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New PET scan results confused and a little scared

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 10, 2025 | Replies (19)
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What's in the scan could be "nothing", but there might also be "something" that's too small for the scan to detect yet.

After a cancer diagnosis, we lose that (false?) sense of security we felt before. Far more than the side-effects of ADT and ARSI for 4 years and two rounds of radiation therapy, I've found the big challenge with a stage-4 cancer diagnosis has been adjusting to a life where I have to admit to myself that the future is uncertain. To an extent, that's true for everyone, but I can't fool myself any more. For example, my PSA is undetectable (< 0.01), my CT contrast and bone scans came up clear, and all my blood work is good and healthy, but that doesn't mean my "routine" MRI on Tuesday won't find something all the other tests missed, and then suddenly my life will lurch sideways again.

We just have to accept that this is our new normal and get on with it. :-/

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albcan | @albcan | Sep 4, 2025

Thanks north of the border,

I really appreciate all the responses and perspectives.

Must be the Canadian in you 😁

Anyways met with the dr and we are moving forward with radiation my first time as well as hormones, both were expected as soon as the PSA rose which it did and then look at the liver once we’re done with all of that.

I’m looking forward to or hoping that there will be a nice long gap after this before we need treatments again but it’ll be what it’ll be :).

Thanks Again for all the encouragement!

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