Hi Rob, you will be missed very much.... You have been my support during my father's illness and I always looked forward to your posts....
Very sorry Stacy, my father lost his battle on that very day. His PSA at the time was 2800+....
Hi Rob, So happy to read your posts and to see that Jevtana is working well for you. I havent been on this forum for the past six months now. Sadly, my dad passed away and I did not feel like coming...
So sorry for your loss Gizzy....
Hi gizzy n me, Sorry to hear your news. My dad will do his PSA this week and we will know more. He has not had good luck with taxotere, zytiga so far...I don't know the story with Xtandi yet. But his...
RIP...
Thanks ralfinaz and 142 for your help. Not sure if taxotere or xtandi might have done that....
Thanks David for the link.....was wondering if someone had experienced this and know what to expect....
Hi 142, This is bcos they drained liquid from my dads lungs. He is stage 4 Gleason score 9. Thanks Anyone with more info I will be happy to hear....
Is there anyone who has undergone pleural effusions with metastatic prostate cancer? Any thoughts on that is appreciated. Chinki...
Hello All, Wanted to Thank you all for sending such positive thoughts my way. It really feels gr8 to have a support group like yours. Each one of you had some special advise and that makes all the...
Hi All, A lot has been going on since last two weeks with my dad. After being on Zytiga his PSA shot up and so he switched to Xtandi. Since getting of prednisone all I have seen is his downfall. In...
Hi Missyj, How is your husband doing on Xtandi?...
Hi everyone, Thank you all so much for your input and advise. In the last few days things have changed a bit for my dad. Yesterday his bladder was full and he couldn't empty his bladder so he was...
Thanks Passages....it looks like fever is one of the side effect of xtandi.......
Hey All, Once again i am here looking for some answers if you have any. My dad started Xtandi almost 10 days ago. He used to have back pain which now is getting better, however since last one week he...
Hi Devasted, Not sure though that with his PSA level he will qualify for Provenge. I think Todd would be the right person to know this....
Thanks Beachbum for posting this result......We all here on HW want to see more of this :) Hope Xtandi works for my father....have one question though....did your friend have any side effects from...
Thanks for putting a title to this post....really appreciate it......
Thank you all for the suggestions and ideas you gave.....I really appreciate it very much....I too find it very scary to be at this stage....I am not sure how my father is taking it.....we are...
Hello everyone, Is there still hope with PSA of 2300 Gleason score 9 and done with hormone treatment, taxotere, zytiga and now on Xtandi......is there anyone who has exhausted all the above...
Thanks Purgatory, will definitely keep you all updated.....hopefully with some good news though :)..........
Hi Gizzy n'me, Thank you very much for your input. That makes me feel a little bit better. I will see if i can find a good doc or a nurse practitioner....what i am looking for is someone who is...
Thanks Medved and Appleseed...I am looking into the docs you suggested........
Thanks Gizzy n'me..... I will definitely check out that thread. Today we called the pharmacy and they said they will ship the drug (Xtandi) by tomorrow. I am not sure if i should be happy or...
hi Gizzy'n me, Thank you very much....your story seems very similar to my dad's story. I also do hope that Xtandi works for you. Please do keep me updated. My dad will start Xtandi sometime next week...
Hello everyone, Thank you all for your input and kind words. My heart goes out for each one of you. Regarding the doc, we think we might want to change him bcos we are not satisfied with his method...
yep Chris, i have heard of radium 223 but after chemo and zytiga not working i am losing all the hope....lets see how Xtandi works and maybe then we can move on to Radium 223......anyone having any...
Thank you so much Medved...Just got his PSA result and went up from 1700 to 2306.....I am really worried.....yes, he is going to MSKCC based in Commack, long island. I will definitely try and set up...
Hello All, Its been a while since i last updated my dad's condition. In Jan 2013 he started chemo ( Taxotere) but the PSA went up from 85 to over 100 to 260 something. He then moved to zytiga after 4...
Hi Worried, my father, who has advanced prostate cancer, also goes to Sloan on long island. Who are you seeing there?...
Hi Zimac, Good luck with this new treatment...i do really hope it works. Please let us know the updates....
Thank you speciallady, littlenm, Andrew, Buddy Blank, Tall Allen and logoslidat for your input. I really do hope that Zytiga works for him. Logoslidat, he is 68 yrs old and yes he still is on HT....
Hi All, Its been sometime since I last updated my fathers' condition. He started with taxotere in Jan 2013 and PSA came down from 100 to 85 with two rounds. However with the third round it went upto...
Jitters, so sorry to hear your story. May god give you the strength to walk this path....
Radium 223 is considered very good for the bone mets.....it is coming to the market pretty soon....
Passages, how about Radium223? i heard it works like wonders....
Hi Passages, Did you guys consider going for clinical trials? My dad is undergoing something similar. After 3 chemo treatments his PSA went from 220 to 680 in just 3 weeks. He just started zytiga two...
Bud, you will be missed a lot by all of us here at HW....
Hi Passages, 168 is still not that bad.....did they say he will be still on Xtandi or will they change his course of treatment? Hugs and prayers for you. Best regards Chinki...
Thank you all for all your support and encouraging words. This disease sure has its highs and lows but together we need to beat this crap. Will talk to the doc and update you guys as to what the next...
Hi Passages, I have updated my profile so you get an overview of his health history. Even though my dad was diagnosed last year, it seems that we have been through it all. What worries me is that any...
Thanks Passages for letting us know your experience with Xtandi....my dad for taxotere cycles and PSA still rising.....waiting for the next step....wanted to know, what would be the survival range at...
Hi there, how is xtandi working for you guys. My dad Gleason score 9 bone mets was on hormone for only 5 months. Taxotere only gave him few months and now wee are debating between zytiga and xtandi....
Hi John Allen, How are you doing? In your previous post, did chemo keep your Cancer into remission bcos you were on it for 3 years or so? My dad also has Bone mets and is under going chemo... Thanks...
Hi mr. Reddy, My dad has metastatic cancer as well..was wondering how is your dad doing?...