At first my onco team told me 5 years average survival starting with Firmagon + Erleada (maybe a couple extra because I'm relatively young and strong), but by the time I hit 18 months still with undetectable PSA and only trace testosterone, they tossed out 10+ years as a possibility.

As time goes on, the odds change because things have or haven't already happened. Now that I've gone 25 months not only tolerating Firmagon + Erleada well, but showing no hint of progression in tests (most recently a cystoscopy), symptoms, or bloodwork, my odds have shifted a bit.

That said, I know things can change really fast. I saw that happen to a friend last spring and summer — his lymphoma had been responding well to treatment, them suddenly it wasn't. We have to learn to live with uncertainty, and that's a big emotional and spiritual challenge.