Guest guest Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Was chemo mentioned in Feb or March? When we received the original diagnosis from the urologist in Feb we were told that once he got the Lupron shot everything would be fine and he could go 10+ years before the cancer started growing and he would need chemo/radiation. We had to demand to see an oncologist even then. And the oncologist also said we should have years before the cancer started to grow again. Obviously Dale is not normal. Peace on the journey,Juel captwildchild@... Hi Juel, I am sorry to hear about Dale's cancer. But you are wrong- Dale is normal. However, we are all different. What may work for some, may not work for someone else. There is so much that we do not know about this damned disease. But you cannot give up- keep trying- I wish you all the bestAubrey Pilgrim, DC (Ret.)Author of A Revolutionary Approach to Prostate Cancer-Read the original book for free at: www.prostatepointers.org/prostate/lay/apilgrimRead the new edition for free at http://www.cancer.prostate-help.org/capilgr.htmDr. E. Crawford is co-author of the revision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Was chemo mentioned in Feb or March? When we received the original diagnosis from the urologist in Feb we were told that once he got the Lupron shot everything would be fine and he could go 10+ years before the cancer started growing and he would need chemo/radiation. We had to demand to see an oncologist even then. And the oncologist also said we should have years before the cancer started to grow again. Obviously Dale is not normal. Peace on the journey,Juel captwildchild@...************************************If you are going through hell, keep going. --Winston ChurchillSeptember is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. http://www.pcaawareness.net/__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Are they repeating the PSA? Could it be a lab error? Kathy -----Original Message-----From: ProstateCancerSupport [mailto:ProstateCancerSupport ] On Behalf Of captwildchildSent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:49 PMTo: ProstateCancerSupport Subject: Re: Dale's history Was chemo mentioned in Feb or March? When we received the original diagnosis from the urologist in Feb we were told that once he got the Lupron shot everything would be fine and he could go 10+ years before the cancer started growing and he would need chemo/radiation. We had to demand to see an oncologist even then. And the oncologist also said we should have years before the cancer started to grow again. Obviously Dale is not normal. Peace on the journey,Juel captwildchild@...************************************If you are going through hell, keep going. --Winston ChurchillSeptember is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. http://www.pcaawareness.net/ __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Aubrey, thank you. I know Dale is normal, but it is a family joke that none of them can do anything normally. His family has a history of getting sick in abnormal ways. So whenever they get news like this they say, "We s never do anything the normal way." It is a badge of honor. Even when the news is upsetting. Cuts the tension a bit. Peace on the journey,Juel captwildchild@... Thanks Dear- It helps sometimes to have a sense of humor. I firmly believe that laughter is good medicine. I wish you all the bestAubrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Are they repeating the PSA? Could it be a lab error? Not that I know of...could it be that far off? Should we ask for another one?Peace on the journey,Juel captwildchild@...************************************If you are going through hell, keep going. --Winston ChurchillSeptember is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. http://www.pcaawareness.net/__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Good point, Kathy... --- Kathy Meade wrote: > Are they repeating the PSA? Could it be a lab error? > > Kathy > > Re: Dale's history > > > Was chemo mentioned in Feb or March? > > When we received the original diagnosis from the urologist in Feb we > were told that once he got the Lupron shot everything would be fine and > he could go 10+ years before the cancer started growing and he would > need chemo/radiation. We had to demand to see an oncologist even then. > And the oncologist also said we should have years before the cancer > started to grow again. Obviously Dale is not normal. > > > Peace on the journey, > Juel > captwildchild@... > ************************************ > If you are going through hell, keep going. --Winston Churchill > > September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. > http://www.pcaawareness.net/ > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 I would. --- captwildchild wrote: > Are they repeating the PSA? Could it be a lab error? > > Not that I know of...could it be that far off? Should we ask for another one? > > > Peace on the journey, > Juel > captwildchild@... > ************************************ > If you are going through hell, keep going. --Winston Churchill > > September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. http://www.pcaawareness.net/ > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Aubrey, thank you. I know Dale is normal, but it is a family joke that none of them can do anything normally. His family has a history of getting sick in abnormal ways. So whenever they get news like this they say, "We s never do anything the normal way." It is a badge of honor. Even when the news is upsetting. Cuts the tension a bit. Peace on the journey,Juel captwildchild@...************************************If you are going through hell, keep going. --Winston ChurchillSeptember is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. http://www.pcaawareness.net/ Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 wrote: I think it very reasonable to ask for another test before you embark on more aggressive treatment. I guess the reason why the PSA doesn't matter to me is that we are doing the chemo regardless. We know the cancer is growing from bone scans, MRIs, and Dale's deteriorating health. We know the radiation is not enough. Knowing that the PSA is 4.87 vs 487 doesn't change things for us at this point. But I have suggested to Dale that he ask for a double check. Peace on the journey,Juel captwildchild@...************************************If you are going through hell, keep going. --Winston ChurchillSeptember is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. http://www.pcaawareness.net/ Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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