CliffA
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- Dec 29, 2009
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i believe a good portion of the members on CSR are men over age 50 so I thought I would post some good news from a personal standpoint that they can identify with and possibly be encouraged by.....
in November 2012 I was diagnosed with prostate cancer....during my routine yearly physicals we noticed my PSA count was rising quickly over a two year period but the count never went over 4 which is considered to be normal....but the 'velocity' of the PSA rise was enough to get my general Dr. concerned so I had a biopsy done....it showed early stage 3 cancer with a gleason score of 6 (3+3)....I was not having any symptoms and have no family history of prostate cancer and no lump was felt so as you can imagine this came as a shock to me....
I had robotic surgery done in January 2013 to remove my prostate....the prostate was examined and there were positive margins where it was possible that some of the cancer cells were outside of the gland....pretty disheartening news to say the least....
but I have had many follow-up visits with the surgeon and many PSA test performed and I am very lucky to be able to report that the PSA test show 'undetectable' levels of PSA for 5 years.....
so technically I have 'beaten' prostate cancer but there is always a chance it could return...
I just thought I would post this personal story to encourage any other members that may be battling this problem or know someone that is and let you know there is hope even if things don't look great at first....
you just have to keep the faith....
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving Holiday....I know mine will have special meaning this year....
cliff
in November 2012 I was diagnosed with prostate cancer....during my routine yearly physicals we noticed my PSA count was rising quickly over a two year period but the count never went over 4 which is considered to be normal....but the 'velocity' of the PSA rise was enough to get my general Dr. concerned so I had a biopsy done....it showed early stage 3 cancer with a gleason score of 6 (3+3)....I was not having any symptoms and have no family history of prostate cancer and no lump was felt so as you can imagine this came as a shock to me....
I had robotic surgery done in January 2013 to remove my prostate....the prostate was examined and there were positive margins where it was possible that some of the cancer cells were outside of the gland....pretty disheartening news to say the least....
but I have had many follow-up visits with the surgeon and many PSA test performed and I am very lucky to be able to report that the PSA test show 'undetectable' levels of PSA for 5 years.....
so technically I have 'beaten' prostate cancer but there is always a chance it could return...
I just thought I would post this personal story to encourage any other members that may be battling this problem or know someone that is and let you know there is hope even if things don't look great at first....
you just have to keep the faith....
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving Holiday....I know mine will have special meaning this year....
cliff