Thank you Boris Life is good, a few dribbles now and then but nothing is stopping us from going on a 90 day cruise in Jan!
PSA level undetectable is the best news you can get for this, we celebrated with champagne. Gerrit http://travels.psgv.ca -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Sent: December 15, 2012 11:34 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: What's wrong with the K-01 John, Gerrit, Anthony - I am very sorry to hear about your troubles... Here hoping that all of them are behind you and your recovery is fast and complete! On 12/14/2012 7:49 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > Two years since my surgery; year and a half since radiation. > > Got a follow-up appointment with the oncologist next week. Last time > my PSA was "below the threshold of meaningful detection" [0.05] > whatever that means. > > The doctor at the VA comes over from Duke Hospital, and said the VA > uses a test that shows levels of PSA that the test Duke uses can't > detect [below 0.1]. > > The doctors said that with the treatment I received there's a 61% > chance the cancer wouldn't come back within 5 years, and 50% chance it > won't come back within 10 years. > > From: "Gerrit Visser" >> Cancer sucks, I spent most of this year with prostate surgery, then >> radiation treatments. PSA is now undetectable so I guess I am >> fortunate that it got dealt with in less than a year. >> >> Gerrit >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Anthony Farr >> Sent: December 14, 2012 8:58 AM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: What's wrong with the K-01 >> >> Thanks Stan. No longer a problem, there is no old film stock at my >> house. >> I do carry a letter from my oncologist to explain any oddities about, >> for instance, airport security scans and how vital it is that my >> sieve and my small lead flask are not taken away from me. >> >> regards, Anthony >> >> >> >> On 15 December 2012 00:43, Stan Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> >> wrote: >>> >>> On Dec 14, 2012, at 12:28 AM, Anthony Farr wrote: >>> >>>> ... we know how you feel about optical frame 'finders and wire >>>> frame 'finders and live-view-on-the LCD 'finders and no 'finders. >>>> Just don't buy them and see if I care. >>>> >>>> Finally, pardon my grumpiness. I have prostate cancer, and last >>>> week underwent a brachytherapy implant after a year of hormone blockers. >>>> I still hurt (a cough or sneeze is unbearable), have no endurance, >>>> scant tolerance, and I have to carry a sieve and a lead container >>>> everywhere in case a radioactive pellet gets loose when I pee. >>>> Have a >> nice day. >>>> >>>> regards, Anthony >>> >>> Sorry to hear about your medical travails Anthony! But, to try and >>> see >> this from the lighter side, does this mean that you have to be >> careful not to sit too close to any of your old film stock? >>> >>> stan >>> > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
