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Prognosis for Stage 4 Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 17 10:20am | Replies (95)
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I'm afraid to ask my dr. for "how long". Actually I don't ask too many questions. I leave that up to my copilot. I don't handle this too well. I need to have my routines and if something messes that up I'm in trouble. I'm 69 and still working. I often wonder what will happen when I stop working. For now that keeps me moving giving me purpose, on the weekend I "rest". I'm only one year into this journey, seeing posts of people being 5, 10 years into the journey gives me great hope. Sometimes I ask myself what age do I want to live to, not sure of the answer but not ready to give in yet. This is not how any of us planned to live out our golden years but here we are. I want to thank everyone on here for helping me to keep positive. Best to all.

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northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Apr 13 7:08am

I did ask "how long" when I found out about my oligometastatic prostate cancer. The initial answer was that it's typically around 4–5 years, but because I was young (56 at the time) and relatively healthy otherwise, possibly 6–7 years.

Now, 2½ years later, they're not setting an upper limit any more, and saying it might be 10+ years before I need any additional treatment (like chemo), although I know there are no guarantees, and I'm always just one blood test away from bad news.

They're still collecting long-term data on newer treatments and approaches not, so the real answer is that they just don't know yet.

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