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PSA is .4 ng/ mL 3 years after prostectomy
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 30, 2024 | Replies (29)Comment receiving replies
Hi James,
I had another PSA on Dec 20 that came back at .54. My Urologist then ordered a PSMA PET Scan. It uncovered a lesion 8mm X 11mm on my sternum. Just had appointment with my Radiation Oncologist today. Maybe I had my head in the sand, but it really threw me when he told me that the is Stage 4 bone cancer. This is not curable, but treatable. He tells me that the goal is to not die from bone cancer, but with it. I want not expecting that. Big kick in the gut. I'm coming to terms with it. He tells me that this could go on not 20 years, but likely 15. (I'm 67). He is sending me to a medical oncologist for ADT to get goin on that and will do radiation 60 days after starting on ADT. I'm working hard to come to terms with my own mortality. I'm worried about managing the side effects of ADT. Are people living well on ADT? Feel like I am rambling. I would welcome any suggestions on resources to cope. Thanks
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Jerdeb - Gezzz thats a kick in the pants . Sorry to hear of this ...BUT ... on the bright side I think you caught this lesion early. I forget if you have had Radiation before ? You had a prostatectomy when ? Everything been OK since then ? 0.54 is low for a session but it does happen. I think you got it early . Any other features in the PSMA Pet scan ? It is fairly large on the sternum, however it doesn't seem to be putting out a lot of PSA at this point . With regard to the PSMAPET scan was there any other lesions detectable? You have to remember that for every five years it goes by it's a new landscape with respect to prostate cancer research and therapy maybe every three years. Things are moving very quickly. The RO will help you through this. As a parallel therapy, ask your doctor about taking.FenBen 222mg three times a week. Like Mon, Wed, Fri . Continue taking that indefinitely. Yes it is a derivative and similar to ivermectin. Read a lot of repurpose drug use for FenBen . I am not a doctor, but it's very well. Tolerated with most people, with very few side effects. Take it with food at your dinner time, but get your doctors permission before hand. Read up on it about its ability to stop cells from dividing that are cancerous. It's been around for three decades at least, and you can buy it for a very, very cheap. Hence there will be never any in-depth repurposed drug analysis on this as there is no money in it for pharmaceuticals. Let me know what your doctor says. He will probably say something like "...I don't think it will help but go ahead, haven't heard much about FenBen. That's good enough to start it 🙂 . Amazon sells a few brands . take WITH food though , as without food, the absorption is very low. If you took it every day at about four times a dose, it can be hard on the liver, certainly not the doses that I suggested, and the regime. Anyway, let me know what your doctor says. So, cancer therapies are changing so quickly that within 3 to 6 years, there will be another therapy for you to hop onto. I have never been on ADT but I've had the radiation therapy. How many sessions are you going to be getting? 33 to 38 is usually standard. I had 22 without ADT. It certainly works. Are they going to radiate the sternum and the pelvic region? Or just the sternum? I am sure you will live long past the 20 years given the development of cancer medical care. Like with me and you, something else will get us. In the meantime it won't be this darn cancer thing. Keep the faith and keep in touch with me. I am here for you. God bless and don't worry too much( I know easy to say ! ) . It's unproductive, in the end . I will pray for you too ! James on Vancouver Island .