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October 2015
Afternoon Zol
PSA today is 4.4 same level as a year ago after the biopsy was carried out. Dropping slowly and Doctor is happy with it. Whereas I would like to see it well below 2.0.
Weight loss to date is 10 kilos for no apparent reason. Blood tests were clear on anything abnormal.
Probably due to the continuing stress of unemployment and getting close to 3 years and no job.
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August 2015
Morning Zol
Your results are quite low compared to mine and I am presuming it's due to the androgen injections.
My next blood tests are for end of January but I will organize a set to be done at around end of November as per normal to see what is going on.
Only other thing with me is weight loss of 6 kilos since about 2 months ago so that's on the list for the Doctor to check next month.
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July 2015
PSA at 4.9 dropping but still affected by remnants of cancers cells and Testosterone at 14.5 and I am not on any hormone treatments. Doctors in Perth say come back in 6 months.
Seems I neglected to make an appointment as I headed back out the front door of said hospital for the grueling 2 hours of public transportation bus seats ride to the nights accommodation. Next morning's train ride back to reality lasted the usual 7 hours and was the worst trip so far.
Reality has not changed, unemployed is getting monotonous and depressing. bills keep coming and Abbott is after all I own or have left and still he wants to increase taxes and not pay any unemployment benefits yet he still wants the remains of my super and GST
Oh how these politicians annoy us
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July 2015
I am not on Androgen and no Doctors seemed too interested in doing anything about the Testosterone level and last blood test had Testosterone at 14.5 which is up one from the first test for that earlier this year before the radiotherapy sessions.
What is "sub 1"?
I did have another blood test because I can last week just have not bothered at this point in time to check the results as the nurse says there will be not much difference until 3 months is up.
Bye me
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July 2015
I am not on Androgen and no Doctors seemed too interested in doing anything about the Testosterone level and last blood test had Testosterone at 14.5 which is up one from the first test for that earlier this year before the radiotherapy sessions.
What is "sub 1"?
I did have another blood test because I can last week just have not bothered at this point in time to check the results as the nurse says there will be not much difference until 3 months is up.
Bye me
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July 2015
Blood test results show an increase in PSA and I sat there wondering why at the doctors office after a 2 hour wait to see what the results were/are.
Walked back home after chatting to partner and called Cancer Nurse who relieved my anguish by telling me that is usual. The increased level is due to the Prostate cells dead/dying cancer giving off PSA. May be another 6 months before things settle down.
Then why bother with getting blood work done at 6 weeks?
So this month I head west 600kms to talk to Doctor for 3 minutes and come back here and carry on the task of trying to get a job. Depression has not gone away it's haunting me daily and I am trying to dismiss it by keeping my mind off the lack of a job or any help from Centrelink.
smile its not long till tax time.
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July 2015
Hello Zol
so the blood test at 6 weeks results finally got here. Depressing at first and the 20 minute walk home to make a phone call to the cancer nurse 600 kms west to hear him say that he is not surprised at the raised levels as it will be another 6 weeks before there is a drop in the PSA level. PSA level went from 4.4 to 5.3. Yes Zol I know it is low or under 10 but it's the highest I have had so far.
So why bother doing the test is my question if all it is going to do is scare the crap out of me with an increased level? May as well wait till the 3 or 4 month time period has past before getting the tests done.
So anyway I arranged another blood test for the 23rd July a week before I go to Perth and after talking to the cancer nurse he will see what else I am supposed to be doing or getting checked while I am over there. Urologist for one as I cannot recall the last time I saw him.
And Zol smile it's nearly over for a while for you. Remember to keep busy it takes ones mind away from the hassles of all that water you have drunk. Old friend of mine asked me if he could drink beer instead of all that water. Hmm why not I have to wonder?
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June 2015
No follow up plans as yet Zol. The Doctors kept asking about Urologist appointments but none have been made as I suspect since I took the Radiotherapy path instead of the Surgical path the paths have not rejoined and so I am a lost soul hahaha
Arranged the blood testing along with a few more tests added on for the 25th June.
Hows the body holding up in your treatment Zol?
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June 2015
Yes overthinking is not a good thing so I have found out. Some days are worse than others but it's not the cancer that is the problem it's the lack of a job that is getting to me. Close to 2 years I have been unemployed and I am not doing well on that subject.
My cancer treatment finished a month ago Zol so in 2 weeks I do the 6 week blood test to see how things went.
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May 2015
Worst thing I found was getting all ready for the treatment and see a sign saying "running 30 minutes late" when I got there. Some days it was good having some access to other machines.
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