:sad: Here is the latest update. 80 year old father has completed 6 rounds of chemo (taxotere) while receiving lupron injections. His PSA is down to 23.8 (3 weeks ago). He is constantly having...
Hi - we are in a similar boat - my Dad is 80 and I'm pushing for the best treatment/quality of life path also. My Dad just finished his 5th out of a scheduled 6 rounds of taxotere in conjuction with...
Hi Tony, I am very interested in joining on behalf of my father. He turned 80 yesterday and we spent the afternoon with his oncologist. He is currently on his first dose of Lupron and due for his...
I asked Onc about Casodex yesterday and he didn't want to incorporate it. What are your feelings about that? What are the pros and what are the cons of Casodex? They are going to take a PSA level...
I'll check out Todd1963 and follow the thread. Latest events have been a blood clot in left calf - treating with one aspirin a day. We had a meeting with oncologist Dr. Eli Kirshner. Dad will be...
Hey Pete, We crossed paths a month ago. I follow your thread to compare with my Dad who is a few days behind you. His second load med was Lupron. I'm curious, why are you on firmagon and he was moved...
Hey Fairwind - Yes, Dad has extensive osseous metastasis. His last PSA level was 326. I don't know the results of his most recent blood work post firmagon shot. I'll suggest he take ibuprofen and...
tks! I'll question doc about Casodex - I've read a lot of posts about these two used in conjunction. IDK why doctor didn't start them together from the start. Maybe because Dad hadn't complained of...
Dad received his first Lupron shot on 6/23. He did not complain about the injection site. He is however now complaining of shocking pains in his bones, back pain, and loss of leg strength/mobility....
Dad had his catheter removed today - he is so excited! He's catheter free for the first time comfortably since 2/2/14 - a bad super bowl game but one he will never forget since he was in the ER....
You, my friend, are hysterical! Dad is tall and I am 8 inches shorter - but he is not testing on me bcs his bumps may be bigger than mine right now ;) It's good to laugh I'll let him know that the...
/community/emoticons/cool.gif Thanks again for all the comments. Yes, 25 pounds of piss, we will be poking my Dad about this until his last day. We share a dry sense of humor and I will no longer...
I guess I am bracing for the worst and I'm praying for anything a tiny bit better. I will remain nothing but completely positive in Daddy's presence but I am crying throughout the day and night while...
/community/emoticons/cry.gif Hello friends, We had our conference yesterday regarding the MRI and Full body bone scan. After being brought into a room at the Valley Blumenthal Cancer Center the kind...
Thank you so much for taking the time to share with me. We have the meeting with the oncology team from Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ tomorrow. Here we will learn the results of the tests and get...
Hello All, I brought my father into the ER on super bowl Sunday. Dad had told me by phone the weekend before that he had the flu, and wasn't sleeping at night. A week later he was too sick to attend...