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Rut Roh Rorge - PSA wrong direction
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OK then...SBRT to L5 will be complete today, 24Gys total. Tuesday's session was pretty much uneventful except for crushing fatigue afterwards. Sat down in the chair when I got home at about 4PM and woke up just in time to go to bed.
Had the obligatory consult with the RO (new one, my guy left the practice). Asked her why the IMRT to prostate in October didn't work. She said she's pretty sure it did and it can take up to 9 months for improvement to be seen on scans, and that my PSA rise is likely to be caused by the L5 met. Didn't feel like arguing that there's only one month left in her nine-month prediction. Bless her heart. She said to expect increased back pain for a few days because of the inflammation from radiation, but it should resolve within a week or two and be gone. Certainly looking forward to that.
GUO appointment on June 2nd so we'll see what the boss thinks.
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I am so happy to hear that your treatment is going to be completed today 👍 and that the tiredness was the only SA. As I remember (correct me if I am mixing up something , my brain is scrambled for the past year) you have heart failure also, so it is very understandable that this was exhausting both physically and mentally. Sometimes we are not even aware of what is going on in our subconscious. Long nap was definitely needed and I am sure did good to your body. 🌺 Regarding RO, perhaps it is better to have a new one.
Wishing your very fast recovery and super fast disappearance of L5 lesion - may it heal in a perfect way 🍀 and may the pain be gone forever 💗.
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Strange results.
I had a metastasis wrapped around my L4. They zapped it in three separate sessions. They were trying to avoid damaging the bone,
I was 76 at the time.
I had no side effects at all from the radiation. After the treatment , I noticed nothing in my back, I had no back pain or fatigue. Within two months, my PSA dropped back to undetectable.
It is Interesting how side effects very. I wonder if it’s due to technique. They did have me take 2mg of dexamethasone before the treatment. That may be the reason I had no fatigue. Did your doctor prescribe any steroids before the treatment?