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BCR, Eligard, and a long trip... what do you think?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 25 12:39pm | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
Thanks for the info.
It's interesting to me that the salvage radiation is recommended before the BCR (of 0.20) has been "officially" breached. I chose the surgical route since the radiation could be a "backup" position in case of BCR. I think I'm done with my urologist and will lean on radiation oncologist from here on out. Also intending to send my case to Mayo, Anderson, and U of Iowa and see if I can get seen at any of them. Thanks for the info on Casodex, I'll look it up and discuss it with RO. Leaning towards cancelling the NZ trip more because of the treatment info than the side effects. With decipher score, quick doubling rate (rapid rise PSA), post surgery pathology of the prostate, I'm worried I don't have the time to "waste".
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@larrypt3b
I had Surgery in 2010 at 62 and in 2014 had salvage radiation when my PSA hit .2. I had three reoccurrences after that, I have the genetic problem of BRCA2 and that’s why it keeps coming back. I didn’t find out about that until about five years ago.
They did give me ADT two months before my radiation, That can shrink Any tumors in the area and make it More effective to do the radiation. I was a 4+3, however, and you are a 3+4, so you may not need ADT for radiation. The thing is though your PSA started rising pretty quickly after your surgery and you are a pT3b so they may want to do it anyway.
I noticed you don’t mention having genetic testing. You really should talk to the doctor about getting hereditary, genetic testing. If you have cancer in your family prostate cancer, breast, cancer or pancreatic cancer for starters, it can be due to a genetic issue. There are drugs available only for people that have genetic problems. When the drugs I’m on now stop working. I am going to take one of those drugs.