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Do Pluvicto patients live like those in the TV ad

Posted by soflada @soflada, 6 days ago

I'm a current Pluvicto patient who has been through Taxotere, 2 radiation sessions under a Varian Trubeam and have now had 2 of the 6 dose injections of Pluvicto. I see all the Pluvicto ads on golf and football broadcasts with all the "patients" looking and acting like they are top of the world. Yes, I know there is a proviso in the first few seconds of the ad that the people in the ad are actors. Still I would like to hope that there really is a world where patients who've been through all like me can truly be "normal." Ain't no way I'm even close to being that active. Can others hop in to let me know it is achievable?

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dedehans | @dedehans | 4 days ago
In reply to @jeffmarc "I have not had Pluvicto But I attend seven advanced prostate cancer online meetings every month...." + (show)
@jeffmarc

I have not had Pluvicto But I attend seven advanced prostate cancer online meetings every month. I am regularly hearing about people‘s reactions to Pluvicto.

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This is what I want to hear about.

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kithen | @kithen | 4 days ago

My husband has just completed dose 2 of 6 of Pluvicto and no, he is not like the actors in the ads. From the first treatment, he suffered from extreme fatigue for up to a week post treatment, then a lack of appetite for the next week or two. Severe dry mouth is a constant. We have started the cycle over with treatment 2.

His PSA was over 200 at first treatment and rose to 360 the month following. We’ve been told to expect a rise for at least the first 2 treatments, but I fear we waited too long to begin them.

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proftom2 | @proftom2 | 4 days ago

Maybe. I just completed Pluvicto dose 4 and maybe headed to does 5 and 6. So, if you too a picture of me for an online/on-ground publication and doctored it up a bit you'd see a slightly better than average 71 year old grandfather. That might help sell a few more Pluvicto shot. However it absolutely would work for video production. I walk to slow, fatigued most of the time, and look/feel sick a lot of the times. If it was a live interview? That wouldn't happen, I hate the side effects, complain about them most of the time, and can't wait to get off the stuff. My PSA is still rising and my oncologist is taking it one shot at a time after imaging to see if it's worth continuing. Be careful, be hopeful, and look for happiness everywhere. Hope that helps.

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scalecraft | @scalecraft | 4 days ago

Yeah. The closer I get to my first infusion on 24JUN, the more I find out. Might not be the "wonder drug" my onc proclaimed it to be.
TOC

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melcanada | @melcanada | 3 days ago
In reply to @kithen "My husband has just completed dose 2 of 6 of Pluvicto and no, he is not..." + (show)
@kithen

My husband has just completed dose 2 of 6 of Pluvicto and no, he is not like the actors in the ads. From the first treatment, he suffered from extreme fatigue for up to a week post treatment, then a lack of appetite for the next week or two. Severe dry mouth is a constant. We have started the cycle over with treatment 2.

His PSA was over 200 at first treatment and rose to 360 the month following. We’ve been told to expect a rise for at least the first 2 treatments, but I fear we waited too long to begin them.

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Google PSA flair up Look into Xylimelts for dry mouth at CVS or Walmart

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