DeWayne
Charleston and Amy live in Texas, United States. He was 46 when he was diagnosed
on September 27, 2009. His initial PSA was 86.0 ng/ml, his Gleason Score was 8
and he was staged T3. His choice of treatment was ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy).
Here is his story.
My name is DeWayne Charleston and I am from Prairie
View, Texas. In September of 2009 at 46 years of age and no symptoms I was diagnosed
with Prostate Cancer stage T3. I chose hormone therapy with an eye towards surgery.
However, my urologist told me that surgery was not an option at least not at the
time.
I have been on Yananow (sounds like my own drug) for just about
seven months and it has been a true support for me. While surfing Yana my PSA
counts went something like this 86, 68, 27, 13, 7, 5, 6, and now 5. Seems like
its near nadir. Of course Lupron was the actual drug - Insurance won't take Yana
(lol).
My Oncologist has said that I "could" be referred to surgery if
I continue to show improvement. I have lymph node involvement with two suspicious
nodes that have reduced by half since treatment started in October of 2009.
My
testosterone hovers around 50 and I am always tired, wake up every morning at
about 4am and am wide awake.
I pray a lot, and I have a really good network
of family and friends. My wife is more important to me than any physician, drug,
or diet. Now having said that, she will probably grant me a cheat day on my restrictive
diet (lol)!
I'd love any suggestions particularly about Da Vinci.
DeWayne's
e-mail address is: dcharleston@juno.com
