ive been on it for 8 yrs, yes the side effects do not go away. but you get use to them....
I been on it for 8 yrs, now it don"t work but I still have to take it, also been on xtande, for the last 2 years,sure you have some bad side effects, but better to be alive. to many people think...
thanks don and eveyone for your replys kenny...
don 826 how are you doning now and hows your psa are you still on Lupron, oncology dr said I will take Lupron till the end,why take if it does not help, he said this ztandi should bring my psa down...
any info on taking XTANDI PLEASE REPLY kenny123 after bone scan and ct scan and psa has risen from .02 to a 3.2 psa today, tests were ok except one spot has doubled in size since 2014 scans, around...
john it is all the people going to diff drs, with all kinds of lies and illness storys, to get drugs, to use and sell , for profit....
dr said to quit taking casodex, as when psa is rising, sometimes it helps to lower your psa again, I think its going to keep rising and next visit in 2 1/2 mos it will go fr 1. to 2. ? then he will...
thanks fairywind for reply age 69 scans were done 3 yrs ago ,after failed radation. have a urology dr and a oncolosit that I see every at hilman cancer center. hosp...
been on Lupron for 5 yrs with 1 5 mo break, at canter center today, I go every 3 mos for my shot, and to see oncol, dr, here are results for last 4 times . feb/16 .01 / aprill/16 .02 june/ .04 psa...
allen, the nu 1 question is why pc when it starts to grow back, around where the old prostate was, why it can"t be removed, answer it has been tried not many times but the side effects are to great,...
for tall allen : the name of the tasts done were a nm prostascint total body scan and a reg body scan and bone scan later thanks ken...
on my queston, on if they can remove pc if it grows back in around the same spot? dr said it has been done ,many times[ removing spots that pc has grown back] BUT THE SIDE EFFECTS are that you will...
after having a pressent bone scan results showed a hot spot where my prostate use to be, the reg bone scan shows nothing, you would think theirs a way to zap that hot spot, to save a live, how many...
foget all about your pc ;your numbers are great, AND enjoy the summer, I take it 3 mo s at a time, when I get my pc treatment, ken...
what is the diff? between name brand,effexor and generic?...
hi mich,was on Lupron for 24 mos, off 8 mos, back on since 10/14 first was on 600 plus the vit d,3,ooo units, then 13 mos ago changed to1,000+d ,3 mos ago when I got last shot, they increased it to...
todd Ive cked out your blog, every couple mos, Im glad you have had good results, as My pc sometimes get me down good luck...
has anyone gone or talked to these people, there always on tv, cancer centers of amer, they e-mailed me saying their pats live longer then going to reg hosps ?...
my oncology dr, has me on Lupron also, but he gives you the 4 mo shot, EVERY 3 MOS, and that seems to take the spikes out, as at the end its wearing off, like 3mos and 8 days will be my nx shot keny...
prato read your little story , everthing was good , except fot the pain, when I had my RP AT UPMC a teaching hosp, my surg dr said that they have you hooked up to a morpine mach,so when your in pain...
celb / gunner/and join the party we should have a thread, for all pc people who want infor on hor therp, and people who have been on hor treatment and have some infor that can benfit, everyone,[ like...
gunner, my case is close to yours ,, rad pro, 1yr later sav radation like 8 mos, due to psa rise started Lupron , was on for 2 years, then off for 9 mos of which my psa started to rise, so started...
would be a help for people on or about to go on some form of HT, or people that are on reist treatment [],side effects] and how they feel , thank you, :yeah:...
Sagittarian, a patient should start S R T when his psa has risen to 0.3 after your rad pr, for the reason that most people that have had a r.p. the 1st 6 mos have a low psa before it starts to...
all the drs Ive talked to at upmc cancer centers at pgh,pa and my own dr, ,they told me before my treatment, that if you get seeded, with the rad pellets, and then your cancer comes back, you can"t...
had salv radation, after 1 yr, after RAD PR, its a 50/50 shot , but well worth it, also you can"t have a rad pro, if you had radation first, and even if the sav rad fails after 1 yr, it still kill a...
Pratoman: my RP. was 5yrs ago, they gave me pain injection shots in my back before they wheeled me in the oper room, they said it would help a lot, when I was put in my room they had me hooked up to...
to 56 pont, your time in between small psa rises is good, but as in my case when it reached .3 my doctor started rad treatment,you have a 50/50 change of it getting the cancer, its a easy treatment,...
I have degenerative in my spine and back and thumbs real bad had tests said I also have foesters diz, walk and move very stiff, and limneted movement,, I don"t care but the best now for me is 60 mgs...
hi would like to know how many have gained weight, during their PC treatment, Or is losing weight? after their PC BEING removed, or after any radation treatment, mydoctor said not to try to lose any...
casper, as for your choses, de vin nerve spareing surgery, would be the gold sanderd, will the best results, two days in hosp, then 7 days with cathier, then psa testing every 3 mos then 6mos as long...
well as long as you cont to get tested, every 6 mos, and the bio shows no cancer, that's great. my dr told me that he has a lot of men with high psa but no cancer, good luck...
great new guy, now all you have to do is every 6 mos get your psa tested and see your uro dr, then next will be every 1yr happy xmas new...
john on pennis smaller, its what the doctors all seem to B.S. about, on going to the cancer center every 3 mos for my treatment, most men Ive talked to, say YES around 1 to 2 inchs, my self was...
glad to find so many good people, and info, on this website, may all have a blessed holiday,, kenny...
well today seen my oncology dr at Hillman cancer center,all my tests and bone scans , were ok, but my psa went up from 5 to 8 in 1mo, my dr said the psa is not as inportment,as no cancer showing up...
todd DX-2009 AGE 62 1ST MO OF RETIREMENT PSA12 GLEASON[4+4-8 2010 R.P/ BIO 14 CORE 6MOS FAILED R.P./PSA3/2011 STARTED IMB RAD GOT 69 GRAYS/ LASTED 6 MOS/ 2011 STARTED H.T 24 MOS OF LUPRON GOT PSA...
I will see him tomorrorw ,and go over test results thanks Kenny will [post a follow up...
thanks a lot guys,Im just hoping that the Lupron started working to bring down my psa,, Ive on pain meds for back , it works good tomorrow is oncology dr appmoint, hoping for good news,, :yeah:...
my last mos oncology vist went as I exp,, my psa levels had tripled, and after beening off Lupron for 8 mos they put me back on shots on oct 28/ as I have diebeties my right eye is bad and a...
at a friends house he told me that at the dr s office they told him that they consider, any levels from 0.2psa to be cured as long as it does not rise, not is that without treatment, or can you be on...
dave sounds good on your weight loss, and your drs sound great, hope everthing go s super for you, what does that air chamber, treatment do for you, missed your posts on that, your going to be fine,...
I just got off Lupron and zoladex after 2 yrs being, been off for 4 mos now my psa is already rising so oct 27 im going back on,, because it takes at least 6 mos for zoladex to wear off, I just...
yes everything you say sounds real good, and your psa levels are great, good work will see what your nx psa numbers are...
you know allen, sometimes I don't even know if its worth it, but the last 2 wks were bad, now with my back fractured at 7 and 8 from my fall,,and had a back operation 2.5 years ago to take some pain...
I just got done with 2 years of Lupron then zoladex inplants, for now your in good shape, the med keeps the cancer from growing, even like spots on your spine or wherever,, the cancer should not grow...
bob your levels seem real good, your not even at a .1 psa for 1yr 3mos,, did you have your prostate removed or what , it doesn't say in your post, Kenny good luck...
dave, sounds like you have a that's going to bat for you, and trying to get to the bottom of it,, did all your test come back ok? in the past yr, whats your psa now and whats your treatment ? your a...
allen how long can people live on these treatments, I will ask my oncologist on my nx vist in one mo ken...
Ive just got off 2 yrs of Lupron and zoladex inplants 3 mos ago, I now know all about them, if you need to know and spec info email me and I will tell you what to expect, god bless kenny...