  Bob
Dr lives Pennsylvania, USA. He was 55 when he was diagnosed on December 22, 2006.
His initial PSA was 5.8 ng/ml, his Gleason Score was 3+3=6 and he was staged T1c.
He is undecided as to his course of treatment. Here is his story.
Insurance
application for "best" rates denied due to PSA of 4.1 ng/ml. Insurance approved
at a 10% premium increase.
May 2004 PSA 4.1 fPSA 21%
Jul 2004 PSA 3.3
fPSA 9%
Feb 2005 PSA 4.2 fPSA 10%
Jul 2005 PSA 4.2 fPSA 10%
Feb 2006
PSA 4.9 fPSA 8%
Jun 2006 PSA 5.3 fPSA 8%
Sep 2006 PSA 5.8 fPSA 9%
Dec
2006 Biopsy
24 cc gland
7/13 cores positive for PCa
Gleason 3+3=6
Feb
2007 PSA 4.8
Aug 2007 PSA 6.3 fPSA 6%
Never any symptoms.
Never any
DRE indication.
No family history.
Considering lower morbidity treatments
if next PSA Dec 2007 is 6.5 or higher. Probably Brachytherapy with Caesium.
Did
PSA testing help discover this cancer 5 - 15 years before it would have started
causing problems?
Bob's e-mail address is: gspel@hotmail.com
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