Stage 4 Prostate after a year has Metasasized to Lymph Node

I thank you so much for this post. Gives me hope and lifts my spirits. I'm one year into this stage 4 metastatic and one lymph node. I try to always keep pushing through the side effects of the meds. One of the meds which I get monthly is switching to quarterly after next weeks shot. I really do believe that one gives me the shortness of breath I've had since the beginning. When reading others stories on here, especially someone "ahead" of me, it picks me up and makes me fight all the more. Thank you so much.

Im similar to you in treatment protocol but on my third year. Don't mean to offend anyone, but on average does any have ANY idea or wild guess how long we have to stand on our own two feet, have some custom suits made and do some Northern European travel and drink a couple of beers with Scandinavian friends. I’ve had my share of hospital stays and treatment that I want a little adventure as I continue my love for sunshine and ocean breeze. Any comments or criticisms welcome fellows.

when I first started looking up for stage 4 the search results certainly didn't look to promising. Then I came to this site and read how many are now at 5, 10 years and more. This gives me great hope that I can carry on. Of course life will never be the same but I get up every morning ready to push ahead. Yes it gets frustrating with our side effects but is still better then the cause of taking the meds. I wish all the best to everyone and thank everyone for encouraging us all.

Also want to add, I was confused when I would read " I'll die with it, not from it" Now it's a fight song for me, All steam ahead!!

Radium 223 or Xofigio seems to be working well on my bone mets

My oncologist told me this morning- pluvicto given IV- is a radioactive isotope that targets/ is attracted to- only the cancer cells due to it nature- someone being very creative- and kills the cancer cells, leaving the good cells alone- FYI

Yes Xofigio targets only C cells destroying them in the bones

No big side effects like loss of hair Tired sometimes and diharia once in awhile

Lu 177 is radium but for entire body also killing C cells Both control, never a total cure
With clinical trials LU 177 may soon become the standard of care versus Chemo which would be much later if needed

@cal77, yes. it's unfair. Cancer is unfair. I hope you've been reading all the helpful posts from they guys.

How are you doing?

Lutetium and radium are not the same. They are different radioactive isotopes. Some patients receive them sequentially.

Did no know Which gives best OS

Survival