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RE: Follow-up Imaging post treatments; HD-Brachytherapy, HD-EBRT
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 8 6:03am | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
@jeffmarc
YES; started off on Zytiga but stopped due to elevated liver enzymes, switched over to Nubeqa.
AS for CT Scan w/Contrast of the pelvic region, based on current situation ... I am at a loss trying to figure out justification for receiving more radiation.
I am currently at low ALC and concerned about unwarranted and/or inferior imaging.
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@rdmiller
I understand your concern about getting the CT scan too soon. There was a lot of press about CT scans producing radiation and it could Have negative effects.
The thing is, studies have shown that even though your PSA is undetectable (< .1) It is possible for metastasis to still grow. They do these CT scans, maybe every six months to a year, to make sure that nothing is growing. They can’t see everything but they can detect changes when they have previous CT’s to compare it against.
He said low ALC do you mean low A1C? The CT scans won’t affect your A1C, but over time excessive radiation can cause issues.
I have the same sort of issues, They want to do CT scans every six months because of something besides prostate cancer, I have to make sure they do it for a prostate cancer At the same time..