YANA - YOU ARE NOT ALONE NOW

PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT SITE

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Bob Dr lives Pennsylvania, USA. He was 55 when he was diagnosed on December 22, 2006. His initial PSA was 5.8 ng/ml, his Gleason Score was 3+3=6 and he was staged T1c. He is undecided as to his course of treatment. Here is his story.

Insurance application for "best" rates denied due to PSA of 4.1 ng/ml. Insurance approved at a 10% premium increase.

May 2004 PSA 4.1 fPSA 21%
Jul 2004 PSA 3.3 fPSA 9%
Feb 2005 PSA 4.2 fPSA 10%
Jul 2005 PSA 4.2 fPSA 10%
Feb 2006 PSA 4.9 fPSA 8%
Jun 2006 PSA 5.3 fPSA 8%
Sep 2006 PSA 5.8 fPSA 9%
Dec 2006 Biopsy
24 cc gland
7/13 cores positive for PCa
Gleason 3+3=6
Feb 2007 PSA 4.8
Aug 2007 PSA 6.3 fPSA 6%

Never any symptoms.
Never any DRE indication.
No family history.

Considering lower morbidity treatments if next PSA Dec 2007 is 6.5 or higher. Probably Brachytherapy with Caesium.

Did PSA testing help discover this cancer 5 - 15 years before it would have started causing problems?

 

UPDATED

July 2008

 

 

Additional PSAs

Nov 2007 PSA 6.0 fPSA 7%

Mar 2008 PSA 6.6 fPSA 8%

Jul 2008 PSA 8.2 fPSA 6%

Looks like things are degrading. Started to investigate treatment options. At this point RCOG (Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia) is publishing some good looking statistics in terms of reducing PSA for 10 years or more and in reduced risk of morbidities.

Bob's e-mail address is: gspel@hotmail.com