Is Zytiga 250mg 4daily+1prednisone prostate cancer

Posted by chebo1954 @chebo1954, Jul 21 5:43pm

I’m being treated by oral 4 250mg + 1 5mg prednisone daily all in 1 dose for stage 4 prostate cancer. Although it has achieved a desired PSA it appears by my research that this regimen significantly reduced my life span + I also have 4 lung cancer since 2016 but Optivo put in remission in 2018-there is more but I’d like to start there

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ecurb | @ecurb | Jul 24 2:16pm

In reply to @chebo1954 "Hey my friend can you give me some examples of a low fat breakfast?" + (show)

This is what I consumed in the am, along with Arbiterone: hot tea, 5 prunes to avoid constipation, banana, 45 calorie toast with peanut butter/ grape jelly. 2 hours later I had either oatmeal/cereal, eggs your choice.

chebo1954 | @chebo1954 | Jul 24 4:23pm

In reply to @ecurb "Ok mr. Spock- stay away from that red meat greasy stuff; that keeps the cholesterol Down..." + (show)

Guess I had that mr spock thing coming but I really do appreciate the info on the food regimen. I see that you gotta low tolerance for stupidity and I was just so exited about the low dose I could take and get the same results.

ecurb | @ecurb | Jul 24 5:22pm

In reply to @daystardave "Although I am not on this dosage, My Doc at the U of C has mentioned..." + (show)

FYI- I never got chemo, just 28 trips for Radiation....with arbiterone/prednisone, had a rapid drop to less than .01. stayed that way for 28 months....so I stopped the butt shot in JANUARY 2025.

ecurb | @ecurb | Jul 24 5:34pm

In reply to @chebo1954 "Guess I had that mr spock thing coming but I really do appreciate the info on..." + (show)

FYI- after 28 months on 250mg of Arbiterone I had an ECHO CARDIO gram/ CARDIAC stress test....I passed it.....to summarize this dose didnt affect my heart....no A FIB either. All people are different , just passing info along to you......good luck...I m 76 by the way.

chebo1954 | @chebo1954 | Jul 24 5:37pm

In reply to @ecurb "This is what I consumed in the am, along with Arbiterone: hot tea, 5 prunes to..." + (show)

My name is Robert but I go by Bob, and in retrospect I was thinking about your comment about prunes to avoid constipation- are you taking opiates for pain if you don’t mind me asking?

chebo1954 | @chebo1954 | Jul 24 6:34pm

In reply to @ecurb "FYI- after 28 months on 250mg of Arbiterone I had an ECHO CARDIO gram/ CARDIAC stress..." + (show)

Glad to hear you’re doing well, I’m 70, soon to be 71 and I sure would like to see 76 whether I’m sick or not. You seem to be very lucid for your age and if I make that far I hope that I don’t loose my marbles as its about the only thing I have left that has not been compromised. Ty for the info.

ecurb | @ecurb | Jul 24 7:00pm

In reply to @chebo1954 "My name is Robert but I go by Bob, and in retrospect I was thinking about..." + (show)

My dads name was Robert and he went by the name of Bob. All I take for arthritis is Tylenol when needed. Voltaren cream works wonders on my knees for arthritis.

ellen45 | @ellen45 | Jul 25 9:50am

In reply to @chebo1954 "Ps- the swelling in Doug’s ankles is edema, a build up fluids fluids pooling up in..." + (show)

He always has his legs up and sees a cardiaologist as well with meds to help with the swelling. And yes, he is such a nice person - always. He never complains about anything! I do everything I can for him especially cooking really good meals. He loves it!

chebo1954 | @chebo1954 | Jul 25 12:21pm

In reply to @ellen45 "He always has his legs up and sees a cardiaologist as well with meds to help..." + (show)

Doug is fortunate indeed to have you and your tender loving care but he is still in pain and at the very least uncomfortable, but it’s your devotion to him is the best medication and therapy for him. I’m so sure that he loves you very much as well he should!

chebo1954 | @chebo1954 | Jul 25 12:31pm

In reply to @daystardave "Although I am not on this dosage, My Doc at the U of C has mentioned..." + (show)

Oh yeah your psa will definitely come down to about .01 if you continue to take that dose. I only pray that you will not experience some of the side effects that this regimen may cause, but everyone reacts differently but I’m sure your psa will improve drastically- so don’t worry there is always hope and all of our collective support is rooting for you. This is a group of fine, caring and GOOD people in this group. Stay well