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Michael Rossman and Susan live in North Carolina, USA. He was 39 when he was diagnosed in December, 2010. His initial PSA was 18.50 ng/ml, his Gleason Score was 6, and he was staged T1c. His initial treatment choice was Surgery (Robotic Laparoscopic Prostatectomy) and his current treatment choice is None. Here is his story.

THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO AN UPDATE REMINDER IN 2014 SO THERE IS NO UPDATE.

Oct 2010 PSA 18.6
Nov 2010 PSA 12.4
Dec 2010 PSA 10.6
Dec 2010 Biopsy (1 core positive out of 10) T1c stage Gleason 6
Dec 2010 Chest x-ray, bone scan, abdominal CT
Jan 7 2011 PSA 2.47 (WHAT!!!! cancer trumps PSA)
Jan 21, 2011 pre-op
Feb 2 2011 Da Vinci scheduled

UPDATED

March 2011

Michael reports a PSA of 0.05 ng/ml.

UPDATED

May 2012

1 year post surgery, PSA is undetectable but having ED issues and low testosterone. He is beginning to start using Trimix shots after using oral medications without success. February 2012, started Androgel to raise testosterone level. His level was 265 when taken in February. Going to have to have PSA tested every 6 month due to testosterone therapy.

UPDATED

May 2013

At 2.5 years past surgery. PSA is undetectable, having some leaking, taking impramine for that. Have some natural erections but not with lots of stimulation and visualization, and erection does not last very long. Use trimix for intercourse.

Michael's e-mail address is: serossman AT gmail.com (replace "AT" with "@")

NOTE: Michael has not updated his story for more than 15 months, so you may not receive any response from him.


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