i will also start treatment with pluvicto in early october.my latest psa was over 1200.my treatment will run from oct.12 to may of next year at 6 week intervals.prayers for everyone that receives...
Godspeed Jeff...
has anyone heard when it might be approved for the rest of us?...
its been awhile since i last posted.i have since just started the radium 223 regimen.a few weeks ago they found additional mets scattered around,and my psa currently sits above 360.i have not had any...
Godspeed comrade...
Prayers going up for a truly good guy....
i had my most recent chemo thursday a week ago.its probably the worst one yet.by last saturday i was down for the count.i spent 5 days in bed feeling terrible.no taste,no appetite,no energy...
after my 3rd treatment a couple of weeks ago i lost my taste on the 2nd day..had to get fluids the next week although they said my bloodwork looked pretty good.they did tell me that my psa went down...
has anyone had their psa spike up from taxotere?mine went up considerably from the last time.doc says to plan on a couple of increases before it starts to lower....
i had my first treatment last thursday,the first couple of days i thought to myself this isnt going to be too bad.fast forward to the next wednesday.i felt like i had been run over by a bus.that same...
looks like the lynparza was a bust.psa went up again,scans showed spots were slightly larger.i start taxotere next week.heres hoping i can take the side effects and it works....
i do have the brca gene....
i havent had any scans yet after starting the lymparza.my psa continues to rise now to a level of 50+.side effects are a little rougher than the xtandi.i cant taste food nearly as good on the...
Has anyone heard anything from him? I remember him being one of the first that reached out to me when i joined the forum....
Godspeed sir...
Its been awhile since i have posted about my situation.i am still on xtandi for the 5th year, but my psa has increased to 32,from a low of .020.my scans show no growth of the mets.doc wants to...
i got a 3 year run on my xtandi clinical trial.psa got as low as 0.20,but has risen to 5,14 in the last few months.my doc says its now time to try provenge.he also wants me to stay on xtandi,but i...
thanks for the info.i will definitely check this out.my prayers go out for everyone that is affected by this damned disease....
i have a bone met on my left hip that was diagnosed at the start.it hasnt grown significantly in almost 5 yrs....
i just turned 67 and i have medicare...
its been awhile since i posted anything about my situation.i have been on xtandi for about 2 1/2 yrs.my psa got to a low of 0.20 at one point but it has risen to 4.02 presently.my doc says its time...
psa dropped this round to 1.84 after rising last month to 2.38.anyone had that happen while on xtandi?...
psa has increased to 2.38 i am on my 34th cycle of 28 days of xtandi.i am getting concerned as my psa dropped to a low of .20 a few months ago.my last set of scans showed a little more brightness on...
psa was 1.41 today.doc says they arent worried as my last scan didnt show any increase in size or brightness....
had a small decrease this month to 0.99.i got my hormone shot about a month ago.do you think that might have contributed to the decrease?...
sorry for the delay in answering,i have been away for a little bit.im 66 yrs old,the side effects are tiredness,not a lot of energy,but otherwise i feel good most of the time.i am kinda worried about...
up yet again to 1.09.scans havent changed according to my doc.should i be concerned?...
another slight increase this month to 0.74....
another slight increase to 0.57 this month.anyone have any input as to why this is happening?it was 0.20 only a few months ago.any need to be concerned?,thanks...
psa increased to 0.51 ,doc says still too low to start thinking about the next line of defense.it still kinda worries me though,3 months ago it was 0.21 range....
another slight increase in psa to .37.anything to worry about?...
psa was a tick higher for june at .34.still looking pretty good though....
we havent discussed it in detail,but he assures me he has a plan in place....
a little late on my posting for this month.my psa was 0.24,T was 21.in august it will be 2 yrs on the trial.doctor still calling it remission....
another month of xtandi,psa is 0.24...
0.23 psa for march.hoping for many more like this....
another 0.20 for feb. tests.hip met not getting any bigger,neither is the spot on my kidney....
psa is holding at 0.21 for january,my 20th cycle of xtandi.thet also drew blood yesterday for studies in genetics.it will probably never affect me they said,but it might be helpful to others down the...
wake forest baptist is one of the top cancer hospitals in north carolina.i am sure this guy is a good urologist.if you desire a 2nd opinion check out dr. craig hall in high point.he is one of the...
still holding at 0.21 for december.19th cycle....
good news for thanksgiving,my psa is .21.this is my 18th cycle of 28 days on xtandi....
another 0.20.scans upcoming next month.feeling blessed....
congratulations my friend....
no news is good news on the kidney spot,doc says it hasnt gotten any bigger.i have asked several times about how they can be so sure that the spot on my hip is a bone met,so far i dont have a...
another month,another drop.presently 0.20 psa.old timey prayers and new fangled medicine at work....
uptick to 0.23 this time.scans showed no increase in spot on my hip.going on my 15th cycle of 28 days on xtandi....
psa down to 0.22 as of july....
scans showed the spot on my hip had diminished slightly,my psa is now 0.25.its a good day....
0.27 today,still going in the right direction....
down a bit more to 0.34.hoping for more.i am on a combination of xtandi and trelstar.i get the trelstar injection every 24 weeks,the xtandi is 4 pills daily of 40 mg. for a total of 160 mg....