I was very humbled to win a Bold for Blue award for my PCa awareness activity. I also met the spouses of men taken by d*mn PCa. We chatted and hugged
A lovely time in DC
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And I was tagged in this by Carolyn whose hubby is on my back bib
And there are HU members on there alsoπ
Back bib honoring men lost to PCa
PSA still climbing, CT setup sim nextFriday, prep for 28 IMRT sessions
PSA climbing
My office manager who ran the 5k is in the pic with me
Bold for Blue Award
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Good for you Doc, you are so cool!!!
Congrats on the award, well deserved.
Re: PSA rise, you are in the best mental and physical condition and those numbers should fall. We look forward to getting that good news. Best wishes.
Mahalo nui loa, Yes, I'm all in for these 28 IMRT sessions and I know that the #s will drop and I'll be given more time
Sending you all the goodness and positive vibes that these sessions kick that can WAY down the curb before you have kick it again with something else. Keep doing what you do doc!
I bet the radiation knocks it back down. You da man DoctR!
Randi -
Looks like you are with Kaiser. Did they offer you CBCT with fiducials for daily corrective imaging, CBCT alone, or something else? Any mention of SBRT as an option? THANKS!
also, SPACEOAR???
Any mention of VMAT-RT. it is milder than SBRT but stronger than IMRT.
Not sure about that. From what I understand???, IMRT and VMAT are close to the same.....in fact, VMAT justa certain type of IMRT ....the shortest beam on type per my understanding.....Gooogle would clarify. SBRT can be done using VMAT I believe
Also, kudos for all you bring to this forum ! Looking at your struggles, and your bio, did you have scans after your high risk high High PSA was found? I understand why it would be reasonable to conclude that you were already metastatic, but if you did have standard bone and CT scans done then , they did offer you surgery or ADT + RT, correct? Were your providers 50-50 on starting with chemo rather that ADT + RT.....I guess now it would be a triple combo option?
Fantastic pic...movie star????
Mahalo nui loa. Scan showed Mets to L ureter lymph nodes, compressing the ureter with resultant L renal atrophy, but GFR and Creatinine levels are great. In 2015 MO said Dx was at perfect times as the CHAARTED trial data was dropping and showed 17 months longer OS with ADT and Chemo. I got that and more coming uop on 9 yrs in October π
so, this will be the 1st time to bombard the LNs with whole pelvic RT? Lots on your plate I know!!! If you happen to remeber, please let me/us know what you are offered re RT, and their logic for what is and isn't offered ? I'm not the only other Kaiser patient here now, or in the future....something like 10,000,000 members nationwide.
Aloha from beautiful downtown Lihue! Aloha Ka Ko! Congratulations!
Now, go kick that darn PSA back down with your pending RT. Sending you the best wishes!
Congrats. Well deserved. Keep fighting and god bless
Mahal nui loa and youtu.be/ZEWkZb11pss
no more deserving guy β¦ and still in there trina help.
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Awww, Mahalo nui loa Bruddah Kal. Just Spreadin' Aloha π Love ya man
love ya too buddy , you da best
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Bruddah Kal No ka Oi - you da best and I'm not going thru anything like you are, so mad props to you for your Verve/determination, lesser men woulda tapped out
what you and I are going thru is a bit different but IMHO each just as messy in its own way. Both of us are careening down the same rough rocky road.
Like one brother kindly pointed out, these QOL posts are supposed to be positive and uplifting. β¦. Ima tryna to keep it that way, I havenβt tapped out β¦. but β¦I might suddenly be drumming my fingers right now, since yesterday evening yayahahahaya yayahahahaya. ππππ
I hear you Bruddah Kal, we're riding bumpy roadsLife is a highwayππ
Just rolled in from Hollywood. Was at the Golden State Film Festival, the lady formerly of ZERO cancer hubby had a film being shown
Golden State Film Festival
As one of the mostly silent majorities here, I just wanted to add my accolades for all that you contribute to this reluctant band of brothers. You are an inspiration to us all.
Awww, Mahalo for responding and coming out of the Darkπ
Is this the first IMRT you have had?
Yes, MO had me cons with an RO in 2016 and I declined thinking that IMRT was still a local therapy and wanted to have a whole body treatment with chemo/ADT.
LoL 39 sessions didn't kill off the PCa tho. PSMA showed an SUV Max of 87. 5 in L of prostate π
Congrats Doc! Well deserved!! I believe the RA will get your no.'s back in line. My bet is on
" this scrawny *ss dog! π"
Fight On!
Andy
Mahalo Bruddah, I'm sure that the IMRT will at the very least buy me time π
Fight on. QoL on
Randy
You deserve this and more for running for pc and advocating for us all by doing so . QOL post rock too! Mahalo! π€π½
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Mahalo Bruddah, just tryna do what I can to spare other men what we are going thru and the QoL is too distract us from the drudgery
Had this license frame done in maybe 2016. Very easy PCa advocacy π
Congratulations on well deserved recognition, and best of luck with your treatments.
Mahalo nui loa, ex wife told me that I was flying under the radar for whole life, and why put myself out there now. This was when the Orange County Register was doing a story about my doing the OC Marathon 3 days post chemo in 2015. I replied "I think that I could help"
ocregister.com/2015/04/30/c...
Your Dad is smiling froM above π
Awww, Mahalo nui loaπ Wanna have him see how his Middle son of 3 boyz has adapted a Chardi Kala (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charh... attitude of eternal resilience and optimism.
My Dad was pretty chill and soft spoken, maybe I got his chill genes.
Me ke Aloha Pumehana - with Warm Love
Randy
I love all your posts and look forward to them every day. Proud to know you sir.
Awww, Mahalo nui loa for thatπ. Just lil old me tryna make Ripples and Spread Aloha
blog.athlinks.com/2017/05/1...
Wow Randy! What a great article! Your "ripples" have a profound impact on many.
Awww, Mahalo that pic was taken in 2015 amidst chemos by an Orange County photographer, three days before the OC marathon. And the Blog was posted in 2017, now coming up on 6 years later, I'm still in the game :-)π
FYI, in case I hadn't shared this one with you: tehachapinews.com/lifestyle...
My Best to you both on your PCa journey
Big Hug
Randy
π peace brother, I enjoy your posts!
Congrats!
Congratulations. Great to have people like yourself on this forum. Thank you.
Awesome honor Randy, and well deserved. We're all pulling for you.
Muchas Gracias Senor and I know there's a ton of Positive Vibes/prayers coming outta this group. Love ya all and y'all can watch over me
Congrats on the award and well-done bringing PCa awareness!
Mahalo nui Loa, we can all do a lil something to spread PCa awareness. Not many know that Sept is PCa Awareness month,
Everyone knows about Susan G Komen and Breast ca advocacy
In 2019 I place Blue ribbons on signs on the Camino Frances in Northern Spain, I wanna get back and do the entire Camino - 480 miles
spanishforcamino.com/2019/0...
Save the Males 
Amazing and so deserved. Many congratulations!
Mahalo nui loa, Spreading Aloha, making Ripples
Me ke Aloha Pumehana with Warm Love youtu.be/SXJmEA0LEoE
Randy
Married under the banyan in Lahaina in 1993. That hibiscus takes me back. πΊ Thank you!
Uh oh, you triggered a song Sista π"Take me back to da kine" youtu.be/qL58smK3FWE
L'dat!
Congratulations on that wonderful award! The brothers (and their loved ones) all thank you.
So, I should say "mahalo nui loa" from all of us!
You rock, doc.................
Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.
j-o-h-n Sunday 02/26/2023 11:27 PM EST
Mahalo Bruddah j-o-h-n youtu.be/XOpj3V18Ecg
Greek/Hawaiian Megalo/Mahalo....
Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.
j-o-h-n Monday 02/27/2023 12:42 PM EST
Greek/Hawaiian like a Spam Spanakopita
Opa/Auwe wehewehe.org/gsdl2.85/cgi-b...
And souvlaki ala Paina ΞΟΟάβο
Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.
j-o-h-n Monday 02/27/2023 6:43 PM EST
You're a celebrity in my book. I appreciate what you do.
By the same token I hope Tall Allen gets the recognition he greatly deserves.
Awww, Mahalo my Brother, just tryna be kind and help others here, or via Facebook.
During my marathoning days, I'd look around at the other runners to see if anyone was struggling at the later miles. Lindsay was one of themπ
Helped Lindsay finish NYC marathon
That's something else.
I found our race pic, so I went to the NYC race results page for 2019 and got her name, yea I stalked her π. She used to be a FB friend
Lindsay and I about to finish NYC
Wow, Lindsay just accepted my Friend request and she's a Grief Counselor and has a website lifeafterloss.co/?fbclid=Iw...
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