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My husband has stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer

Posted by lynnie4ever @lynnie4ever, Apr 16 10:35pm

My husband was diagnosed 2wks ago with prostate cancer following a biopsy.
He has gone through a petscan and an MRI. Today we met with a radiation oncologist and he according to the results of the scans has metastasized cancer that has gone into lymph nodes on both sides of his pelvis and into his lower abdomen. The radiation oncologist stated that now prostate surgery is off the table and recommend s he go into aggressive radiation and oral medication? Am wondering if surgery first would be the way to go then follow with radiation? Any imput would be greatly appreciated!

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garydirckx | @garydirckc | Nov 12 6:41am
In reply to @northoftheborder "Yes, same here. Once the cancer has escaped the prostate, it's too late to close the..." + (show)
@northoftheborder

Yes, same here. Once the cancer has escaped the prostate, it's too late to close the barn door (so to speak) with a radical prostatectomy.

In any case, even with non-metastatic PC, radiating the prostate has the same overall survival as temoving it (though I would still have gone with removal if we'd caught it earlier).

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Why would you choose surgery now?

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northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Nov 12 9:06am
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@garydirckc

Why would you choose surgery now?

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Sorry for any ambiguity. I wouldn't choose surgery in my situation. I *might* have considered it if we'd detected my cancer before it metastasised.

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melcanada | @melcanada | Nov 13 4:28am

Go 40 sets of rapid arch radiation with last 10 rapid arch to do margins Its easy other than filling bladder
DO IT ASAP
They attempted robotic surgery on me in 2016 but stopped mid way as C was to close to Apex bladder and would have made me incontinent So moved to 40 radiations at CVH in Mississauga in Mar 2017 Was clear til 2020 Then had 1 inch radiated out of L2 It now only in my bone T 5 L2 L6

Did Xtandi, Radium 223 2 sets of chemo which gave me fluid on lung

Now next may be Zytiga and Elegard

Pry Precious blood of JESUS heal me

80 feel great

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agustinferrari | @agustinferrari | Nov 13 5:50am

Ask about the triple therapy Lupron+darulatamide+docetaxel and maybe radiation! That is the best today and it’s proven to significantly improve outcomes

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