HealingWell
Search Close Search
☰

Not sure what's working but I'll take it.

Support Forums
>
Prostate Cancer
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
Posted 11/25/2013 7:36 AM (GMT 0)
Since June my psa has been climbing and after finishing provenge in mid July was going up a point a week to a high of 17 in October. To my surprise my November psa came in at 13! Could it be that the provenge is kicking in or the Xtandi that I've been on since July. Or was it the change from Firmagon to Lupron and my testosterone drop from 41 to 23? Or was it that I had a bad bone met hit with radiation? Maybe a combination of the above. I guess the only thing that matters is something turned it around and I'm thankful for that.

Kurt

Posted 11/25/2013 12:20 PM (GMT 0)
Good to hear!
Posted 11/25/2013 1:06 PM (GMT 0)
..Kurt, and the struggle goes on my brother. Thrilled your PSA is headed down let it keep on going down, that's not a request but a demand. Have a Happy Thanksgiving..

...Appleseed......
Posted 11/25/2013 1:49 PM (GMT 0)
A testament to a multi faceted attack on the beast. Congrats.

LupronJim
Posted 11/25/2013 3:56 PM (GMT 0)
whatever the reason - Congratulations on the lower number.

Andrew
Posted 11/25/2013 4:19 PM (GMT 0)
Fabulous! Keep it going!
Posted 11/25/2013 4:31 PM (GMT 0)
Congrats! We'll take some of what you are having.......
Posted 11/26/2013 12:47 AM (GMT 0)
pepsiguy,

I am very happy for you for having positive results with a combination of Provenge and Xtendi. You are the second person I know that has this outcome with the protocol.

There was a paper in the Feb 2013 issue of Urology reporting great results for a CRPC patient using the same protocol:

JN Graff, Oregon Health and Science University: Urology, 2013 Feb, 81(2): 381-3.

Good luck.
Posted 11/27/2013 1:48 AM (GMT 0)
Bless you friend. Go after it aggressively.
Posted 11/27/2013 4:09 AM (GMT 0)
kurt,

as you said, if its working, its working. you may never know the exact cause and effect, but if whatever is driving down your PSA, in your circumstances, that's great news and hope that downward trend continues for you.

David
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply