BIRM update

It's only been two weeks since I started BIRM, but I have a PSA done every four weeks when I get my Xgeva shot, so from here it will be monthly.

First, the PSA. On 4/13 it was 1.9, on 5/12 it was 2.3. This is after I had a .2 increase every 4 week period since it was about 1. So, the .4 increase in the last month wasn't what I had hoped for. On the other hand, there is a definite increase in my cognitive skills, (no brain fog), and my energy. Now, I'm doing things I haven't done in a while, and I pay the price with aches and pains from it. But, still no met pain, which is a positive in the realm of things.

Joe

[Dan59]

Good news on the cognitive Joe! I don't put much into a .4 change, as in my mind that can my just the noise in the test. I do not suspect you will feel any met pain with such a low psa,Mine is 88 and I feel no pain that I think is from mets.

Dan

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So, you say that met pain and PSA are relative? I'm asking seriously, if so , I had no idea.

Joe

[Dan59 in reply to Hidden]

I am assuming that psa is relative to amount of Cancer in the body. From my experience following these list it seems like met pain is associated with a higher psa. Other blood markers to follow for how mets are growing in bones is alk phos, Alk phos is usually out of range when cancer is growing in the bones. Also as Yost said the scans are important.

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Thanks for the reply. NC and FL explain the fishing fetish, but poor Sisira thought you were actually eating raw gator blood, not that there's anything wrong with that. Have you tried going after any pythons down there? I'd like to tag along on a trip like that.

Joe