12 Days of Christmas greetings
(First diagnosis fall, 2024)
In the first year of treatment, my prostate gave to me…
A warning from PSA
2 toasted gonads
3 positive samples
4 months of testing
5 minute flashes
6 .4 point PSA
7 fun side effects
8 support group questions
9 weeks radiation
10 months diarrhea
11 specialist emails
12 months fatigue
Gleason 7 (3+4, 4+3), PSMA PET: 3 prostate lesions, both Iliac lymph nodes; 9 weeks radiation + 18-24 months Orgovyx. PSA/Testosterone undetectable since May
Merry Christmas!
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Good to know you are undetectable since May. Wishin you the same always!
Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
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1 ReactionI was thinking of something like this, but good job!
I would add somewhere the number of Lupron injections, & the number of nightly bathroom visits.
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3 Reactionsyep .. me too..I have spent alot of today thinking about the last 6 months and how it has turned my life upside down..just finished radiation last Tuesday and now the fatigue, incontinence and transient aches and stiffness are kicking in..I am hoping they reolve in the next month or so..yesterday was my 74 birthday..but not much fun.
I have 20 more months of ADT which is daunting as well..a year ago I was planning a surf trip to Bali.. ( then JUne cancer diagnosis) I still enjoyed sex etc..the ADt took my PSA from 60 to < .02 in 3.5 months...( as is my sex drive now) but hopefully I can get back to my old life at some point..!!
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5 Reactions@xahnegrey40 I've had a bad reaction to Trimix and become "gun shy" about trying Bimix or something else. I told my wife that if testosterone doesn't come back when treatment ends, I'm leaning toward having implant surgery, but she thinks I'll recover. Yes, 4-5 bathroom trips nightly is frustrating, but fortunately from my side of the bed to the toilet is < 10'. If I'm having a hot flash at the same time, going back to sleep takes a little longer. I have a gastroenterology appointment this week to see whether there's any better solution for daily morning diarrhea than my current Imodium, fiber, and probiotic. Best wishes for a Merry Christmas, anyway!
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