January 25, 2025 update
Well, for one, it’s my twin daughters birthday. They helped me get this site going and encouraged me along the way.
My second biopsy is February 7. It’s not necessary like the first one since my tumor is low suspect for PC, but since I am already on AS, I will take another look. And we all get some more tissue science with which to evaluate the performance of my activities.
Third, I took a lot of this good stuff, and put it in the form of a kindle book.
There is nothing in the book you cannot find here, it’s just rearranged in kindle form and now you will can have those benefits, if you wish. It also serves as a backup of the data from is website. My webmaster (my daughter) tells me the hosting service regularly backs up the site, but to restore it to another site to test it would be a royal pain. So having this in book form preserves a large part of the information.
January 18, 2025 update
My Urologist Interprets latest MRI
Well, I met with my urologist about my latest MRI. His said my overall condition is improving, which is surprising to him, and in approximately the 1,000 patients he has treated over the last 7 years, I am the only one who has experienced reduced PC tumor volume without any treatment proscribed for them.
I told him about my ursolic acid strategy and my pomegranate seed oil strategy, and this time my urologist listened more closely to what I had to say. In previous meetings, when I described the details of what I am taking, he never commented on that directly other than “Keep doing what you are doing.” But now with MRI evidence of PC tumor volume reduction as well as the 13 months of steadily dropping PSA, he took it a step further and said, “Whatever you are doing, it is responsible for your PSA dropping as well as the reduction in PC tumor volume.” As I discussed it further, he conjectured that whatever I am doing, it appears to result in something similar to taking Finasteride: the reduction in PSA, the reduction in tumor volume, the reduction in prostate volume. These, he said, were consistent with taking Finasteride, but since he had not proscribed Finasteride for me, and “these results just do not happen by themselves, untreated”. So then my urologist said, “What you are doing must be the reason for your favorable results.”
He continued by stating that what was puzzling to him was how it appears that “Whatever I am doing” has eradicated some Grade 4 PC, something that Finasteride in his experience, never does. I asked him how he came to that conclusion, since my calculation yielded a tumor shrinkage of 92% leaving 8%, and that my tumor was 10% Grade 4, 90% Grade 3. It would seem that perhaps what remained of the tumor was, in fact, now just the Grade 4? Then, he said,“Well that might be so, but your original PI-RADS Category 4 Lesion is no longer identified.” What I asked what “no longer identified” meant, he said, “That tumor is gone.” And he continued, “What you have now is another, much smaller tumor, PI-RADS 3, with only a 20% chance of malignancy, so there is no urgent need to perform a biopsy at this time. The tumor that is gone was PI-RADS 4, more dangerous.”
What? Well that blew my mind. After further discussion, my urologist said that my case was a very curious one indeed. The apparent eradication of Grade 4 PC as seen on my second MRI he found remarkable. “While I am very interested in what the biopsy tissue in the area of the previous tumor would reveal, I cannot recommend a biopsy right now.” “A tissue sample of the area would be significantly more definitive than an MRI scan.”
What was going on? I certainly found the whole bloody 3 months biopsy aftermath more than just unpleasant. And my urologist is not recommending it. I have to say I also am interested in what a second biopsy would reveal, but I don’t want to go through that again.
“What am I now? A giant mouse?”, I ask my urologist jokingly. Take one for the Gipper? (I know it’s “Win one”) I have already characterized myself as an “experiment of one”. So why not?
Anyhow, after further wrangling, a fair amount of angst, and probably the longest doctor visit I can remember, I decided to go ahead with scheduling a second biopsy. Ouchies. In the name of Science. lol.
January 15, 2025 update
Tomorrow is the big day for a discussion with my Urologist about my 2nd MRI and how that compares to my first one. Yes my PSA dropped, and the measured diameter of the primary tumor was less, but what will my urologist say about that and the other details in the MRI reports?
Also, I happened by the kitchen, and this was out there. It looks so nice, so I decided to take a picture of what I take for granted: Eating Fresh Foods.
January 2, 2025 update
Happy New Year Everyone. It’s January 2nd 2025, 5am, and my 2nd MRI report is in. I nervously open the MyChart and begin looking at my results.
Can it really be? A reduction in my tumor from 1.4 cm to 0.6 cm? The restricted diffusion at the apex of my prostate is no longer identified? My prostate is smaller? My PSA density dropped from 0.052 to 0.03?
AM I REALLY DOING IT? With just Diet, Supplements, and some Exercise? Oh happy day!
Both doctor appointments are in the near future, but my interpretation of the results looks strong so far. I looked up the urologist appointment, it’s on Jan 16th. I need to delve into the MRI details some more, and make a list of questions for that appointment, but this I know:
- The MRI was done at the same facility
- The MRI was completed on the same MRI machine.
- The same physician interpreted the results, created the comparison, and issued his impression
Is my PC tumor actually 92% smaller than it was 13 months ago?
Of course I can’t wait to speak to my doctors, but that won’t happen until my appointments. So as a math teacher I compare volumes with diameters of 1.4 cm and 0.6 cm. The radius is cubed in the volume formula, so I will use 0.7 and 0.3 as starting and ending radius. (0.7)3 = 0.343 . (0.3)3 = 0.027. The ratio of 0.027/0.343 = 0.079 or 7.9%. My tumor volume is only 8% of what it was 13 months ago? That means the reduction was 92%. WoW.
Oh, Happy New Year to me. I will report out more complete information when I get it.
Thanks everyone for your advice and support. While I understand PC can be a tricky beast, and it could be too early so say what I am doing is curing me a little at a time, certainly it’s a step in the right direction.
These links 1) tell My Story, 2) describe My Strategies, and 3) list My Supplies.
Summary Review
- My PC tumor appears to be 92% smaller
- PSA reductions for me do seem to indicate reductions in tumor size.
- My Strategies are keeping me on AS, without a second biopsy
- I am safer than ever.
- I just keep following this course of action and I should expect further improvement.
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