PROSTATE HEALTH/CANCER JOURNEY
My first Prostate Specific Antigen(PSA)/DRE screening was in 1995.
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I consistently continued being screened annually until 2015 when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer after seeking a solution to my urinary problem.
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Once being diagnosed the doctor indicated it was a low grade cancer and one of the treatment options he gave me was watchful waiting/active surveillance by monitoring my PSA/DRE levels every 3 to 6 months.
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In March 2021 I discovered a non-invasive treatment option that I was not familiar with called Proton Therapy.
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By June 2021 my PSA levels started to go up. My doctors wanted to keep tabs and a follow up in November 2021 my PSA levels crossed a threshold where my doctors recommended me to decide between continuing watchful waiting or have some type of surgery.
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My doctor said 75% of men decide to have some type of surgery while 25% decide to continue with watchful waiting. My doctors indicated the numbers were still low but they urged me to make the decision on how I wanted to proceed.
At this point I had been investigating the use of a non-invasive treatment that I learned back on March 2021 called Proton Therapy. It was at this moment when I decided to pursue the path of non-invasive treatment vs surgery. I was blessed with finding the University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute that offered treatment for prostate cancer and (treatment for other cancers) that impact men, women and children.
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From my Medical Records 8 Weeks Treatment (12/21/21---> 02/18/22):
​Before Treatment (10/26/2021) PSA = 5
3 Months after treatment (05/05/2022) PSA = 2.3
9 Months after treatment (11/04/2022) PSA = 0.9
Should you or anyone else have any additional questions or concerns; please do not hesitate to reach out to me here or to my email.