Intermittent hormone therapy
2 years after surgery and radiation my PSA rose to 3.4. I have been on LUPRON (3 month shots) for 7 months and my PSA is now 0.0. I will stop the shots in 5 months until my PSA starts to rise to a...
View ArticleJust had my first (of five ) radiation today
Hello All, There are so many empty dates in the calendar and two major events fell on the same day in mine: the 20th of May. Initially I was very excited with my participation in the project of...
View ArticleAR-V7 test- is it worth the price?
Zytinga and Xtandi failure after 6 months then have had 7 treatments of taxatere. Slowed Mets and psa reduced from 69 down to 30. Now Dr wants to go back to xtandi. We asked for AR-V7 test to see if...
View ArticleScientists crack genetic code behind nine in 10 tumours
Prostate cancer breakthrough as scientists crack genetic code behind nine in 10 tumours Nine out of 10 cases of late stage prostate cancer can now be linked to changes in the DNA of sufferers, the...
View ArticleDoes Bone Pain dissipate with Taxotere?
Dear Friends, As an update: dad's PSA, although only at 0.46, is not a good indicator for him. He has rapidly growing disease, and it, within less than two weeks, has caused him tremendous bone pains ...
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I am 64 yrs. of age. On April 8th, 2011 radical prostate surgery was performed on me at the City of Hope in Duarte, CA. My PSA has gone up now to .6. My urologist wants me to talk to a radiation...
View ArticleRising psa post rp
Interested in finding any others in similar situation and what their decisions where, I had a nsrp on the 4th Jan 2015 psa prior was 5.3 and was 6.3 12mths before that. Gleason score on 2nd biopsy...
View ArticleSide effects HDR brachytherapy?
Hi, First of all sorry for my mistakes, but I'm not native English (neither American). I'm a 51-year-old Belgian man and 2 months ago I've been diagnosed with PCA. My PSA is 4,9 and the gleason score ...
View ArticleMale hot flashes
My husband was treated 2 times for prostate cancer. The first time 7 years ago, with 45 radiation treatments and, 4 years later, when it returned, he was treated with Cryosurgery. His PSA has been...
View ArticleZapping bone metastases and PSA
Hello all, I have received my five zapping sessions on my femur and right hip (actively growing bone metastases) for a total of 2000 cGy (whatever that means). I feel fine. After the radiation sessions...
View ArticleXtandi 5 weeks in
Hi guys........... After 5 weeks on Xtandi my PSA has gone from 2.42 to 1.30. Not as dramatic a drop as when I first went on Casodex, but a drop nonetheless. My side effects have been minimal,...
View ArticleStiffness in Legs/Pain from Pca mets
Hi everyone! I was just wondering if anyone out there, with metastatic disease to the bones, has experienced or is experiencing stiffness in legs and pain in legs, at times, stemming from bony mets....
View ArticleNew Drugs to Metastatic Disease
Hi! Does anyone know of new medications on the horizon for this disease? I read an interesting article that, in England, scientists have discovered genomic aspects of this complex disease ...
View ArticleTaxotere and Perhaps no hair loss?
Hi! Has anyone, out there, NOT experienced hair loss while being on Taxotere? If you have experienced hair loss, which cycle may it occur ...
View ArticleWeighing Options: Brachy, CyberK, Proton, AS
I'm two months into this disease and I'm facing a dizzying number of options: Brachy, SMBT (CyberKnife,) Proton Therapy, AS w/ maybe FLA... Very certain that I do not want surgery. I plan on waiting on...
View ArticleSciatica from bony mets?
Hi everyone. I have a question about sciatica pain perhaps stemming from bony mets in the spine. Has anyone ever had this, and if so, how was it fixed or alleviated? Dad just started taxotere a week...
View ArticleHow to Gain Weight back?
Dear Community, I would like to know how one can look normal again with regard to regaining weight. My dad is a Gleason 9, and, out of the blue, this roaring cancer came back. Within a period of weeks ...
View ArticleSurgery versus radiation therapy
Recently it was found that my Gleason score is 3+4=7 and PSA 8. I am confused which treatment option to choose IMRT, Proton therapy or robotic prostectomy, conventional nerve sparing prostatectomy. The...
View Articleintermitant therapy (adt)
my name is ron and i have had a diagnosis of stage 4 cancer (mets to the lymph nodes) i just got off the lupron and i feel great. those who know me from the reluctant brotherhood know what a hard time ...
View ArticleBone Pain/leg Stiffness (gleason 9)
Dear Friends, I would like to know if anyone has had similar experiences to my dad. He just stated taxotere on June 11th. Many of his bone pains have disappeared, except for some very intense leg pains...
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