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Prostate metastasis to bones and liver: Doctor suggesting Keytruda
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 17 7:40am | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
Waiting to locate where my newest PSA readings are coming from. Had radical prostatectomy PSA returned immediately- had salvage radiation in the pelvic region with Lupron within three months, my PSA is back. it’s more than tripled in the last month- going in for the PSMA pet scan this month to see where it’s coming from. I need to learn more about these exotic drugs even while hoping I won’t have to take them…PSA is still under 1.
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In the same boat with same medical treatment: prostate removal, immediate PSA return. PSMA negative: salvage radiation with six months of Lupron, PSA undetectable until Lupron stopped; rapid PSA to now 1.7, PSMA scan again negative. My two treating doctors are in disagreement: one of my doctors, and oncologist says I should go ahead with an Aximun scan because my cancer will continue not to show up under PSMA. My other doctor, a radiation oncologist disagrees and wants me to wait to have yet another PSMA Pet. Blue Shield refuses coverage for Aximun until my PSA reaches 2.2. Crazy to deal with this mentally…