Well my PSA was 491 on Taxotere weekly. The doctor told me PSA keep rising and that was all they could do so apparently a death sentence. Well last week I went for a blood test. And my PSA went down...
Well two weeks ago my wife and I made the decision with my doctor to stop all treatment. Nothing is working and my latest PSA was 491. I discussed with my Oncologist and Cardiologist and they both...
Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement. My wife kept telling me not to give up and take one day at a time, I am not in any pain just weakness, so one day at a time it is.🤙...
Thanks for the info will talked to my doctor about it. Well yesterday I got some good news my PSA went down to 428 from 492 so far looks like taxotere is working. I start another round of Chemo today...
Thank you all , just when I thought no more I fell better today and do not have to go back for another treatment for a week and a half by then I will have my new PSA numbers and that will be the...
Thank you but I think I am at the end of my fight...
Thank you Michael you all have been a great support during this fight....
Well have been on weekly infusions of Taxotere and my PSA is now 492.6 not sure how well the infusions are working because when I started the infusions it had been 6 weeks since my last PSA of 484.0...
Well day 4 feel very weak and sleep most of the day not sure if this is normal but I gained 3 pds so at least I am not losing weight. A little nausea but that’s it except for the fatigue. Hopefully,...
Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement. Today I am very tired spending the day in my chair. I will keep you posted on progress. Thanks again. Jerry...
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Well after all your encouragement I have decided to go one more round, I started 30 mg of Taxotere yesterday plan on once a week for 3 weeks with Predisone. Last time on was on 75mg once every 3...
Thank you for the suggestion I will talk to my doctor next week....
Well latest PSA number are up 154 points in a week. The total now is 484 the doctor wants me to start infusions this week of Carboplatin/taxotere weekly for 3 weeks on 1 week off. He said this is the...
Thank you for your support I am 82 years old and have lived a great life. I fought for 12 years and now it time to rest. I am lucky that I have a l wonderful wife who takes great care of me. Our...
Well my wife and I went to the oncologist yesterday and I should have known something was up because they let her in the the doctor office with me. Because of Covid she was never allowed in. I am...
Hope your husband continues to see improvement he is very young and had gone through a lot of treatment....
Thanks for the info...
Thank you all for your support. I finally heard from the doctor and he said since the first blood work was so good it is probably a flare. Wanted me to go on the full dose of 600 mg in the morning...
Well after going on Jevtana for 4 months PSA went from 188.8 to 290.4 did nothing but make me weaker. Doctor Got me approval for Lynparza have been on two weeks 3 pills a day. I go every week to have...
I have had metastasize prostate cancer since January 2019. By Jan 2020 my PSA was 13.6. I am hormone resistant so all hormone treatment failed. I tried Xtandi and ZYTIGA nothing worked PSA continued...
Well started on Jevanta 3 weeks ago first PSA jumped 35 points from 181.9 to 223.9. Starting second treatment tomorrow hope the PSA goes down a little. The Chemo is much better for me then Taxotere...
Well started Javanta with predisone on Thursday and crashed today. Very weak and I was doing great any ideas on how to help with side effects. No appetite and very weak and no taste. Jerry...
Well PSA tripled since stopping Tatotere in July now 155 was 56. Dr now what’s to try Jevtana because I had such bad side effects with Tatotere but from what I read they have worse side effects....
Well PSA as of the 6th has tripled in one month to 155.1 from 57.3 in Sept. Because Chemo was killing me Dr took me off after 6 treatments. I am hormone resistant to Xtandi and Zigna and Lupron do...
Thank you so much for your advice I am waiting for a call from my oncologist today. Will keep you posted stay well. Jerry J...
I have been on both Xtandi and Zytiga, PSA increased on both also tried Lupron same thing. That is because I do not responded to hormones. So far the only thing that lowered my PSA was Chemo and...
Well at my appointment with my oncologist on Friday he said the Pet Scan showed the lymph nodes were smaller but the uptake was increased. I asked what that meant and he said cancer cells splitting....
Well for a change some good news stopped chemo in July because it was too much and my doctor wanted to give me a break. My latest PSA showed a 19.5 increase in my PSA and since I am not taking any...
Well nI finished my 6 treatments of Taxotere Chemo 8 weeks ago and still feel weak and out of breath doing physical therapy twice a week and trying to do some other days but just want to lay down....
Thank you if I can ever get over this urine retention. Jerry...
Thank you for your continued support. Jerry...
An update on where I am on cancer treatment, I met with my oncologist on Thursday and before I could tell him I want to stop Chemo he told me I need a rest from Chemo because of all my UTI’s and...
Well I go today so thank you for your suggestions . I will keep you posted. Jerry...
Well the latest is I finished my 6th chemo treatment of Taxotere and now have another painful UTI my wife called the doctor and they called in a prescription for Fosfomycin which I took last time and...
Well the doctor called in the oral infusion for me and I started taking it right away hopefully it works on the UTI as well as it did last time. Jerry...
Yes I have had multiple radiation treatments that left me with Radiation cycstis and incontinent since it destroyed the lining of my bladder. I am also hormone resistant and have tried them all, that...
Well I just got my latest PSA numbers after my 5th treatment and it went down again to 43.7. So I had my 6th treatment on Tuesday and yesterday I started feeling bad and woke up with another UTI....
My wife has been researching my high Leukocytes on ASO test strip and negative Nitrite. The Leukocytes are the white blood cells and I just had a Neulasta Patch after latest chemo which increases my...
Well I woke up today with another UTI my wife has the test strips. Of course it is Saturday and I cannot get to my doctor. It seems everytime I get Chemo I get a UTI an have to have infusions of...
Thanks again for the encouraging words Jerry...
Thanks Dan you are so right I need to take one day at a time. Jerry...
Thank you so much for your encouraging words it really helps when I think is this all worth it. I will keep you posted on my next PSA hopefully down again. Does the crash get worse as the treatments...
Well I just finished my 5th taxotere and it is hitting hard very weak and causes me to go into AFib. Have to use a walker after last treatment I developed a UTI which put me in the hospital for 4...
Thank you for the Encouragement...
Well today I meet with my oncologist for the results of my Pet Scan. My wife found the results on my patient portal And they seemed good not spread to bones or organs and the lymph nodes have...
Thank you so much for your concern and advice. I do have a full time caregiver my wife she makes sure I am doing what is necessary. My doctor gave me a 24hr phone number to call if I have a fever...
Today I woke up with severe pain in my lower legs shins. I took a muscle relaxer and it helped so but still very short Of breath and a lot of pain in my legs. I think this chemo is killing me not the...
Thanks for your comments hope it works out for me I am scheduled for 10 treatments. He said the next chemo he would try is Cabazitaxel has anyone taken this chemo....