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Prognosis for Stage 4 Metastatic Prostate Cancer
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My path was very similar to your father's - went from very healthy to (within a couple of months) stage IV prostate cancer, similar Gleason and off the chart PSA. It has since metastazide throughout my bones. I light up like a Christmas tree.
I am now eighty years old and four years into this journey. My treatments of Elegard, Keytruda, etc. have basically all run their course and are no longer effective. I opted to not have chemotherapy because it made no sense to me to kill off the good with the bad and hope that the good comes back faster than the bad.
I have just had my first treatment of Pluvecto, the latest version of radiation treatment, which does NOT work like chemotherapy but instead is targeted to the cancer cells. This treatment is a painless IV but it makes you radioactive for a while and you need to pretty much isolate and quarantine yourself for a week or so . Treatments are once every six weeks for a total of six times. I got through the isolation period ok with the biggest problem being boredom and constipation. My pain level has gone from a constant four to just mildly annoying and negligible, so I have to say that for me this treatment is working well.
Mental attitude, diet and continued exercise all play a major role in your well being. I also do non FDA approved energy healing with the spooky2 rife technology. I value quality of life over quantity of life.
The cancer has taken my strength and stamina levels down to maybe 20% of what they used to be, but other than that I feel relatively ok. Just can't do a whole lot and need to be very conscious of pacing myself in any physical activities.
Hope my experiences are helpful to you.
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About to start Radium 223 or Ogofigo Do you know how it compares to Lu 177 or Pluvecto other than fist is ever 4 weeks instead of ever 6 weeks
Also Spooky Rifle system looks like a scam when I search it
Wonderfully mindful Post Redroadtraveler. My take is the non FDA approved energy healing spooky2 provides us hope. We are both 4 year stage 4 quality of life over quantity of life guys. Which indicates to me we've learned how to listen to our bodies.
For me “It is not the length of life, but the depth” its Emerson quotes.
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Your story sounds just like mine I’ I had zovigo last winter,i get my 2 nd pluvicto on the 31 st so far so good zovigo was easy to take also I also lost my stanama I get tired easy I have to watch I don’t do anything physical because my bones can break easily I use to exercise 3 days a week now I’m afraid to because I might break something I have fractured vertebrae in my back and ribs it is a mess my spine dr said they will heal I can feel they r just don’t know how good,the spine dr said she had been doing this for 21 years and has never seen anyone as bad as me I was 6/1 now I’m 5/9 my disc and vertebrates have caused it,I’m lucky to be able to walk,I’m not complaining I know I’m never going to be any better than I am now I can accept that I’m still enjoying what life I have ,after pluvicto I don’t know how much longer I will be here they said I probably will not go back on chemo I had some breathing problems will on it ,I keep hoping for another drug when I’m done with this one,I hope I can work out again even if it’s a little I’m from Ohio in Florida for winter it might be my last one,I enjoy every day good luck keep fighting god bless Dave I’m going to be 70 in march