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Kevin Louche and Dawn live in California, USA. He was 52 when he was diagnosed in September, 2003. His initial PSA was 4.59 ng/ml, his Gleason Score was 6, and he was staged T1c. His initial treatment choice was Brachytherapy (Seed Implant) and his current treatment choice is None. Here is his story.

THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO AN UPDATE REMINDER IN 2020 SO THERE IS NO UPDATE.

I will try to summarize 12 years. It's been a long road. Diagnosed in 2003, doubling rate of 12 months, PSA 4.59. Standard seeding was done in Roseville California. PSA drop was lazy:

10/2004 1.9
08/2005 1.7
05/2008 1.1 (nadir)
12/2008 1.8
01/2009 2.1 (9 month doubling)

By December 2008, we had moved to Denver Colorado. By that time my life insurance carrier told me that I could not renew, adding to the seriousness. I was referred to one of the best radiation oncologists in town, Littleton Oncology. Another biopsy showed Gleason 8 in one of 12 cores. All scans showed no involvement outside prostate. The plan: 6 months of ADT, during which two sessions of hyperthermia radiation and some IMRT. After this triple therapy I finally joined the zero club, for a while.

04/2009 0.5
10/2009 0.0
11/2011 0.0
02/2012 0.2
02/2013 0.8
04/2014 2.94 (3.5 month doubling)

At this point I decided to get help outside Colorado. First went to Dr. Duke Bahn who proved that there was no cancer in prostate or vessels. Then went to Dr. Fabio Almeida to get a C11 acetate scan in Arizona, which showed a 1.8 cm spot inside a pelvic lymph node. I signed up with Dr. Scholz - Lam - Turner in Marina Del Rey California after moving back to the area. The plan: Nine months of ADT - Casodex, then SBRT radiation to the node in five fractions and try for durable remission. I had to cut Casodex dosage in half due to liver reaction.

07/2014 0.08 (ADT)
08/2014 0.0
11/2014 0.01
03/2015 0.02 (SBRT)

I have reduced animal protein consumption to one meal per day and began taking a proven supplement (Pomi-T). Side effects to the SBRT include frequent and sudden urges to defecate, but this was expected and should be temporary. My wife and I plan to go the PCRI mid year conference at the LAX Marriott tomorrow. Keeping this disease at bay has been a high priority, similar to a second job.

UPDATED

June 2015

Great news. Down to less than 0.015. My third nadir. The C-11 acetate imaging and SBRT spot welding, appears to have worked. Testosterone rising, now 105. Doctor has taken me off active list, bolstering confidence. I'm on limited animal protein and taking the Pomi-T supplement of pomegranate, green tea, turmeric and broccoli.

UPDATED

July 2016

Getting zeros on PSA this past year. No symptoms or side effects. Perhaps third time was the charm.

UPDATED

August 2017

I'm still holding at 0.1 on the Quest PSA, which is their lowest reading unless you order the super accurate test.

I take two strong anti-oxidants and cut back carbohydrate consumption to 100 grams per day, from 400 grams per day representing 1,200 calories. These calories are shifted to fat consumption: a mix of olive oil, coconut oil and dairy fat.

15 years ago my PSA was 2.94 on an upward trajectory.

UPDATED

March 2019

It's been a while since my last update. It's been over four years since my last treatment, a focused irradiation to a lymph node in February 2015. Since my PSA was 3 in late 2002 (age 52), I've made it 16 plus years. My PSA checks are now annual. I cut out most sugar in my diet, especially sugar in the AM. I also take tumeric / black pepper as an anti-oxidant. Reflecting back, it was likely the imaging I obtained in 2014 that made the difference. My RO was able to deliver large amount of energy to a small spot, and only to that spot. The ED is likely residual effect from Lupron.

Kevin's e-mail address is: klouche AT hotmail.com (replace "AT" with "@")

NOTE: Kevin has not updated his story for more than 15 months, so you may not receive any response from him.


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