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What to do? Post RP, Gleason 9, Prostate ductal adenocarcinoma
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@jeffmarc I am probably getting to tied up in what stage my partner has, etc., metastasized versus contained, etc. but once your prostate cancer left your prostate area was yours then considered metastasized?
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Yes, my cancer moved to my bones, my L4 in the spine. That makes me stage four metastatic. Mine spread to the spine, even though it was isolated to the prostate when it was removed. It then came back 3 1/2 years later when I had salvage radiation. This is because BRCA2 prevents DNA from correcting error errors so cancer can spread because of that.
Your husband had two lymph nodes that were metastatic therefore he is stage four. They did remove them during the surgery so they are no longer a threat, But like mine finally came back and spread my spine his could come back and spread anywhere since it has already gotten out of the prostate.
It gets in the bloodstream once it’s out of the prostate. It frequently goes dormant for a while when that happens.
You did get that PSA test awfully early, normally they wait around 6 to 8 weeks and at that point the PSA is undetectable. We’re really hoping for you guys to have had a successful surgery and a progression free survival for a long while.
The treatments they have today keep people alive for decades. You’ve had a great start and now you’re very well informed.