Tumor at Spinal Cord

Posted by cal77 @cal77, Nov 21, 2025

Hi,

My husband diagnosed with Stage 4 Metatastic Prostate cancer in 2023. They put him on Apalutamdie and Eligard shots.
2024 - December- They thought they would try chemo, as his PSA was rising. They did bone scan and CT scan and decided things were sort of stable,
2025-Oct - All of a sudden, there was extreme fatigue and his PSA jumped 100% to 150, then in 4 weeks it was 200. We talked to the Oncologist several times in October and they thought maybe radiation, but the radiation doctor said no, maybe chemo. Then we talked to the Oncologist next week and said my husband was too weak for chemo.
2025-Nov 10- Went to Emergency. My husband could barely walk, needed a Walker and wheelchair..his legs were so weak and his balance was off. They did an MRI and found a tumor at T4 next to his spinal cord.

Right now, he's still in the hospital. He can't stand. Can't weight bear or walk. Very upsetting. He was cycling 150Kilometers on his bike a month ago and mowing the lawn.

Question: Anyone know how long the recovery is for this? Anyone else had this happen? The Neurosurgeon is vague and said he doesn't know if he'll walk again.

Please someone tell me he'll be okay. He was so active.

Thanks

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cal77 | @cal77 | 1 day ago

He had radiation 5 continuous days in December after the neurosugeon removed as much as he could of the tumor. They started a low dose chemo on Jan. 26th and he's had 3 treatments now of docetaxel, but giving him only 33% of the dose, as he is trying to get mobile and they don't want to knock him down when he is trying to get moving. This last chemo a week ago they upped the dose to 43% and he has noticed a lot more weakness, tiredness and leg twitching, although today he is just really fatigued. What a horrible disease this is. He was so active and now he has to try with everything he has to get on the walker and try to walk. Unreal!