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Just a “bump” in my PSA?

July 29th, 2007

After 15 days of antibiotics, I saw my urologist again on June 27th. My PSA was .66! That was an encouragement! I have another appointment on Oct 2nd. We will do another PSA then.
I have a friend in CA that had a prostatectomy about 5 years ago. His PSA started increasing last year. His doctor […]

Two Years Post Treatment

June 11th, 2007

I went for my annual physical May 31, 2007. Of course I recieved a prostate check and also bloodwork to determine my PSA. My last PSA was 0.54 and with the downward trend I have had the past two years, I expected it to be even lower. Well, to my surprise, we found out on […]

Nineteen Months Post Treatment

February 3rd, 2007

I had a blood test Monday, January 29th. It has been nineteen months since I completed my Proton external radiation therapy. I received the results on Friday, February 2nd, 2007. My PSA is continuing to go down. It was .54!
I plan to have another PSA on July 1st, 2007 which will be two years from […]

Fifteen Months Post Treatment

October 24th, 2006

My PSA is .66
It is still going down, not much of a change for six months, from .7 to .66 but still lower!
I am GRATEFUL!

Nine Months Post Treatment

May 2nd, 2006

I got another PSA on April 3rd.
My PSA was .7!
I am encouraged!

Four Months Post Treatment

November 1st, 2005

November 1, 2005
Today is four months, to the day, since I received my last proton radiation treatment. I was told to wait four months and then get my PSA checked. Hereafter, I am to have my PSA checked every six months. I am to send the information to the LLUMC Proton Therapy Center and it […]

Are we united?

October 20th, 2005

Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed. But some of them said, By Beelzebub, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons. Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.
Jesus knew their thoughts and […]

Independence Day

July 4th, 2005

Today is the 4th of July. Many Americans, although they welcome the holiday, do not understand the significance of this day!
In a letter dated July 3, 1776, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was participating in the Second Continental Congress, John Adams, the future second President of the United States, wrote to his wife Abigail Smith […]

Chipmunk Hill

July 3rd, 2005

Kay and I left California at 9:00 AM Friday. We drove 513 miles to Fairfield, UT where we spent the night. Saturday we drove 400 miles through majestic mountains, cliffs, and valleys. It was just one breathtaking sight after another. Certainly God is visible to anyone that chooses to see him!
We arrived in Breckenridge, CO […]

Day 44!!!!

June 30th, 2005

My last treatment is over! It is finished! By the time you read this we will be on the road to Colorado!
Everything went well this morning. They were a little behind in Gantry 3 because of some problem with the X-ray but they fixed that and at 7:05 AM I received my last Proton Radiation […]


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