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Hooray I'm off zoladex, let's hope for good.

User
Posted 03 Aug 2022 at 14:31
That's a big relief, Dave. Thanks for sharing.

Enjoy your cranberry or whatever muffin you feel likeπŸ‘

Best wishes,

Lola.

User
Posted 03 Aug 2022 at 15:34
Good news Dave. Shame Canberries taste like sh1t lol.

You need to drink loads of fluids mate to keep the Kidneys flushed through. Beer is my weapon of choice , and after all it’s 90% water yeh πŸ˜†

User
Posted 03 Aug 2022 at 15:48

Good to hear. Hopefully it won't cause any issues.

User
Posted 03 Aug 2022 at 21:11

Great news Dave, Tend to agree with Chris that cranberries arent all that. but when it comes to kidney health token gestures? Theyre a must! Love youre humour on here mate, So refreshing.;)

Jamie

Edited by member 03 Aug 2022 at 21:18  | Reason: Not specified

User
Posted 04 Aug 2022 at 23:41

Great news Dave! Enjoy the muffin! :)

User
Posted 05 Aug 2022 at 10:40

Great news Dave πŸ‘

User
Posted 05 Aug 2022 at 10:48

Good news Dave have a couple of pints to wash it through 😁

User
Posted 11 Dec 2022 at 21:56

In October I had a phone appointment with the urologist. Nothing very interesting in that, so I decided to await my PSA test results before posting an update.

The most notable thing about the urologists chat was that having failed to identify me as a patient for the last four years he asked about the oncology follow ups. I told him they are now yearly, next one January. He said "well we like to interleave ours with theirs, so we will say July". I thought it was a bit of a cheek implying it is a coordinated plan, when they didn't know I existed for four years. Having had my little rant, there is nothing much for urology to do: oncology has been doing everything right.

On Friday 9th I had my blood tests, in readiness for the January meeting. Latest PSA has just came up on my phone as 0.1, which is very good, as I still have a prostate. I don't know if the actual result is <0.1 as the app doesn't know about the < symbol.

So my post HT results every six months have been (No. 1) 0.1, (No.2) 0.2, (No.3) 0.1, (No.4) 0.2 and latest (No. 5)0.1. I'm very happy with that. Immediately post treatment one doesn't know if psa will just be a steady upward path hopefully leveling out, or perhaps just continuing up, which would not be good. So I was happy with result number 3, suggesting it has leveled out between 0.1 and 0.2. Result number 4 was still in the briefly established range. Result number 5 means I have now had two years post treatment with no sign of increase. I know this is still early days, but I'm feeling more confident that I'll die of something more fun than prostate cancer.

Good luck to everyone, I'm aware not everyone is in as good a place as me, and aware that luck can turn at any moment.

Dave

User
Posted 12 Dec 2022 at 06:38
Nice one Dave. All looking pretty steady and even if not gone it’s well fast asleep. The worry never goes even for those cured and sadly we all suffer side effects wise for the rest of lives, not mental and physical. Most days I’m up and on it. It’s been so long now 7 1/2 yrs it’s easy to forget mostly , but now I’m 2 yrs into lifetime HT I realise the end can’t be that far round the corner. Just try to stay busy I do and make the most of each day month year.

Good luck and best wishes

User
Posted 12 Dec 2022 at 06:46

It’s so good to read this. Pleased for you. 

Leila 

User
Posted 12 Dec 2022 at 13:59

Amazing news Dave. So pleased to read this and also good learning for me re PSA up/down. Dads is due in March so hoping for similar. Yes, it can change at anytime, but so can anything. That is life. Just love your positivity!

User
Posted 12 Dec 2022 at 17:35

Being confident of dying of something more fun is probably the best attitude you could find on these pages!

Love it Dave.

 

Jamie

User
Posted 12 Dec 2022 at 21:09

Amazing news Dave πŸ‘πŸ‘ hope I follow the same path πŸ‘πŸ‘ so pleased for you and the family πŸ‘πŸ‘

User
Posted 13 Dec 2022 at 12:00

Brilliant news Dave, great everything is going so well x

User
Posted 13 Dec 2022 at 12:31

Hi Dave,  When you're happy that is the main thing.  All the best Peter

User
Posted 29 Jun 2023 at 16:07

Well it's six months since my last post on this thread and that means another PSA result <0.1 . For anyone new here, I was diagnosed March 2018, I had HDR brachy, RT in August 2018. I was on HT for two years until April 2020.

All PSA results prior to December 2020 were whilst under HT; the results were good, but I only consider the results post Dec 2020 to give any reliable idea of my prostates status. Those results have all been 0.2 or 0.1 with the majority being 0.1, as any result under 2.1 would be considered a success I am very happy with these consistently low results.

Supposedly I have an appointment with the urologist soon, they accidentally spotted a small kidney stone last year, and seem to want to follow up on this, but then they cancel appointments. I have no interest in chasing this up, so I will go with the flow, and discharge myself if the hospital appointments become more troublesome than the disease.

 

Edited by member 30 Jun 2023 at 01:46  | Reason: Just noticed it's a less than. So lower than any recent result.

Dave

User
Posted 29 Jun 2023 at 16:38

Great stuff Dave. Love your shoulder shrug attitude. Its exactly whats required. Good man.

 

Jamie.

User
Posted 29 Jun 2023 at 18:25

So pleased for you Dave, I can’t wait for the day when I finish Prostap!

User
Posted 29 Jun 2023 at 18:46

Dave , great news on the PSA. I had a kidney stone, which caused a bit of discomfort until I passed it. Hope all continues to go well.

Thanks Chris 

User
Posted 29 Jun 2023 at 18:55

Great news Dave long may it continue gaz πŸ‘

 
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