Grats to you! I would give $100 to have your latest number!...
last report had me at 6 plus psa. This is a drop from earlier 25 plus number. Will see next week what has transpired with the little cancer buggers....
I have been on Zytiga and Prednisone now for 2 months. I take 3 tablets of Zytiga a day (all at once during night time) and a morning and evening tab of prednisone. I also take one tab of slow acting...
Congrats on your low reading. Its always good to know there is hope out there. Keep rolling those fantastic numbers!...
Welcome Flyboy to the reluctant brotherhood! A fellow G-9er here to hopefully help with a little information. Hormone treatment will no doubt be the initial course. It does seem to work very well for...
As a G-9 with past doubling times in the 2 week periods and having multiple mets,....let me think..., Yep I would....
When my Hormone treatment ran its course (see sig) My psa rose from .13 to 155 very quickly and at certain times my doubling time was right at 2 weeks. Like from .13 to 1 and from 19 to 44. It scared...
Darn, I missed the original Op post with the good news. I too offer a big grats to you for the amazing success you are seeing! I have been on Zytiga myself now for about a month and hope to have good...
I will chime in with the others offering prayers of comfort for you and your family. You are loved by so many here....
Shucks, Ive done 3 rounds of radiation on my hips within 11 months. Radiation treatment is very manageable, your gonna lose a little weight, maybe have a short period of little appetite, but it...
Well, My back pain is a result of mets in hip and that mingling with nerves. I am on Slow acting Morphine as I think you might already know. It does work though. One 15 MG in the morning and one at...
There is no advice I can give, even comforting words are hard to come by, but I and others pray for you that you may have some peace among all this pain. I have tasted a little pain myself; I just...
Really! that is interesting. I wish I could get off of Morphine anyway, sooner the better. I take a cocktail of over 10 pills daily, so it gets hard to figure....
Im a G9 so what I say may not have much wieght for your case, but Pain in the pelvic region that makes it harder to lift or move your leg/s is something to not wait for an April appt. And if the pain...
Thank you all kindly for replying. I forgot to mention how much this round taxed my system. So far I hve lost about 4 pounds. Good appetite still. Its been like 69 degrees one day and sleet and snow...
Thank you kindly Beejane....
"A merry heart doeth good like medicine". And what makes for a merry heart? A way of thinking,...getting the mind focused. So I do believe to an extent....
Us G9s are on the wilder roller coaster of emotions and it can be pretty rough at times. But like the girl on St Judes advertisement says, "You HAVE to fight" "someday they will find a cure and it...
3 rounds of radiation for me in 1 year.I was told risks increase with each new round. I wonder what the future holds in my case. Wait, I dont want to know, I just want to enjoy what life I have left....
What a winter! I have just been reminded by a friend here in the forums to post occasionally so as not to cause worry. Thanks Gunslinger. Ive been keeping a little scarce for 2 reasons. The reading...
Very interesting find. I hope its not a mets problem as there are no options on the table for that. After now about 2 weeks of painful "pinched nerve" feelings myself I just marvel at those years you...
Yup, me too. I cant remember if I ate breakfast or the name of that famous actor Im trying to reference. Did I take my morning pills,...which I just took less than 30 minutes ago. The memory pathways...
Darn the bad luck! And I went with the Orchiectomy instead :P...
Specialady; I intend to advise my Onc about Dr Myers and his research next round. I had it in mind on my last visit, but could not remember the name "Myers". Hoboy. Gunfighter, your always a...
Thank you Tatt2man! I forgot to mention my next blood test will possibly be my most harrowing experience yet ha ha!...
Lets see,...Im past the one and a half year since diagnosis point, and am looking to be blessed with hopefully another few years. So far My PSA has been recorded from a .13 to 155. I went through a...
Welcome to the forum! Gleason scores indicate how mutated a cell is from normal and it seems the more mutated a cell is the more aggressive it is in growth because it no longer follows a DNA check....
Wishing all here a blessed Christmas and New Year. Break out the Band! http://vitaminl.tv/video/1763 ...
To me its really hard to discuss these issues without the permissions of bringing in topics like faith, soul, and renewing the mind. And I almost forgot, Hoping all have a blessed Thanksgiving, lots...
Dropping in to update. A heartfelt thank you to those who have replied regarding my last post. I am not of the sort who reads up on doctor speak, and I have a hard time with some of the more detailed...
Harp and Gunslinger, bless your hearts. I am encouraged. I dont check my mail but maybe once a week,.. but here; hallokkbye at gmail dot com Montanan, I wish your and your husband great success with...
I have been on a vacation from these forums following the good news of psa dropping from a high of 155 to 3.2 within 60 days of radiation. This in May-June. And its been relief for several months to...
This is great news! I am so glad for you and your family. Thats gonna be a pretty fat check....
I am so sorry to hear of the losses recently. I have been staying away from the forum for a couple of months trying to enjoy life and not think too much about cancer. Reading this series of posts...
I also know what you mean by taking a break from the forums. Some days its a little painful to read all these posts. I know what you mean by seeing a psa rise and the dread that brings. I hope the...
And then theres me. At diagnosis psa in mid forties. 5-4. Over the last year flare ups show doubling time to be as little as 2 weeks. One radiation treatment on thigh and middle back. Presently...
As is crackers....
Bob321, I hurt for you. I would, at this time, welcome a 3.9 psa. But thats me. Blood tests are a dreadful thing. The waiting and fidgiting over the numbers. Someone on this forum once gave a...
Very interesting video and to know the patient was one of our own here in these forums really gives it credence. Congratulations Infohound on the great success you two have seen. May the future be...
Hate to hear of another problem cropping up in your life. Im having "leakage" problems myself. Its a crappy situation.....
The monster is under my bed. This last 90 days have been rather peaceful and thoughts of the monster faded. Of course that was until the next blood test, which was a couple days ago. Now I hear it...
Nevertheless, be encouraged. The anxiety forum is also full of kind helpful people....
I have had anxiety and panic attacks in my past. I know how debilitating they are and I hurt for you. There is an anxiety/panic attack section here in this forum with many suffering the same things....
Hello jcjames. Sorry to have to see you here. Fellow G-9 er. As others have said, hormone treatment is probably the first thing on the menu. We hope yu respond well to your coming treatments, and I...
I am so glad for you Purg! Enjoy yourself at the game, we know you will present well!...
Very good news indeed and thats a really large drop in psa! May it stay that way!...
My Oncologist has said more than once "There are many more options coming out of the pipeline nowadays so dont give up hope". I havent been through what you have. Its my hope you find the right...
Mine is broken. No thinking nor any other means makes any difference, yet somehow I am not overly bothered anyway....
I do believe this is the quote of the month here in this forum. Deeper and truer words I have not seen for a while. ...
Thanks to each of you for the encouragements! Thank you 142 for the explanation of why the long time period between radiation and measurable results. I may have asked my Onc about that but his reply...