Stage 4 PC Longevity: Anyone have prostate cancer more than 10 years?
There is a lot of great info on this forum. I am 54 and was just diagnosed in January with metastatic Stage 4 PC. (Hip, L4, Sacrum, and a small liver lesion). My PSA has gone from 359 in January to .24 last week and I feel great! I am curious to know how many guys on this forum have been treated for more than 10 years and what your quality of life is like. It is stories like this that will give me (and others) more hope. Peace to you all!!!
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78 and same L2 and T 10 T 11 Had 1 inch nuked out of L1 On Zolodex again and since Jan Xtandi and Xgeva Get on them
Tired sometimes but psa dropped from 9.8 to 1.0 Just back from Sandals Nassau
Thank you for the support and hugs.
Hang in there you are stronger than you think
Live large help your mother and brother
Cancer is a bummer but be hopeful 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️
Your story is very hopeful and encouraging. I have stage 4. Have been diagnosed since January 2021. No surgery. My cancer has spread to my breastbone, left clavicle, pubic bone and left hipbone. (I think that's it). It is not in any soft tissue per last scan. PSA is at .9. I have had a sister, my best friend die of cancer in the past year and my Mom (at 92 y.o) and my older brother have been diagnosed with cancer this year. Brother has prostate cancer and has finished radiation treatments. My Mom just had surgery on her colon cancer, recovering well, and is awaiting prognosis and treatment plan. Having a hard time keeping a positive attitude.
What if ant ADT are you on I am on Zolodex Xtandi and Xgeva at 78 pC in L2 T11 T19 stage 4 but controlled for now
I only met with him once: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/doctors/chung-han-lee
Hi, would you mind giving me the name of your doctor at MSK? Thanks
I was diagnosed around May 2013. Out of 12 plugs, 2 or 3 were Gleason 8 and I believe one or two 9's. I remember bc i argued that the majority of the pugs were 7 or 6 and that seem like it should prevail. They quickly explained I was wrong. I recently looked at paperwork from post op labs. I think they staged me a 3Ta(?) The only thing I noticed was a 3. The PCa did go to exterior of prostate, but nothing found in semi vesicles, nor lymph nodes. I fought hard to have the nerve sparing surgery, but Dr. Alan Partin was against it. My RP surgery was July 2013, so I'm coming up on 10 years. Late in 2021 I had a PSA come back at .2 after 8+ years at
If you don't mind my asking' what was your' PSA at time of diagnosis? Best wishes for continued future success.
The blue dots are where the graph charted the PSA values, I added the data labels so I, my medical team and others can see the numeric values.