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[Davepet]

I agree that it is most likely genetics, but getting testosterone checked is a good idea.Most guy do fine with one (I did for 35years) but sometime a single guy can't keep up. It's best to know what you are dealing with.

[Davepet]

Thanks for following up. Maybe try a different brand of chocolate?

[Davepet]

Welcome to the forum, Daniel. Sorry you need to be here. I can't help but wonder at a one month delay in getting the path report seems like it was only a week or so for me. In any event plese keep us posted when you learn more.

Dave

[Davepet]

I had my last bleo on 4/6/10. 1st PET scan on 4/20/10 and it also showed a slightly enlarged node. My scan on 7/6/10 didn't show

anything at all & it stayed that way until my last scan.

[Davepet]

I almost never get notifications any more, just an odd ne every once in a while.

[Davepet]

Could be an insurance thing. Markers are not really a primary diagnostic tool, more of a confirmation of other clinical evidence, which seems to not be present here. TC is almost always painless, are there any lumps felt? Exactly what is meant by "ambiguous U/S"? Was something unusual found...

[Davepet]

ERDR, Please upate us when the new scan results are in. This is a real head scratcher.

[Davepet]

Without a blood test showing low testosterone, I would not advise that....

[Davepet]

This is a tough call. The uros are surgeons, so they are naturally more likely to recommend surgery ( we all tend to want to use the tools we are most familiar with, after all). The decline in markers at this point, even though a bit slow, would make me want to wait a bit longer before getting surgery....

[Davepet]

Have they re-scanned your remaining guy?

[Davepet]

ERDR, my Spanish only allows me to understand some of your responses. It will help us to help you if you provide a translation. That said, have they re-scanned his brain yet since treatment?

[Davepet]

How may doctors did he see? How many said surgery & how many said surveillance?

[Davepet]

well, you AFP is higher than normal, but under the 25 that is considered the point where they assume TC is back. It's probably safe to assume you are one of those who run high naturally, but be sure they keep monitoring regularly going forward. A steady rise is what will signal problems, your up &...

[Davepet]

Sounds like a reasonable plan to me. Keep us posted as you find out more.

[Davepet]

Not sure what your deductible is, but likely a few grand for treatments, just guessing. Waiting a week at this point probably won't affect the outcome of tretment and some insureance companies will waive the deductible to finish treatment already in progress, so look into that as well.

[Davepet]

Everybody get the odd ache or pain, it's just that as a TC survivor, you can't help but try to connect the pains to your TC. This is almost never the case. TC is only painful when *extremely* advanced, so unless your most recent CT scan showed a very enlarged node, the odds are good that whatever pain...

[Davepet]

With the imaging just 2 weeks post chemo, they may just wait a bit more & re-scan. My doc did & it is now undetectable.

[Davepet]

1- Test results all indicate good things.
2- Pathology reports vary, but yours seem to indicate 100%EC.
3-EC tends to be more aggressive, but with no indication of spread, your odds of being cured are pretty good.
4&5- Odd pains are pretty normal & so is the tendency to link...

[Davepet]

So you have two bleo only treatments left? I have no idea what that would cos out of pocket but probably pretty pricy, maybe contact the new insurance directly & see if they can speed things up?

[Davepet]

With a clear CT surveillance should still be an option. It is a personal decision if you are comfortable with that. Personally, I would avoid any treatment that wasn't clearly needed for survival, but some folks have a hard time with dealing with the odds....