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bone metastases/149 PSA 1.5 years after HDR

c340pilot
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Aug 16, 2003 - 9:09 am

I just got the bad news. After a PSA rise to 14 four months ago and a clean bone scan, a new scan shows mestastases in 5 possible locations -- but am asymptomatic. The doc put me on Lupron/Casodex immediately. I'm 50 years old and extremely active. Can anyone fill me in on what the progression is from here? What's the worst and best case scenario?
sphassl
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 Joined: Aug 2003
Aug 29, 2003 - 9:06 pm
Re: bone metastases/149 PSA 1.5 years after HDR

Hi. Sorry for the news - glad you're asymptomatic now. I've heard that any lower back pain and you should immediately have an MRI. We've recently learned that my dad's has spread to his spine and he was misdiagnosed for about a year with back/side pain...apparently if it had been caught when the pain first started, before he started having problems walking (meaning he had spinal compression) he would be having a much easier time of it - as it is now he's having to have extensive physical and occupational therapy. So if you have back pain - tell the doc you want an MRI and don't take no for an answer!
dimples
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 Joined: Jun 2003
Aug 30, 2003 - 2:39 am
Re: bone metastases/149 PSA 1.5 years after HDR

Please join the group http://www.acor.org/prostate.html
its a great group for prostrate cancer patients and thier families. My dad has prostrate cancer
with metastasis.. I read up the informative messages exchanged in this group regularly and
find them very useful. A couple of great doctors are also part of the panel
sphassl
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 Joined: Aug 2003