Robert Jourdain lives in Quebec Canada. He was 60 when he was diagnosed in May
2007. His initial PSA was 9.9 ng/ml, his Gleason Score was 7 (3+4) and he was
staged T1c. His choice of treatment was Laparoscopic Surgery. Here is his story.
2005
PSA: 4.5 - January 2007 PSA: 9.9 March 2007: consultation in urology,
May
2007: Biopsy. End Of May: results at urologist: 1 core from 8 positive, Gleason
Score 7 (3+4)
June 15: Consultation with surgeon: proposes an open surgery
because I had abdomen surgery when I was 20 and I am more likely to have a lot
of scar tissue that would complicate laparoscopic surgery. Surgeon sent me to
Radiotherapy specialist. Consultation appointment only one month and half after.
I
HAD IT!
I get an appointment with a surgeon in two days who operates on
me by laparoscopy. Two days later I'm sent home. Things go well, no complications.
The
pathology report comes back with a shock: My cancer had invaded the whole prostate
and on one side it was extra-capsular. My surgeon tells me that he took a lot
of margin tissue to make sure that there no cancer cells left.
The first
PSA after 66 days after surgery is 0.53 and 6 weeks later 0.39. The next PSA is
in one week. If it is down again my surgeon says I'm cured He also tell me that
other glands in the body, like Cowper's gland produces APS in minute quantity.
Got
into a deep depression on the long run.
I hope my PSA will be down on the
7th of March
Robert's e-mail address is: robertjourdain@hotmail.com
