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‘Big Guns’ - Triple Therapy with Double Chemo - How to prepare?
About to start treatment for what our medical team feels is a ‘sneaky’ metastasis due to low PSA + lung mets only situation. PSA 0.36...
Tumor at Spinal Cord
Hi, My husband diagnosed with Stage 4 Metatastic Prostate cancer in 2023. They put him on Apalutamdie and Eligard shots. 2024 - December- They thought...
Rising PSA after SBRT - worrysome or to be expected?
Five years ago, I was diagnosed with Gleason-9 PC and had a prostatectomy. Shortly thereafter, I had a biochemical recurrence and had 39 IMRT treatments...
Radiation risks following a TURP
Hello, My dad (age 79) was diagnosed with prostate cancer in June. Gleason score 9. Needed a TURP in early September due to significant urinary...
Stage 4 + Mass Blocking Urethra
My grandparents aren't technologically savvy and having some medical background, I have been helping my grandpa with as much as I can since he was...
Doublet Therapy Holiday - Option for Oligorecurrent Prostate Cancer?
My dad was originally diagnosed with Gleason 7 (4+3) prostate cancer in Dec. 2019. After a RP and IMRT over the course of the next...
3 negative PSMA PET scans with PSA doubling every 4 weeks
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/3-negative-psma-pet-scans-with-psa-doubling-every-4-weeks/
Prostatectomy 10 years ago, Gleason 4-3 with 1/3 bladder positive. PSA going up after 1 year then 39 radiation followed by Lupron then Eligard. Took...
My Radiation/Oncologist Visit
After waiting a few months I got to meet with my assigned Radiation/ Oncologist yesterday. I had met with the Urology/Oncologist and received Eligard injection...
Do I need find a medical oncologist following proton therapy?
I was diagnosed with two Gleason score 8 prostate adenocarcinomas and one with a score of 7, measuring 7 mm, 4 mm, and 1 mm...
Should I be seeking extra treatment?
Hey guys and wives, this is my first post here but have been lurking a couple months. I have a pretty good heath plan at...
Had my 4-month PSA test today
Today was a very good day - my 4-month PSA test came back at 0.473 ng/mL. So, now we move from 4-month tests to 6-month...
Onward with durable remission
I add bits of pieces of my story to various posts, but I'm organizing my story and figured this would be a good opportunity to...
ADT and weight loss?
My husband's been on ADT, elegard injections for over a year and has not gained any weight. He's 5'11" and weighs 153. (His treatment was...
Anxiety over a recurrence in the future
Hi I am post radiation & hormone therapy. During this whole process I developed this anxiety. Questioning myself on my treatment option I picked &...
Hormone Sensitive, Advance Prostate Cancer - Agressive Treatments
I am 69 and live in Portland, OR. I was diagnosed with a PSA of 25 in 2019 at age 63 and had surgery in...
Steroids with Chemo: What is your experience?
I am a 65 year old PC patient, metastatic to the bones, Gleason : 9. Not good.I was diagnosed on 04/03/24.On the 04/15 I started...
Has anyone gone off hormone therapy (ADT) after radiation?
My husband has completed 5 weeks of radiation and 4 months of hormone therapy, 3.5 months ADT. His PSA is less than .2 The doctor...
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