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PSA detectable 18 mos after prostatectomy

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 21 9:42am | Replies (50)

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@heavyphil

So sorry to hear this news and your anxiety is totally understandable - it’s OK to be fearful in light of your numbers.
BUT, so many advances have been made in even just the last few years! You will probably be put on some form of ADT right now to stop the cancer in its tracks and then you can exhale while your team works on the next steps.
As has been posted on other threads, radiation initiated immediately or down the line has the same outcomes so don’t sweat it out waiting for it to begin. You may be on ADT for many months - perhaps even different forms - before your team is ready to do radiation.
So many others on this board have faced similar scary situations and have come out on the other side with fantastic results and a hopeful future. YOU WILL TOO!

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Phil, thanks for you words of encouragement!

Need advice On 2nd Chemo of 6 for bone mets from PC My PSA has shot up to 159.3 from 62.9 in a month from 23 last May 24
Did 6 injection Radium 223 in Jan 24 start and Xtandi a year Jan 23rd Both stopped working
Still on Xgeva and Zolodex
What are my next possibilities. Getting concerned over stopping this and my overall survival

80 and feel great. Had radiation of prostate 7 years ago and clean till 2020 or 4 yrs ago