I like good news

I'll keep it simple. PSA today was 0.846, so in the range I've been in since treatment, except for the hanky panky spike spring of 2021. And going to go off of Flomax and see how I do. If I get off of Flomax I will be medicine free, which as I approach 50 seems pretty cool. Have a wonderful Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

No hanky panky... before a PSA test

So after my December test and the enthusiasm of my doctors I had a pretty good run for three months. Then I went in to get another PSA, this time it came back 1.3. Uh oh, have I made a mistake? Was it aggressive and wasn't treated soon enough?

Well I spoke with the oncologist and she asked a few questions. Have you exercised beforehand? In the last 72 hours have you … hanky panky? The answer was yes to both. So they say you can see a little bit of a rise with either one of those, so we rescheduled for another PSA 4 weeks later.

1. No hanky panky 72 hours before test (I went with the over)

2. No heavy workouts. I stopped swimming for a week leading up

3. No trauma to the area, not sure why I would do this, but yeah didn't go any where to get racked

So basically I went relaxation.

So the day came and the results came back 1.0, so basically where I was when Emory was high fiving me. The doctor explained more that do not fret too much on the movement here and there, that in the same blood sample I could get a .9 or a 1.1 reading. It's more the steady rise and jumps they will look out for, and don't come back for 6 months!

So this journey has been amazing. Ups downs, side ways. As I keep moving along I will keep updating you on my progress.