THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO AN UPDATE REMINDER IN 2016 SO THERE IS NO UPDATE.

When I was orignally diagnosed little was known about PC. I chose radiation because literature gave having surgery or radiation a virtual tossup as far as success and I just had a friend who almost died after PC surgery.

At 3 years after treatment my PSA reached it's lowest point at 1.6 and began to rise. At 6 years after treatment my PSA was 5 and I began Combined Hormonal Treatment and my PSA fell to <0.2. After 6 months it started to rise again and I went to Triple Hormonal Treatment. My PSA fell back to <0.2. I stayed on this treatment for 2 years and then went on Proscar only for another 2 years. My PSA stayed at <0.2 for this entire period. At this point my PSA began to rise again and I started on Lupron. I stayed on Lupron for 4 years and my PSA stayed at <0.3. When it began to rise again I switched to Eligard and have been taking that injection intermittently ever since.

Let me explain the intermittent part. I go for as many months as I can (about 6-15 months) while my PSA climbs and I get uncomfortable and then I get another injection (highest was 9.5). The only side effect I get is tiredness but I am 82 years old and It's hard to tell if it's not old age.

I should talk about my health. I lost all sexual function after radiation but that's it. I've had frequent bone scans and there's no evidence of cancer. I am completly ambulatory and continent.

Dick's e-mail address is: affenits AT verizon.net (replace "AT" with "@")

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