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I am now 61 and was diognised with T3b Gleason 9 in September 2022. Prostate removed in November 2022. Became stage 4 in August 2023 with metastasis in bones, lymps and lungs. Started chemo + hormone theraphy. Have been on hormon thersphy ever since. Did radiation of one area in left hip after chemo in May 2024. Did sbrt (cyber knife) of 5 leasions in lungs in October 2025. Biggest leasion 25 mm. Started Pluvicto in June 2026 after pet scan showing multiple small leasions in lungs and in lymph nodes in pelvic area. Very few side effects. Regular execises, 3 - 5 times a week, mostly walking. Working 100% and I hope for several good years ahead.
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@jsemmerhoff
I've been stage 4 since November 2016. Had removal, radiation twice, eligard (still on it for 10 years), Zytega w/prednisone and keytruda in 2023. My PSA just moved from >0.05 to .05. Getting another PSA in mid August to see if it is really going up or if the increase is an anomaly. Just finished 30 Hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatments for radiation cystitis and enteritis. Anyway, I'm 80 and my wife intends to squeeze another 20 years out of me.
I've always believed:
Never say "I'm fighting cancer ". In a fight there's a winner and a loser. That gives you 50% odds. Say "I'm living with cancer" . Your odds of living longer are much higher.
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@jsemmerhoff Maybe even more than several good years ahead of you. 🙏
You got hit harder than most of us who are living with stage 4, but it sounds like you pulled yourself up off the mat and kept fighting. If I were a gambler, I wouldn't bet against you at this point.