Thanks! My husband has only done the monthly Firmagon shots because he was afraid of the Lupron side effects after the first shot of Firmagon he didn't want to switch (the doctor chose Firmagon FIRST because Lupron raises PSA/ testosterone for a while before it goes down so this way the Firmagon only lowers it) at the 2nd appointment my husband still chose to do another Firmagon shot, he was supposed to do Zytiga too but because he took a bunch of supplements, his liver ALT and AST shot up and he had to go thru a lot to test it wasn't the cancer but all those supplements are gone and the Liver is almost back to normal, so last week he started Zytiga, he was supposed to take 1000mg on an empty stomach but he found several research studies that were made during covid when there was a shortage on supplies, that 250mg WITH food is JUST as effective, so he's doing that... We're going back to the oncologist Thursday, and then we'll start talking about Chemo as well, up until a few weeks ago my husband refused Chemo, but several friends who are medical people urged him to do it. Radiation is way down the road, they are not talking about it now, though we met the radiologist at the first appointment. But the metastasis is all over his body, lungs, bones, spine, hip, lymph nodes etc..... I think as long as my husband is doing the chemo, it's a step in the right direction, but he's already mentally prepared to stop after 4 doses (Dr. Google said something about dose 5 and 6 are not really that effective) but our oncology nurse friend says it's like stopping antibiotics early before you're supposed to, of course if the doctor says something else and if it's worse than death, then stop.... But gosh, such a stubborn patient!
I am losing my mind, my inlaws passed away in the fall (hubby and a nurse took care of them full time at the end, otherwise I was their driver for years) then my mom overseas passed away 2 weeks after my husband's diagnosis! (from grief!- though she had a lot of things wrong already) we buried their ashes under 3 trees a week ago, it made me sad of thinking of all 3 of them so sickly and dying, that there will be a point when my husband will get to that! Right now he doesn't look sick at all and has minor side effects, Chemo will make him lose his hair and probably look more sick!? It just really sucks.