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Share your test results (if you'd like)

Posted by northoftheborder @northoftheborder, May 28, 2024

I thought it might be helpful to have a thread dedicated to sharing routine test results, good or not-so-good. My intention is just to provide a place for sharing, support, and encouragement, not for debating tests and treatments

I'll start. I've been at stage 4b oligometastatic for over 2½ years, and last Friday I did my routine 12-week bloodwork. My PSA remains below 0.01 (undetectable), Orgovyx and Erleada are holding my testosterone at 0.2, and the other tests are in normal ranges, except for those related to iron, which are slightly low.

Overall, it was a banner day! 🎊 I always treat myself to a masala chai at the little Indian café across the street while I'm waiting for my results to pop.

Do you have any recent test results you'd like to share?

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surftohealth88 | @surftohealth88 | 2 days ago

Great results !!! : ))) Yeayyyy !!! May your scans stay clean forever : ))) !
Thanks North for posting your results and sharing the story of your journey with PC - maybe my husband is not stage 4 but my anxiety is just the same. Stories of you and other PC veterans here are the ones that keep me grounded and hopeful < 3. THANKS !!!

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perrychristopher | @perrychristopher | 1 day ago
In reply to @northoftheborder "The second part of my CT scan with contrast just popped. Neither that nor the bone..." + (show)
@northoftheborder

The second part of my CT scan with contrast just popped. Neither that nor the bone scan showed any cancer activity. They both lit up a bit around where I had my lesion at T3, but the assumption is that it's irritation from the surgery, hardware, and cement, not a recurrence. We'll probably monitor it a bit more closely in the future just to be safe.

So, good news as I approach my 4-year cancer-versary. It's been a long journey from (as I took it) "prepare to die in a few years" when I was first diagnosed in 2021 to "deep remission indefinitely" in 2025. I just want to mention that to anyone else here getting a de-novo stage-4 prostate cancer diagnosis, because it's easy to go to a dark place quickly when you first find out you have "incurable" cancer.

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Congratulations on the good results.

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