yeah, I am doing the happy dance! He is..."can I have SOME testosterone? I liked my testosterone." sigh...
There is a lot of compassion here....
Randy, My husband has stage 4, no surgery advised. He started hormone treatment 2 weeks ago. His PSA went from 270 to 27....
Very interesting, hits home a little too close....
Hi Randy, your story was my husband's six weeks ago. He is 50. Wishing you good results on your upcoming tests. Hang in there, I've found a lot of very encouraging and knowledgeable people here to...
No, 3 injections in one visit....
He had 3 Degarelix injections in his abdomen subcutaneously. He is taking Casodex orally....
Thank-you. Shouldn't we be positive? He's feeling good for the most part. When the PSA is down, that means the cancer is not spreading as fast as it was? Could it possibly be dying?...
He's had some very upsetting side effects. Including discharge from a nipple. I am overjoyed at such fast results. He misses his testosterone....
Two weeks after my husband's first hormone treatment his PSA is 27 from 270. This is good news, yes?...
I just went home for lunch, the injection site looks horrible. Swollen, hard and bruised....
I think he's pretty much made up his mind about returning to NYC, which I am glad about. We are in eastern Suffolk, but that really isn't such a big issue in the whole scheme of things....
It's killing me to see him gain hope and lose hope in 24 hour cycles. How many men going through this are being treated for depression as well? I am trying to stay positive....
So, D was supposed to go today, but Sloan on Long Island called and could fit him in yesterday. He came home very unhappy. He did not like the doctor's manner at all. It was not like his first...
I will keep you in my prayers. I'm new, my husband was just diagnosed with stage 4, he has it in his bones and all of his lower organs too. He hasn't started treatment yet....
Wishing you good results....
OK! Good news. He has an appointment on Friday to start treatment at the Long Island office....
You have been very kind and welcoming to me. Thanks for the smile....
They have to do an MRI on the whole spine. I am not sure if it is a medical reason or an insurance reason why all 3 cannot be done in one day. I am not privy to every conversation my husband has with...
It's just so frustrating. He had his first MRI today, he didn't know it was a series of 3. He can only do 1 each day. We are still waiting for Sloan to analyze the biopsy so he can start treatment on...
Mentally my husband was planning his death. I could see it. Now he is fighting on the phone to get everything set up for treatment as soon as possible....
heh...
Yes. I believe that now. The urologist saying 2 years with treatment really threw us. Doctor at Sloan was very positive....
My heart goes out to you. I lost my dad in 2009, not to prostate cancer, but kidney failure. He fought a long battle then gave up on dialysis. I was with him when he died, and I got to hear his last...
Sloan went well. They have a satellite office on Long Island, (where we live) he can go to for treatment. Doc said, "it's not curable, it is treatable, it's not terminal." We both found that...
Thank-you for sharing your stories with me; it has been encouraging. Tomorrow is the first appointment at Sloan. Can anyone help me with a list of questions we should ask?...
I am overwhelmed by the support from all of you....
I did not know this...I know nothing....
Leo, I respect the moderator's rules but please know I was not offended....
WOW! That is great news Todd. Thank-you all for your support....
Thanks for all the support. I think I will eventually be able to pull it together, it has just been a horrible month of new bad news every day....
Sometimes I just can't stop crying. I am hoping and praying I can pull it together for him. It's like he's more worried about me than he is worried about himself. I am normally very good in a crisis,...
Thank-you, after his initial shock and anger he seems to be coping fairly well. I am the one who is losing it and I want to be strong. We have a daughter finishing up her second year of college. He...
He had his first physical in many years about a month ago because he thought he had a hernia. His PSA was 230. Of course they re-tested because it had to be an error. It was 240. Biopsy confirmed...
Thank-you....
Hi. I am new. My husband was just diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer. We have an appointment on Monday at Sloan. He is only 50 years old. I am still in a state of disbelief. I do not know what to...