Jim
Barringer and Geri live in Oregon, United States. He was 48 when he was diagnosed
in December 2004. His initial PSA was 11.59 ng/ml, his Gleason Score was 4+5=9
and he was staged T2c. His choice of treatment was ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy)
and EBRT (External Beam Radiation Treatment). Here is his story.
Elected
radiation instead of surgery because biopsy indicated cancer was already outside
the prostate area. Also remained on hormone therapy [ADT (Androgen Deprivation
Therapy)] for one year. PSA remained in the 0.30 to 0.50 area for three years
after radiation.
Approximately one year ago PSA started to rise (from
1.13 in March 08 to 9.97 in April 09) and PET Bone Scan has revealed two spots
of metastasized cancer on bones in the pelvic region. Started hormone therapy
again and PSA is back down to 0.32. Also, spots on bones have remained the same
size for nine months and I remain asymptomatic.
Jim's e-mail address is:
jwbarring@yahoo.com
