RE: Re: 43 year old guy psa 25.3 gleason 8

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My psa is lowering 25.7 to 25.3 I am going for my 3rd. I do not want a false reading so i will ask for the DRE after bloodwork. From what I am told the cancer has escaped the capsule and surgery is not an option and yes aggressive treatment is what the doctors want to do. Yes I looking at all my options and have yet to make a decision. I will probably wait it out as long as I can and enjoy life. If there is someone close to my age that can Identify with the choices I need to make at this age please share your thoughts and experience with me.

Re: 43 year old guy psa 25.3 gleason 8

The actions you're taking sound good, but why the aversion to DRE? You could certainly ask that the DRE follow the blood draw if the concern is a false elevation, of which you seem to be aware that recent sexual activity can also be a contributor. I can think of no reason to ask not to have a DRE though. Am I missing something?Also, I can't tell from your subject heading whether your numbers are heading up or down; and you don't say if you've received any treatment yet, so I'm guessing not. The numbers in and of the themselves, particularly combined with your youth, suggest that aggressive treatment is indicated before the cancer has an opportunity to spread. You're most likely already weighing all options.Regarding your employer's change in insurance carriers, that seems unlikely to be in the best interest of workers - though it's hard to say for sure. Check out what your coverage will be, ASAP. Do you have

a union steward or personnel staff to consult with? Best wishes,TomDx age 47, scheduled for RRP 11/17/06 >> I was diagnosed in feb 06 and have had no treatment expect changing my> diet to no red meat and pomogranit juice 3 times a day with all the> other stuff that I have found to be good for pca. I go in for my 3rd> psa test on friday and I am going to tell the doc I do not want a DRE> and i will not have sex the night before. My employer is changing> insurance carriers...should i be concerned ?>

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My husbands initial PSA came back 23.6. We waited a month, had another PSA drawn - 19. He then went for a biopsy in Aug. '06, and in all 12 sections they found cancer. Gleason score 4 + 3 = 7.

Dave is 52 years old, and does not smoke or drink, and is not overweight. We were told that his best option would be to have the laproscopic radical prostatectomy, which he did in Sep. '06.

Yesterday he went for his first follow-up PSA, and it was zero. They'll continue testing his PSA every 3 months, but we're believing that it's all gone! Praise God!

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Hi ,

If you go along to http://www.yananow.net/Chart-Age.htm

you will see a list of men sorted by age, which gives brief details of

their diagnosis, their choice of treatment and a link to their personal story. In

most cases they will be happy to correspond with you. There are six men under

45 years of age and more between 45 and 50 – of course further down the

list you come to us old blighters – the oldest contributor now being 88

and having survived for ten years.

All the best

Terry Herbert

in Melbourne Australia

Diagnosed ‘96: Age 54: Stage T2b: PSA 7.2: Gleason

3+3=6: No treatment. June '04: TURP. Aug '06 PSA 27.4

My site is at www.prostatecancerwatchfulwaiting.co.za

It is a tragedy of the world that no one

knows what he doesn’t know, and the less a man knows, the more sure he is

that he knows everything. Joyce Carey

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Sent: 09 November 2006 02:53 AM

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Subject: Re: Re: 43 year old guy psa 25.3 gleason 8

My psa is lowering 25.7

to 25.3 I am going for my 3rd. I do not want a false reading so i will ask for

the DRE after bloodwork. From what I am told the cancer has escaped the capsule

and surgery is not an option and yes aggressive treatment is what the doctors

want to do. Yes I looking at all my options and have yet to make a decision. I

will probably wait it out as long as I can and enjoy life. If there is someone

close to my age that can Identify with the choices I need to make at this age

please share your thoughts and experience with me.

Re: 43 year old guy psa 25.3 gleason 8

The actions you're taking sound good, but why the

aversion to DRE?

You could certainly ask that the DRE follow the blood draw if the

concern is a false elevation, of which you seem to be aware that

recent sexual activity can also be a contributor. I can think of no

reason to ask not to have a DRE though. Am I missing something?

Also, I can't tell from your subject heading whether your numbers are

heading up or down; and you don't say if you've received any treatment

yet, so I'm guessing not. The numbers in and of the themselves,

particularly combined with your youth, suggest that aggressive

treatment is indicated before the cancer has an opportunity to spread.

You're most likely already weighing all options.

Regarding your employer's change in insurance carriers, that seems

unlikely to be in the best interest of workers - though it's hard to

say for sure. Check out what your coverage will be, ASAP. Do you have

a union steward or personnel staff to consult with?

Best wishes,

Tom

Dx age 47, scheduled for RRP 11/17/06

>

> I was diagnosed in feb 06 and have had no treatment expect changing

my

> diet to no red meat and pomogranit juice 3 times a day with all the

> other stuff that I have found to be good for pca. I go in for my 3rd

> psa test on friday and I am going to tell the doc I do not want a DRE

> and i will not have sex the night before. My employer is changing

> insurance carriers...should i be concerned ?

>

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