R-man. I was diagnosed with 4+5 in July 2009. Prostatectomy + radiation, started Zytiga Nov 2013. Have been undetectable since then. Was 67, now 81. yes you will be depressed etc but don't give up...
Mayo oncology is recommending cessation of yonsa (previously zytiga) because I have been on it for 9.5 years with an undetectable PSA. Blood work all normal. Only side effect seems to be fatigue. I...
November 2013 for me....
I was a 4+5 gleason July2009. Prostatectomy + radiation +lupron+ Zytiga was 67 now 80....
David, your stamina and attitude continue to amaze me. I'll keep praying to PP for you. Old Sailor...
David, my heart aches for you for all of the medical problems you have endured. I ask Padre Pio to give you strength and comfort, you are a tough old bird . Good lord has given me 13 years since G9 &...
I am one of fortunate ones that Zytiga + prednisone has worked exceptionally well - 5 years with undetectable PSA. Diagnosed with gleason 4+5 in 07/09, RRP in 08/09. One met detected in 11/10....
Break, Dr Joseph has been my oncologist at Mayo Florida for the last 7 years. He did his residency at MD Anderson in Texas. He put me on Lupron and zytiga about 5 years ago and I have had an...
Been on Zytiga for 53 months, PSA still undectable. Miracle drug as far as I'm concerned. Have also been on Lupron for 6 years. My Mayo Oncologist says Zytiga unpredictable - some men do well, others...
George, after my surgery went from gleason 4+4 to 4+5. My PSA two months after surgery was a very good 0.021 but then within 5 months went to 0.5 so I had 38 sessions of radiation which resulted in a...
George, I have been on Zytiga and Lupron for over 52 months with undetectable PSA. Few side effects for me although rather high liver enzymes at first which went down to normal after a month or so. I...
I have just completed 49 months on Zytiga with Lupron with undetectable PSA. Very fortunate since I had a Gleason 4+5 and RP in August 2009. Good lord is taking care of me. The Old Sailor....
I had two 10 negative core biopsies because my PSA was rising from 3 to 6 in 2 years (July 08 to July 09) My urologist at Mayo said a third saturation biopsy was required to rule out cancer. It is...
Fair, our stats close (dx 8/09, gleason 4/5) now 75 yrs. old. Mayo Onc started me on Lupron + zytiga in 11/13 and I have had an undetectable psa for 41 consecutive months. I know that Zytiga will...
Mary & Dan, I started on Zytiga 36 months ago (also on Lupron) and PSA has been undetectable since. Only side effects I experienced were fatigue, hot flashes and weight gain (13 lbs) which the...
Not a proper subject for this forum. The Old Sailor...
I had a saturation biopsy in 7/09. Two previous 10 sample biopsies were negative for PC but dr at Mayo said my rising PSA was not normal. The saturation biopsy found 5 cancers (2 G7, 1 G6 and two G8)...
Wings, I was dx in July 2009 (age 67), PSA was 6.3. Had RRP, Gleason was 4+5 but no margins, lymph nodes etc. Started Lupron in 2011 but PSA creeping up. Started Zytiga in Nov 2013. PSA undetectable....
My PSA was undetectable for the 29th consecutive month I have been on Zytiga. Zytiga has been a wonderful drug for me. The Old Sailor...
David, your a tough cookie. Will say rosary tonight for your relief. St. Teresa also very powerful. The Old sailor....
Fair, I have been on Zytiga since November 2013 with PSA undetectable since then. I am also 73 with Gleason 9 diagnosed in July 2009 - I hope Zytiga works very well for you. The old sailor....
ISU, I have been on Zytiga for 21 months. PSA went undetectable very quickly. SEs for me are fatigue, hot flashes and voracious appetite. Good luck. The old sailor....
Dawn, I have been on HT four years. Hot flashes were terrible and sleep disruptive until my Mayo oncologist gave me two injections of Depo Provera. I still get an occasional night hot flash but 95%...
I fail to see any humor in these "self righteous" who post hoping to get a laugh. Shame on them. The Old Sailor...
Medicare denied payment for the pet scan I had last September. The Old Sailor...
My co pay is $13.00 for a 90 day supply of Zytiga....
I also have Express scripts and my Mayo Oncologist had to get prior approval before they would fill the the Rx....
I started Zytiga in November 2013 when PSA was 0.5, now it is 0.03. I don't think I have any side effects except some fatigue. The Old Sailor...
Jim, I live in Jax, do you? Maybe I could buy you lunch and we can compare notes. I was dx in July 09 with gleason 9. The Old Sailor...
David, you are a tough old bird and I simply admire your endurance and positive attitude considering all you have been through. Went to rosary and mass last Friday and asked Blessed Mother to give...
Phil, my psa went from .27 to .40 after the end of SRT. Mayo waited until PSA hit 2.0 to start HT and never suggested Avodart. Now on Zytiga which seems to be working, last two PSA have been...
PSA was undetectable today, started Zytiga in November. January PSA also undetectable. All blood work good. The Old Sailor...
I had 20 biopsies which were negative. When my PSA reached 6.0 the Uro did a 28 core saturation biopsy of which 5 were PCA (2 gleason 8, 2 seven and 1 six.) RRP pathology was Gleason 4+5. The Old...
Jerry L. I'm sure private insurance companies like yours are much easier to work with than the MEDICARE Bureaucracy. Every time I call I get a different person so continuity goes out the window....
My Mayo Oncologist ordered a PET scan last September because I have metastatic (one met) prostate cancer. He wanted a baseline etc. as we progress thru the various treatments and drugs. I was shocked...
After Lupron and Casodex started to fail, my Onco started me on Zytiga on 10/30/13. My PSA today was undetectable and I have had very few side effects from Zytiga however my ALT was 87 (normal is...
Redwing, my Onco gave me a 400 mg injection of Depo Provera - terrible hot flashes and night sweats also totally gone. The Old Sailor...
David, you've got to keep fighting because you have set the standard for toughness and we look up to you and remember all of your problems when we are feeling despair and resignation to this disease....
David, I am ecstatic for you. Thank God you have received the 100% disability rating, if anyone ever deserved it, it would be you! I think the Padre helped out too. The Old Sailor...
I had a 400 mg injection of Depo Provera and it has all but eliminated the hot flushes and night sweats....
With PSA rising, had 10 core all negative in 2007, 10 core again in 2008 (all negative.) Finally in 07/09, when PSA hit 6.0, Mayo Uro did a saturation biopsy (28 cores). Found 5 with cancer, 1-6,...
Casper, I am retired Navy and 71 years old, so I have Tricare for Life (not Prime) and express scripts. Express scripts does carry Zytiga at a minimal cost (I think $14.00 for a 3 month supply.)...
My PSA today was 0.37. It was 0.12 last month and 0.11 in August. My ONCO took me off Casodex one month ago to see if the PSA would stabilie or decrease since it was slowly going up - it didn't but...
Old Sailor is 4+5...
David, how nice of you to think of me when you look at PP. I have a statue of him in my bedroom and when I look at it I ask him to help you and several other friends who are battling illness. Take...
Allen, I had open RP 9/09 Very good path report except gleason 4/5. undetectable PSA until 2/10. Started SRT 4/10 but PSA actually increased some after SRT. PSA hit 1.0 in 11/10 so Started HT with...
Yes, while on Lupron. l started Casodex with Lupron in July 2012 and was undetectable for about a year. On 7/9/13 PSA was .011 and on 9/9/13 went to 0.12 September. Mayo Onc wanted to put me on...
Are there any studies that give survival if no mets but rising PSA versus mets with rising PSA. Sorry I waited so long to ask this question. The Old Sailor...
David, when the Pope was asked which saint he prayed to, he immediately said St. Theresa. Give it a try. The Old Sailoir...