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shell1972
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Joined: Nov 2011
Nov 19, 2011 - 12:35 pm

My husband will be 50 next month and just last year they told him that he has stage 4 Prostate Cancer and I nearly lost my mind.It's now been 2 years and the doctor won't tell me the truth,he tried chemo for awhile and that didn't seem to work,so now he's on a pill called Zytiga.They say it suspose to do better and I'm still worried he is real mean and I don't know how to handle that is there anyone who can help me understand this condition,and teach me more about it Thank You

Swingshiftworker
Posts: 582
 Joined: Mar 2010
Nov 19, 2011 - 1:36 pm
Consult Other Physicians

Sorry he hear that your husband has such an advanced stage of PCa at such a young age.

I'd say consult as many other physicians in each relevant specialty -- urology, oncology, radiation and chemotherapy -- as you can in order to properly assess the scope of the cancer and the best way(s) to treat it.

It sounds like you really don't trust your husband's physician and the contact w/the other physicians will give you an opportunity to interview them and choose another doctor or doctors whom you and your husband can actually trust to provide him with best care possible.

There are others here who can help you understand your husband's current condition but they'll need specifics as to his clinical history, including but not limitef to his Gleason score(s), PSA level(s) and the results from other diagnostic tests (MRI, CAT, bone scan, etc.) and the prior prescriptions used, etc. in order to offer any advice.

Good luck!!!
mrspjd
Posts: 647
 Joined: Apr 2010
Nov 19, 2011 - 4:55 pm
Prostate Cancer

Shell,

Welcome to the PCa forum. Sorry for the stressful, frustrating and challenging situation that you and your husband find yourselves in. From the limited info you have provided, it appears that your husband’s PCa is stage T4, metastatic, castrate resistant/hormone refractory (CRPC/HRPC). Zytiga (aka Abiraterone) is one of the best new ADT (androgen deprivation therapy) meds for HRPC and if his PSA and mets are responding and under control, that is excellent news.

As for your husband’s “meanness” or moodiness, don’t know if he’s always been that way but, it’s more than likely that this trait might this be a function of the stress, frustration, anxiety & ADT side effects of