Treatment for Prostate Cancer Metastasized to Bones

My urologist put me on eligard and nubeqa. I started seeing an oncologist who added docetaxel which is chemo infusion every 3 was. I have metastatic to clavicle and pelvis.

That's what i take along with nubeqa but only had one infusion so far. Decataxel has rough side affects

What were your side effects categorized as rough.

2-5 bone metastases are referred to as Oligometastatic disease. amenable to spot radiation.

What do you call a single M to the sacrum? That is what I had. Four years ago I had it radiated and was given Lupron and Abiraterone for three years. No signs of cancer since then, but ADT has been quite unpleasant. I am 11 months off and my testosterone has risen to 100, but the side effects are still my daily companion. I hope that my testosterone levels continue to improve to the point that I am free of the lingering side effects. I am not worried about libido, as it has remained strong the whole time and the ADT inspired ED has been permanently fixed with a IPP implant.

Hat 1 inch in L4 radiated in 2020 Cane back in 23 Did Enz 2 chemo Radium 223 and Abiraterone Now qualified for LU 177 Pluvicto start Oct

Only in bones 81 this month 10 yera fight

I take nubeqa eligard and docetaxel which have quite effective

I take Lupron shots every three months, Nubeqa, and I have my sixth and final chemotherapy infusion coming up in a couple weeks. I was told this triple therapy is the “gold standard” for metastatic PC, which had shown up on my hip bone and previously on a lymph node.

I am faced with the need for Chemo. How bad were your side effects? I know chemo is different for different ilness but some can be tough to deal with. Is it worth it knowing the illness is uncurable no matter what I do?

@duberdicus

As you know, every patient is different. But to me, it’s all about kicking the can down the road as long as possible with the triple therapy, low stress, primarily vegan diet with some seafood, and lots of exercise (lots of weights, cardio, yoga, etc.).

I’ve been lucky and avoided a lot of the potential side effects of chemo. The two primary ones I have are losing about 85% of my hair and having fatigue for about a week between cycles. But I’m still able to exercise 45 minutes a day on average, which I think helps. I never had to take the nausea or vomiting prescriptions they gave me or the prescription for mouth sores, never had neuropathy, etc. I also do either a three day water fast or the five day Prolon fasting mimicking diet before, the day of, and the day after each infusion. You can search online and see the different opinions and studies done to date. There’s a bunch more studies ongoing.

So long winded answer – to me, it’s worth doing. I hope this helps and I wish you the very best of luck. Please let me know if I can answer any other questions.