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Serious complications and side effects from prostate cancer treatments

Posted by tapestry4245carton @tapestry4245carton, Dec 24, 2022

My spouse is experiencing side effects from all the prostate cancer treatments that include radiation to chemo to surgery and hormones and over a period of 8 years. He now is suffering serious side effects from treatments for the cancer and has serious side effects from treatments for FISTULAS that were a result of zTreatments . Anyone have similar issues?

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melcanada | @melcanada | Jan 1, 2023
In reply to @digger "I had had six radiation treatments was on hormonal therapy was working great then another spot..." + (show)
@digger

I had had six radiation treatments was on hormonal therapy was working great then another spot popped up on my lumbar L2 biopsy showed it was aggressive cancer I then took five treatments of chemo I am now just started Xofigo or radium 223 I Will have a treatment once every month for six months then I don’t know where we go from there keeping my fingers crossed thanks

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Good summary
https://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/en/xofigo-radium-223-therapy/

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melcanada | @melcanada | Jan 1, 2023
In reply to @digger "I had had six radiation treatments was on hormonal therapy was working great then another spot..." + (show)
@digger

I had had six radiation treatments was on hormonal therapy was working great then another spot popped up on my lumbar L2 biopsy showed it was aggressive cancer I then took five treatments of chemo I am now just started Xofigo or radium 223 I Will have a treatment once every month for six months then I don’t know where we go from there keeping my fingers crossed thanks

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Xofigo Radium-223 Dichloride therapy is used to treat prostate cancer that has spread to bone and no longer responds to hormonal therapies. The medical term for this condition is metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. It is indicated for men whose prostate cancer has spread to the bone with symptoms, but not significantly to other parts of the body. This therapy can help extend life and bring relief from bony pain. https://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/en/xofigo-radium-223-therapy/

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digger | @digger | Jan 1, 2023

My dr at Cleveland Clinic said it is supposed to be used if you have bone pain I have no pain the dr at Moffitt in fla has put me on this I’m not sure if it was the right thing to do

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digger | @digger | Jan 8, 2023
In reply to @melcanada "The head of radiation did GPS math and intensely radiated my L2 lumbar taking out 1.4..." + (show)
@melcanada

The head of radiation did GPS math and intensely radiated my L2 lumbar taking out 1.4 inches of prostate cancer that had metastasized Back on Zolodex for a year now and maybe Enzalutamide in Feb 23

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Great news did they do it with radiation,do you have it anywhere else on your bones?

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