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My best number comes Monday. I'll turn 71. 3.8 Yeas ago after my stage 4 diagnosis I never thought I'd make it to age 70. Now I am looking at 71. My PSA is rising, but I've been at this long enough to know that PSA numbers go up and go down. The most important number to me is Quality of Life and its at best version level. Gift, every day is a gift.
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That's a wonderful post! When I was first diagnosed with stage 4 in 2021 at age 56, they told me I had a *very* long shot at maybe living to 65 since I was young and there was just one (big) metastasis, but virtually no chance for 70, and also that I'd likely see progression in the next couple of years when my cancer became castrate-resistant.
Fast forward to 2024. I turn 60 this fall and have had zero progression so far (thanks, Apalutamide!). They're no longer giving me an arbitrary time limit. I know 70 might still be a stretch goal with current biotech, but I no longer feel like it's an impossible dream with so many new treatments in the pipeline. Heck, I haven't ruled out 90 yet.