Does Chemo work?

Posted by cal77 @cal77, 6 days ago

Hi,
After a 1 1/2 year on Apalutamide and Eligard, PSA is up to 22 now.
Oncologist says Chemo. Does it work? Does Cancer go in to remission then? Oncologist says I'll be getting Chemo every 3 weeks for 9 months! Does that mean a year of feeling awful?

Stage 4 - Metasasized to a few spots on spine and lymph gland. I have no pain, but feel a bit more tired these days.

Doctor said I had 5 years to live. That was in 2023. So do I just have 3 years now...and 1 of those years is going to be suffering on Chemo??
Anyone else like me?

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jeffmarc | @jeffmarc | 3 hours ago

In reply to @jap57 "I had 6 chemo treatments 2 years ago. After the treatments the scans showing cancer spots..." + (show)

Chemo doesn’t instantly kill the cancer. It puts it in a condition where it dies over time, It can take years for some people to reach their PSA minimum, Usually, it’s a lot faster.