During my semi-annual primary care doc visit today, I explained to him how I previously had the result without the < sign and then the recent result with it. He didn't understand the significance of...
Thanks Ken....Happy new year to you and Sarina also!...
Thanks Jim, and have yourself a Happy New Year too!...
What a great morning it is! I got my test result from yesterday and that big, beautiful LESS THAN sign was back! <0.006. It's been a long 3 months sweating this out since my previous result of 0.014,...
The folks who work at the Quest locations down here in south Louisiana are much less than impressive. I avoid Quest completely....
I use Postimages.org. It's extremely simple and fast. Use "Hotlink for forums" selection, click the copy icon, then just paste it into your post....
It was actually 8 full years at <0.01 on every PSA test....
Thanks much, Wings of Eagles for the encouraging post. The next test is scheduled for January 7th. Hoping for the best, but will deal with whatever it reveals....
Thanks FrackMe....that's very good personal experience info to have. I'll check into the serial monitoring. Would that be something the uro/oncologist would need to request for me?...
It'll defintely be the same lab for all future tests. Yes.....very low....right at the threshold of detectablility it appears, and that's after my previous PSA test on April 5, a full 6 months and...
I saw the doc this morning and the missing "<" symbol was not an oversight or clerical mistake. Although the reading is an extremely low PSA number, Dr. Morrison admitted the 0.014 result is...
Thanks GoBucks and LargeBill68......I should get some clarification tomorrow (Monday) morning at my uro visit....
I sure will....thanks Ken.......Go Jets!...
I've never needed to learn about the various PSA analyzer devices because I've been undetectable for most of my journey. My results have always less than the limit of detectability and that's pretty...
Hi Stephen S, Until the past year all of my testing was done at Tulane Hospital lab in New Orleans. In the past year they have merged with a couple of other facilities. As I mentioned earlier, The...
Hey Ken, It was always <0.01......just 2 decimal places. https://postimg.cc/GBsCKtdt The image shows show the result is displayed on my patient portal now....
Hey Hal, That's pretty much what I'm thinking too. Thanks...
I just did my every 6 month PSA test and received the result this morning. After the Davinci prostatectomy in September 2011 and salvage radiation exactly 8 years ago and being undetectable all those...
That turned out to be an excellent GFMPH gathering. We had a wonderful time for 3 days at Worried Guys estate....
Sue and I will be there for our 5th time at the GFMPH-North gathering. This will be the 13th gathering overall that we've attended so far. Looking forward to catching up with the guys again after the...
Sue and I will be spending 3 full days at the GFMPH-North gathering. We're looking forward to spending a lot of quality time with our buddies we've missed for a couple of years due to the damned...
I've had it in both ears for the past 40+ years due to numerous ear infections and 3 ear surgeries over those years. I've gotten used to it and I don't even think about it until it's mentioned or I...
Hey Ken.......My baseline on July 19, 2016 was 243. I received one 6 month injection of Eligard (Lupron) on that same day. Less than a month later (August 15, 2016) I was sitting at 30. It took me a...
Great news, Hal! I got my latest result today <0.01!...
2 and a half years after 6 months of Lupron and 33 salvage radiation treatments, I'm still at <0.01! Hoping I'm completely done with this miserable crap!...
Hey Ken, Tulane Cancer Center didn't have a bell to ring. They just gave me certificate of completion thing. I lost virtually all of the hair on my back due to the Eligard, which wasn't such a bad...
I just got some excellent news a few minutes ago. PSA <0.01 and testosterone (419) is finally back up to what appears to be normal for a 62 year old. Feelin good![b]...
Thanks guys......next test at the end of December....
I received some very good news today. Exactly a year after completing 33 radiations treatments and a 6 month injection of Lupron (which actually turns out to last a full year), my PSA is still...
Are you getting a Lupron injection in addition to the radiation? If so, you'll probably have more fatigue issues from the Lupron than the radiation. I had the Eligard (Lupron) injection in addition...
Hey Jim and Karen, Sue and I are hoping this setback is beaten down quickly! We look forward to hanging out with you guys down the line....
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/11/30/man-cured-prostate-cancer-doctors-shock-tumour-death-testosterone/...
After reading the post below I kinda freaked out because I had just completed my 8th week on Eligard (Lupron) and realized I had not engaged in any sort of vacuum therapy to prevent the damage....
@NolaVette - Is your RO using Fiducials for your salvage radiation? What equipment is he using? Bobby Mac: No fiducials, just the 3 tattoo marks. One on each side and one in the pubic area for...
I've completed 32 of 33 IMRT sessions and I'm having no fatigue issues. My commute to the clinic is only 10 minutes, so no urinary problems, except the time my bladder was overfilled and I got caught...
I've completed 29 of 33 IMRT treatments along with the 6 month Eligard injection and my PSA is now <0.01. It's good to be undetectable again for sure! 2 months ago my PSA was 0.03. I have a question...
I just completed session 15 of 33 IMRT treatments and haven't had any side effects whatsoever yet....
Hey Jim, It definitely conflicts but, I promised Dr. Sartor I would post the info on the message board. Looking forward to seeing you and Karen also....and maybe catching a few rides to Hilton with...
I wanted to pass along a link to a website concerning the annual Tulane Cancer Center "Blue Doo Run" event on October 1st, for any southern Louisiana members who might be interested in attending....
Sartor has been my MO at Tulane since August 2011. Looks like the surgeon you mentioned is at Touro. My surgeon at Tulane, Benjamin. Lee, had performed more than 900 DaVincis when he did mine. You'll...
As it turns out, the radiation tech gave me some incorrect dosage info. I saw my RO today for our weekly visit during treatments and he told me I was receiving 66 Gy over the 33 sessions. Today was...
Thanks, Redwing, I'll ask him when I see him on Tuesday....
At my latest treatment session on Friday, I found out that my total radiation dose is going to be 50 Grays. Does this sound right? Seems low compared to some of the other numbers I've seen posted....
Thanks for the input, Guys! I began the 33 sessions on 8-10, earlier than I expected. My PSA after 3 treatments and about a month on Eligard is down to .03. I completed session #7 today and haven't...
We'll be arriving on Friday around noon and leaving on Sunday afternoon. After finding out it would be OK to miss my Friday 9-30 IMRT treatment, we decided to book the flights. We'll be staying 2...
Bob, Sounds like we have similar situations. I was also undetectable for almost 5 years, since Davinci in Sept. 2011. This past April I had the annual ultra-sensitive PSA test done and it comes back...
I was told exactly the same thing as the article by my guy, Dr. Oliver Sartor at Tulane 2 days ago. He says they rarely ever see a situation where residual healthy prostate tissue after prostatectomy...
I got my 6 month injection (45 MG) of Eligard (Lupron) today. I asked about splitting it up into 2 three month doses, but they said insurance would not allow that. I was a bit surprised that they did...
Well folks, today was the day. I had my urologist visit this morning with Dr. Sartor at Tulane and my PSA has ticked up to .1 from the previous .05 three months ago. They've decided that it would be...
Excellent news!...