Comments on: Darn…… http://talkingaboutcancer.com/archives/45 Helping with the emotional impact of cancer. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:51:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Replicant http://talkingaboutcancer.com/archives/45#comment-642 Replicant Fri, 02 May 2008 16:29:51 +0000 http://talkingaboutcancer.com/archives/45#comment-642 It might have worked. I agree that it's distressing that it didn't go down, but as you noted, your PSA was already pretty low as far as recurrences go. Maybe you'll see a drop on the next test. My PSA was 0.7 the day before SRT, and 0.1 three months after treatment. By 6 months post-SRT, it had dropped to less than 0.1. I just had another PSA done, about 14 months post-SRT, and it is staying at less than 0.1 (we're not doing the ultrasensitive testing). Good luck going forward. You have a great attitude. It might have worked. I agree that it’s distressing that it didn’t go down, but as you noted, your PSA was already pretty low as far as recurrences go. Maybe you’ll see a drop on the next test.

My PSA was 0.7 the day before SRT, and 0.1 three months after treatment. By 6 months post-SRT, it had dropped to less than 0.1. I just had another PSA done, about 14 months post-SRT, and it is staying at less than 0.1 (we’re not doing the ultrasensitive testing).

Good luck going forward. You have a great attitude.

]]> By: Ruth http://talkingaboutcancer.com/archives/45#comment-638 Ruth Fri, 02 May 2008 03:34:13 +0000 http://talkingaboutcancer.com/archives/45#comment-638 I certainly didn't want to hear those results. More uncertainty. Very much one of those awful things about cancer. Not knowing. Waiting for the next test. Cancer teaches you to live for today. Which is an important message whether you have cancer or not. I am very happy to hear that you are in a good place with this. I certainly didn’t want to hear those results. More uncertainty. Very much one of those awful things about cancer. Not knowing. Waiting for the next test. Cancer teaches you to live for today. Which is an important message whether you have cancer or not. I am very happy to hear that you are in a good place with this.

]]> By: nat http://talkingaboutcancer.com/archives/45#comment-636 nat Fri, 02 May 2008 03:17:20 +0000 http://talkingaboutcancer.com/archives/45#comment-636 I'm so sorry that stupid number didn't drop like it was supposed to. I know how frustrating it can be when we don't get the results we expect or want desperately. Have you had a PET scan? Maybe that would be a good next step. If nothing shows up - maybe you just have a dysfunctional PSA number :) Hang in there Doug. I’m so sorry that stupid number didn’t drop like it was supposed to. I know how frustrating it can be when we don’t get the results we expect or want desperately.

Have you had a PET scan? Maybe that would be a good next step. If nothing shows up - maybe you just have a dysfunctional PSA number :)

Hang in there Doug.

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