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Posted 2/28/2014 5:47 PM (GMT 0)
Today I begin month nine of Zytiga. My Psa as of yesterday is at 0.10 Twenty eight days yielded yet another 45% drop. Next month, if the trend continues I will officially be back in the zero club after a 4 year hiatus. Drinks are on me. Todd
Posted 2/28/2014 5:51 PM (GMT 0)
Great news Todd....makes my day.
Posted 2/28/2014 6:40 PM (GMT 0)
Fantastic Todd!
Michael
Posted 2/28/2014 7:15 PM (GMT 0)
congrats, go Todd!!!!!!!
Posted 2/28/2014 7:40 PM (GMT 0)
Great Todd!

Do you have to take the drug with prednisone?

Mel

Posted 2/28/2014 7:40 PM (GMT 0)
Wonderful, man! What a great response.
Posted 2/28/2014 7:46 PM (GMT 0)
Yes Mel.... I take two 5 mg prednisone a day. I have lost 20 pounds but the side effects are tollerable .
Posted 2/28/2014 8:00 PM (GMT 0)
Lost weight? I thought pred. makes you gain weight!

Mel

Posted 2/28/2014 8:38 PM (GMT 0)
Todd....Superb news!

Mel,
Prednisone was putting weight on Mr.WW rather quickly. After about 6 months of being on Zytiga and prednisone, the oncologist titrated the prednisone down over a 2 month period.
They later added a fluid pill.
Posted 2/28/2014 8:47 PM (GMT 0)
congrats Todd...that is awesome..
Posted 2/28/2014 9:01 PM (GMT 0)
Wow!!!!! Way to go!
Posted 2/28/2014 9:38 PM (GMT 0)
Mel, I have always been atypical.
Posted 2/28/2014 9:43 PM (GMT 0)
Great news!! I'll have a Coors Light smilewinkgrin

Tom
Posted 3/1/2014 12:43 AM (GMT 0)
Great news brother,

Jack
Posted 3/1/2014 1:11 AM (GMT 0)
Todd. Atypical your are. Keep rockin on!!
Posted 3/1/2014 1:18 AM (GMT 0)
Okay, that is 1 coors light and a whole bunch of awesomes. I will drink to that. Mine will be a corona lime and a martini for Jack. Thanks guys and gals and thank you for reading my blog. You are all such great people and I hope to meet many more of you in New York in the fall.
Posted 3/1/2014 1:27 AM (GMT 0)
Great news!!!

Keep the goodness going

Andrew
Posted 3/1/2014 1:32 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you Andrew. I love the cross. It is beautiful. Also your blog is very entertaining. Todd
Posted 3/1/2014 5:27 AM (GMT 0)
Todd,

Best to you. I really enjoy your blog. You are my inspiration.

Sam
Posted 3/1/2014 5:40 AM (GMT 0)
Great news Todd ... love to hear it. Zytiga has been good for me lately too. From 3.4 to 0.35 in 3 weeks. Keep the faith and honor the warrior within.

Ray
Posted 3/1/2014 7:07 AM (GMT 0)
Way to go buddy. I am so happy for you and your sweetheart of the great news and success that you are finding with Zytiga. This news has to give so many on HW hope that they can have success with Zytiga when other drugs have failed them.

You were determined to live 30 years after your Dx and by darn you are going to get there.

Cheers
Posted 3/3/2014 12:04 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks everybody. Happy Sunday. I got called into work for 6 hours today but am home now. Geesh I need to retire.
Posted 3/3/2014 1:15 AM (GMT 0)
Todd - let me know when you figure out that retirement thing. I've been looking at that for a few years but so far it looks like I'll have to work all 11 years till I'm 65.

Andrew
Posted 3/3/2014 3:25 AM (GMT 0)
Todd,
Congratulations! Keep it going. That stuff is better than CCI ammo.
Bill idea
Posted 4/12/2014 5:00 AM (GMT 0)
I have just started Zytiga because casodex + Lupron is not working, my psa shot up from 14 to 29 in six weeks, I am now on Zytiga and am waiting a few weeks for blood test, I don't even know if this is going to work, and even if it does it may only work for a year ! ouch..
so my question is what comes after Zytiga, after it stops working???? any body have knowledge of this?
I heard it could be intravenous chemo, every three weeks... how fun is that ? what comes after that
how long can you do that? then what ?? i am trying to fugure out how long i have to live ?
i am 56 years old i would like to live and work another ten years, do you think it is possible?

thanks
jack b.
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