Hi. Thanks for your post. My husband was diagnosed at 52 with stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer after he had his prostate removed.

Does your husband have prostate cancer history in his family?

My husband’s family has a profound occurrence: one brother diagnosed with PC at 40, had his prostate removed. My husband’s father was diagnosed at 62 and had his prostate removed and is now 86. Another brother was diagnosed three months after my husband at 54 and had his prostate removed.

Of all the men in my husband’s family, my husband is the only person who has had the cancer spread to his lymph nodes. He discovered this when his prostate was removed and the surgeon took out approximately 30 lymph nodes. The cancer was found in one lymph node.

My husband is now 56 years old. He went through 33 days of radiation and then two years of a daily steroid, Aberaterone, and Lupron. Those two years of treatment were extremely difficult for him. It was the hardest time our family has ever experienced. Now he is one year and four months off of treatment and he is doing amazing. He exercises every day, lifts weights three times a week, runs and hikes on the other days. He feels hopeful but we know that once cancer spreads, it can be difficult to keep dormant.

I am encouraging you and your husband to get an aggressive monitoring plan. If he has PC cancer in his family, I would encourage you to see if he can get an MRI. If PC is diagnosed early, it is helpful and can be lifesaving.

Hugs to you from a wife to a wife.