Thank you, Cyclone for starting this thread on Zytiga. I have just started Zytiga with Prednisone, only on it for a week, but so far no problems whatsoever. My oncologist put me on Xtandi, which...
At my last oncology visit, we discussed the option of Zytiga and the comparison of Zytiga to Xtandi. Because Zytiga was thought to have more negative impact to my blood sugar, and because I am a Type...
I have been on Xtandi for about 6 weeks and severe fatigue has been intolerable. My next oncologist appointment is in two weeks and I'm going to ask about a smaller dose (I'm taking 160mg). I've read...
I have been on Lupron (IM) injections for six 3-month cycles following chemo with taxotere. I have tolerated the Lupron very well with only some hot flashes and some muscle atrophy. It has maintained...
Thanks for the uplifting message, GoBucks. I am only a year and a half post chemo, and two years post diagnosis, but all the newbies need to hear this message. There is hope! I have Stage IV,...
Just remember the worst form of ED is DEATH. We older guys (I'm 67) need to lighten up a little on the question of sexuality. I had ED for a couple of years from BPH. Cialis helped a lot. Then came...
Onthgodiy ... only the good die young ... first two letters of each word. I'm not good enough to die young. Diagnosed 1/16/2018, age 66, PSA 209, advanced stage 4 prostate cancer, spread to lymphs,...
To Cyclone-ISU What treatments are you still receiving? I am currently on Lupron, and getting an injection every 3 months. We do have several common threads in our stories, but you were so young when...
To Cyclone-ISU Since I first found the healing well community, you have been an inspiration and my source for a lot of encouragement. Especially, early on when I was dominated by my own shock and...
To Fairview, My first oncologist was "awful" because of several things. First, he was late to our first thing in the morning appointment by 45 minutes. Second, he interrupted our 40 minute interview...
To RandyJoe & Donna, My oncologist at Emory is Dr. Bradley Carthon. He is absolutely awesome. None of us know how he does it, but he does through dedication to his calling as an oncologist. His...
After being diagnosed with advanced stage IV metastatic prostate cancer in January of this year, I went to the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University in Atlanta for a second opinion after first...
Cyclone, you are amazing. When I first found this site I was fearful of even letting my urologist do a biopsy because of all the garbage on the internet about it. But, from the beginning of my...
Well, after going to my first oncologist in Asheville, NC, who was a dispassionate jerk, I got a 2nd opinion from the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Getting that 2nd...
Has anyone else had to change PCP doctors? After telling my PCP how I felt about Oncologist No.1, she essentially dismissed me as a patient. The oncologist she recommended is the spouse of her...
First visit today to Oncologist No.1 and he proved to be about as personal as a piece of furniture. Cold and clinical. He actually said to me, “Most older men [e.g.75 or 80] die WITH prostate cancer,...
Results of my CT and Bone Scans are not good. Appointment next week with Oncologist in Asheville, NC with a second opinion appointment already getting set up at Winship Cancer Institute at Emory in...
Grandpaof4, I appreciate your story. My Urologist thinks chemo is the only course of action for me, and I'm not buying it. Look at you! My goodness, you had bone issues all over your body, and I only...
Hey geop, Is the hormone therapy the only thing you've done? What about chemo? Or, radiation? My Urologist tells me chemo is the only thing that can help me. I don't buy it. Grandpaof4 had metastasis...
Thanks, Almost a 10 for your thoughts. I'm glad chemo worked for you. I recently watched my father-in-law die from a regimen of chemo fighting two cancers at once, prostate and adult onset leukemia....
My Urologist wants to introduce me next week to his oncologist of choice. What I meant by "aggressive chemo", is a combination of multiple chemo drugs together with hormone therapy over about a 6...
Did your insurance company cover the Zytiga? I've heard many don't, and its very expensive. I have heard similar success stories. That's wonderful!...
Got my CT scan & Bone scan results today, and it was bad. Advanced Metastatic Cancer. Cancer found in my hips, my ribs and lymph nodes in my groin, legs and up into my back. My Urologist is referring...
I live in Hendersonville, NC (part of the larger metro area of Asheville, NC). I am using Asheville Urological Associates, Dr. Michael Burris....
Waiting is so hard for me. I get impatient standing in front of an elevator. So, I'm happy to say my doctor's office got my scans scheduled for tomorrow. It will be all day starting with the dye...
Frequency, urgency, failure to completely empty, night visits ... seem to bother many of us. These symptoms are what first sent to to see my urologist. He prescribed Tamsulosin (generic Flomax). I...
Thanks to all responses. I decided to have the biopsy, and it was a piece of cake. Antibiotics before, during & after prevented any infections. It was so painless I never even took an aspirin. I...
I'm 66 years old and over the past 6 months have experienced enough issues with my urination patterns that my PCP recommended I visit a urologist. After a DRE, he declared my prostate was...