PSA Rising: NOW What??
I have metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer. Brief summary follows, with details on my "About Me" page:
Journey started April 2013. Had radical prostatectomy in June 2013. At time of surgery, cancer also found in 4 of 12 extracted lymph nodes. But when PSA began rising in fall of 2013, I have followed that surgery up with the following:
- 7 weeks pelvic bed radiation therapy,
- hormone deprivation therapy,
- XOFIGO radiation injection therapy,
- phase 3 clinical trial participation combining Xtandi and Tecentriq (failed),
- chemotherapy w/Taxotere (bad allergic reaction) and
- now about to have 7th Jevtana infusion (tomorrow) ....
Throughout all this, starting in April 2017, various scans showed mets throughout skeletal area from thighs through spine, ribs & shoulders.
- PSA rose all the way to 312 in February this year (so then started chemo).
- PSA then decreased all the way to 40.1 by July 18th.
- PSA INCREASED to 59.4 on August 7th.
So .... what now??? I will be visiting with medical oncologist tomorrow ......
(Since March, I have been taking methadone 10mg twice daily & prednisone 10mg daily. Fortunately, throughout all this, I am feeling good, I have had very little pain if any at all, & I am able to do most anything. I aggressively walk 4 miles daily.)
Comments
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Very advanced status
I am sorry for the situation. I hope your oncologist has something that manages to hold the bandit. However, your advanced status may bring more of what has been used. I think that you should try keeping some quality of life, not just treatment.
Best of wishes for tomorow's meeting.
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