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PSA Detectable 6 Months After RP Surgery
Hi all, Posting on my father’s behalf. My father had a prostatectomy in January. His PSA has been undetectable since then except for recently (6 months post RP) when it rose to 0.28. The doctor has ordered a PSMA PET/CT scan to determine the cause and where. Spoke somewhat about possible follow-up radiation therapy. Has…
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On opting out of further hormone treatment
I'm 70 years old and was recently diagnosed with PC, Stage 4, Gleason 9. I've been on hormone therapy (Zytiga) for 6 months, with good results (PSA 0.08) but debilitating side-effects. Probably another 3 months, then radiography treatment. After this, I'm considering opting out of further hormone treatment. It's a quality…
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ADT plus chemo
I have watched some videos with Dr. Schulz and he seems to recommend to go after the cancer recurrences strong and hard ADT and Chemo for recurrence plus radiation if needed. I went to Sloan and they did not recommend chemo for my disease burden. What says this community?
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Prostate recurrence 6 years after radiation ADT
Found out my PSA is 70 ng/dl. PSMa Pet scan lymph nodes from pelvis to cervical. Pelvic bone Mets and L1 bone Mets. No organ involvement. prescribed fermigan and abutamide. 51 years old. Do people go on disability with chronic ADT?
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Enzalutamide, has anyone been on this?
My husband has now been told that he should take Enzlutamide tables. Lots of side effects with it. He has to sign to say that he has given his permission to use this. Has anyone on this discussion board been on this drugs?
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Pc
I was diagnosed with pc back in 2021 I was scared to find out so I wanted a year to find out and when I did I was full blown stage 4 my psa level was at 98.8 did 5 chemotherapy my psa got down to 1 started taken cancer pills went back now my psa is back up around .40 having to do 8 more rounds of chemotherapy my iron down…
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PSA Rising Fast after RP
PSA Rising I was first diagnosed with PC at the age of 53. My RP surgery was on 12/20/2020. A week and a half later, I was experiencing a lot of discomfort and morning erections from the catheter, so the doctor removed the catheter. The day after that (12/31/2020), my testicle grew 3x to its regular size, so my daughter…
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Prostate Cancer
Hi had Turp surgery last Friday. Met with Dr Tuesday to take out catheter ...said i have cancer....Gleason 6, tumor occupies less then 10% of prostate tissue....Very shocked... I am 51, fit, work out alot, no history, eat well....... Some emotions here . he said active surveillance. said PSA 3 months (last year was 1.4)…
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Shoot i am back after 5 years
Some of you old timers will know who I am.anyway, five years ago at age 57 I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. My PSA level went up to 7.8. After a long, draining decision and chose to do radiation therapy with the booster. I still think I made a wrong decision but I have to live with it. PSA dropped down to 0.8. But…
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Getting so concern!
My husband had prostate cancer in 2005. Prostectomy completed and radiation immediately. PSA went completely zero (.01). However, urologist shared that cancer was quite aggressive after his surgery. Five years after- PSA starts increasing very slowly. PSA took years to over 4- no changes but to watch until it gets to 4.0/…
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My journey
I have been reading, and wasn't going to, but figure there are others like me. Not diagnosed yet, but on the journey.. 49 (for a few more weeks anyway), otherwise healthy. Routine PSA, first time being checked, 5.4 ng/mL. 1 month later, 5.7 ng/mL with a PSA Free % of 9%. Was told I would get a urologist appointment in 12…