 5mg Daily Cialis, 20mg once a week on Friday's;
07/06/16: Decipher: 0.56 (Average Risk); 5 Year Metastasis 7.6%; 10 Year PCa Specific Mortality 6.9%;
08/01/16: Penile rehab started (Pump);
01/30/17: Decipher GRID PORTOS: Avg ADT Response (21%); Avg Docetaxel Sensitivity (56%); Lower RT Response (45%); Avg Dasatinib sensitivity (38%); High Genomic Gleason Grade (81%); High Metastasis Risk (70%); High Tumor Cell Proliferation (82%); Avg AR Activity (56%)];
09/26/18: 99% continence (some stress every now and then); ED no issue (5 mg Cialis/Day);
Post-op uPSA History:
08/31/16: uPSA <.006; (3 months);
12/01/16: uPSA <.014; (6 months);
03/01/17: uPSA <.006; (9 months);
06/01/17: uPSA <.006; (12 months);
09/01/17: uPSA <.006; (15 months);
12/01/17: uPSA .007; (18 months);
03/01/18: uPSA .010; (21 months);
06/22/18: uPSA .015; (25 months);
09/21/18: uPSA .018; (28 months);
Post Edited (JayMot) : 9/26/2018 8:17:11 AM (GMT-6)