Surgery or Radiotherapy? Decision made!

Hi Dedalus spicy and hot "currys" can irritate the bladder too

Thanks Eddiel

I will avoid those.

Nurse took my bloods yesterday morning and by this morning my PSA reading (amongst other blood counts) had already been processed, ready for my hospital consultation appointment on Monday.
My PSA has gone down to 0.07!
Great news, as it’s less than 2 months since radiotherapy ended. The nadir (lowest reading) is usually after 18 months, so all going in the right direction, especially as I still have a prostate gland.
I will open a bottle of bubbly this evening to celebrate.
Maybe i should wear a tuxedo, as I always wanted to be “007”    AW

Hi Alpine Wanderer,

That PSA reading is certainly something to celebrate.  Make sure you open the bubbly carefully otherwise you might end up with a black eye lol.

Enjoy.

Great News  AW - All is going well and I hope you are sharing that bottle with Mrs AW !

I must confess to being a tad jealous here. Of course it's the bottle of fizz but I am 12 months post RT and can only get my PSA down to 0.33!! and my nadir reading is in 2 months time!!

Never mind, I will join you in raising a glass tonight. - it's nice to know that there are a few "good news posts" around the Community today and long may it continue.

Thank you also for all the support you bring to the Community in helping other Community members - it's not gone un-noticed.

Kind Regards - Brian 

Love it. We'll be raising a glass with you this evening before we have to go dry during treatment. Long may it continue down. OK 007 - Live and Let Die - long may you live and let the cancer die.

Excellent News and still sufficient time to drop further!

Hi AW, very encouraging reading. Will definitely have a beer tonight to toast you.  David

Millibob - you’ve forgotten your own (correct) advice. Your PSA is still dropping after 12 months!  The PSA figure is immaterial.  As you know, some PCa can occur with low PSA figures, and some PCa causes very high figures (especially if metastatic).  Therefore, the most important aspect is whether the PSA is increasing (at whatever level) or is decreasing (at whatever level). So no need to be jealous - we’re all different, fighting our own brand of PCa.  Hope this clarification helps.   AW

Hi Dedalus, so far the side effects are minimal, initial burning when I peed but drinking plenty and using Tamsulosin has eased that. I am deficating more frequently but not in quantity but with plenty of wind. No accidents in either way so far. My treatment coincided with my next ht injection so the sweats are a bit of a problem. I have no loss of energy , carrying on a very productive life as normal despite getting up 3 or 4 times a night. I did have the nodes done too as that was the lottery and I lost that but.

I will keep you briefed

ToFo