Two years three months post proton therapy: PSA 0.058 ng/mL (last was 0.050) (This is "third generation" test-- whatever that means.) Knowing what I know now...
"By the late 1990s a third generation of PSA tests had arrived, the truly ultrasensitive PSA tests, capable of measuring PSA levels down to 0.01 ng/mL and...
I have asked a prospective new member alihgst to provide some additional information before approval. If there are others who would like to join our group,...
Congrats Fuller, The fact that you had lupron shots, I wonder where your naddir will end up. I don't know how long it really takes before the impact of the...
Hi Beau and Laurel -- thanks. According to this doc, the effect of the Lupron should have long since been gone, but I wonder. I will do the six month recheck...
Hello Fuller, Congratulations We are glad to hear your PSA is still close to what it was the last time. That is still really low. Laws's PSA was 0.54 the last...
I have been recently diagnosed with prostate cancer as detailed in previous messages, and am to begin therapy at MD Anderson shortly. First with Hormones for...
Jess, I do not think there is a "normal" response by anyone. Everyone deals with things in their own way. My personal experience has led my wife and me through...
I had two shots of Lupron after my Proton Therapy, one within two weeks after, the other three months later. PSA readings: 4.4 - Start of Proton Therapy (PT) ...
Hi Jess, As Steve said, every spouse/significant other reacts differently to illness. If she will be joining you at M.D. Anderson I'm pretty sure they would...
Jess, The word cancer is frightening, and her reaction is probably more common than many people recognize. She may have some knowledge of breast cancer, or...
Continuing with an excerpt from "A Strange Place:" And Jess, some of this is where your wife can get actively involved, the diet is in her area of expertise...
Jess, Sharon... Sorry to hear about your loved one and her sadness. Grief is one of the emotions that come with knowing one or a loved one has "cancer". The...
Paul had his two year post proton treatment PSA test taken yesterday. His reading is 0.3, down from 0.4 in September 2008. Following is a summary of his...
Thanks, everyone, for all those thoughtful words. They mean a lot to us. I am sure we will muddle through. It just becomes a little too much for my wife now...
Hi Carol, Protocols are being developed for the proton therapy of breast cancer. Back in 2007, we met a woman from Chicago while at Loma Linda who was...
There is currently an ongoing clinical trial at Loma Linda for early stage breast cancer following lumpectomy: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00614172 ...
Hi Jess, I think I understand your wife very well. The first several months after Gregg was diagnosed I was a mess. I was in far worse shape than Gregg was. I...
Hi Carol, Very good news about Paul's PSA trend downward. I am so sorry to hear about your diagnosis of breast cancer. I sure wish you both the best of luck. ...
Thank you, Fuller. My treatment is actually complete. I had a lumpectomy followed by what is referred to as "brachytherapy for the breast" (aka Accelerated...
I received the following from an inquiry: "PROTON NEWS New Loma Linda Study Confirms Tissue-sparing Advantage of Proton Therapy for Partial Breast Irradiation ...
Thanks, again, Fuller. I had accelerated partial breast irradiation with photons, here in town. I had heard, from other women, of side effects such as redness,...
I am approving this new member, although he has not responded to my e-mails. Perhaps he will see this and attempt a post. He says "I am medical physicist. I...
RE: More Proton Information FYI...Another alum of Florida Proton Institute passes on this new report on operations there in UFPTI... Ron ... Sent: Wednesday,...
Yahoo is slow-- may be double post---- I am approving this new member, although he has not responded to my e-mails. Perhaps he will see this and attempt a...
who says: "Steve Age 66 PSA 3.9 Free PSA 10% Gleason 6 Cupertino CA " HI Steve, Welcome, and feel free to jump right in. Yahoo seems to be running slow today. ...
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