Right - I just thought staying on the Proscar might be a good idea until I see my Onco this Tuesday the 7th, capice?...
Thanks Zufus - if I stop taking the Casodex - do I still take the Proscar?...
So should I stop taking the Casodex? I thought it would've been working by now like before......
Zufus - you were right - I think the Casodex is feeding it but I am still on it until I see the Onco next Tues however bad news about the latest lab results: Test still below 20 @18 but PSA doubled...
Wow - good reponse Zufus - very informative - I go in for another PSA/TEST sample tomorrow - wish me luck!...
I will ask the insurance company tomorrow - thanks for the help - yes I am worried about the fatality of the situation but I am remaining hopeful that something can be done soon. This is who I am...
So the Casodex might actually make it worse? I have been back on it for four days now but still can't tell if it's getting better or worse - should I get PSA re-tested soon?...
I am 55 on Arizona Medicaid otherwise known as AHCCCS. I called Cancer Center of America in Phoenix & do not accept this insurance either...I did I think I could be hormone resistant after 2 months...
Thanks Mel. I am in Tucson and there is a Mayo Clinic in Phoenix however they do not accept the insurance program I am on. Zufus - what do you mean by hrpca patient scenarios?...
By ADT3 do you mean adding somthing else to the Casodex such as Finasteride? I went to see the Onco-Doc today & he was going to consult with the Uro-Doc next week on possibly a change in...
I was in the Hospital the first week of June with quite a bit of pain and diagnosed with T4M PCa. They put me on Casodex right away and most of the pain went away. I started Eligard 6 month injection...
Ok - will check some other forums as well - thanks.......
This might be kind of a touchy subject here, but has anyone tried or heard of people being helped by Medical Marijuana?...
I have not heard of Trelstar - is it new and any different from Lupron? I talked to the Uro today and told I was urinating a lot more after the Hernia surgery - he thought it could be related or also...
OK - trying to get a hold of my Uro for clarification - first he told me to just take it for 20 days - then he said he keep taking it. I had Hernia surgery last week so quit taking it while I was on...
Anyone have any experience taking or not taking Casodex? I have been on it since June but am now on Eligard (lupron) injections so do I still need to take it? It's makes me tired and gives me a...
I saw a Medical Onocologist yesterday and he really put my mind at ease regarding my chances for the future. I am of couse so far gone that I am on HT and was having a lot of pain over the weekend...
Thanks - going to see the oncologist today - pain is somewhat down so hoping it was just a flare-up from the injection - the should make PSA test mandatory from 40+...
Thanks DEERHUNTER - I have been in so much pain I have felt like giving up but I'm hanging in there!...
Thx Jeff, I hope so too - sry to hear your still leaking - yes swelling is down but still need to self-cath although not as much. I just went thru this awful Lupron falre-up and wish I would've never...
I had some horrible pain from the last two days - what they call a flare-up I think from the injection. /community/emoticons/sad.gif Doc said I could wait it out with pain killers or if it got real...
Did you ever have the 'infamous' Lupron spike after taking the injection? I just got the shot Monday and most of the pain came back on Friday - taking Perocets and Advil helps some......
I heard Casodex makes the Lupron side effects worse - I was on Casodex for 2 weeks then got my Eligard injection Monday - was OK until I took the Casodex later that evening - I think I'm going to...
I wish I would've been tested sooner - I just git injected with Eligard on Monday and so far the cure seems worse than the PCa. Feeling very tired, weak & depressed. I was OK on the Casodex alonbe...
I just got my first Eligard shot today - but just saw the nurse not the Doctor - should I keep taking the 50mg of Casodex daily? No side effects yet but maybe feeling a little bit tired and sore...
Remember - we are blessed & mind over matter can cure us all!...
Its a six month shot but he did not mention any other options except for radiation or chemo later on if the hormone therapy stops working - but h'es saying it should be good for 3-7 years... What...
I'm supposed to get my first Eligard shot tomorrow but not looking forward to it from what others have said. /community/emoticons/rolleyes.gif But it's either that or get castrasted which I really...
If your on Casodex and it's working do you still need to take the Lupron (Eligard) injections?...
Thanks Carlos - the side effects look pretty scary - I wonder why I would need it if I'm also taking the Casodex as well?...
Thanks for all the info guys! Will start a new thread soon. I was supposed to get an injection of Eligard today but the Doc messed up and they had not rec'vd the approval from the insurance company...
It got so bad finally had to go to the Hospital this week - still here for fourth nite but hoping to go home today. I had a fever, could not walk and yes waited too long to get a biopsy but Doc said...
Things got so bad had to go to St Marys Hosp in a wheelchair last Sun nite. Still here after Bone Scan testing showing it has spread to Ribs, Vertebral Column, Pelvis, Upper Femurs, Sternum with...
No more self-cath due to irration & bleeding - now on a Foley! All 12 core samples were positive...I am seeing an Oncoligist at St Marys Hosp in Tucson. Due to being un-employed I am on Medicaid...
I will - soon!...
New problem here guys started yesterday morning noticing some blood in urine whilst haveing a bowel movement. Went back to see Uro on Thursday & they tried to irrigate the bladder with a Foley...
Gleason - did you have an RP? Any other painful symptoms? Thanks again !...
Thanks for that link - but how exactly do you 'die' from PCa? Do you go slowly in your sleep or is it usually a painful process in a Hospice?...
Thanks - I'm not gonna die from this am I? Sometimes I feel like I already am...:-(...
Got the results from the C/T scan yesterday - bone scan is rescheduled for Monday - PCa has spread into some lymph nodes and also bone tissue - so that's whay I have trouble walking. They have...
Mt Uro will be consulting with an Oncolgist - I just had the C/T scan today but don't know the results yet. I am also gettting a MRI bone scan done Friday at the Hospital - hopefull they will not...
They should be doing the scans this weeks as soon and the insurance company approve the procedure. Your right , at this point I just want my life back so I can live again - I don't care about sex but...
You think my stats mean it's localized - how so?...
Thanks John - sounds like you had a long battle with this that mine's just beginning. My Uro said the main thing was to get me pising again along with removal of the canerous nodes so maybe he is...
I guess I am confused too - he said we can talk about more treatment options after the scan results. Maybe he was talking about a Trup combined with Radation - but I am going to get a second opinion...
OK good - just talked to the Uro - he said all 12 cores were positive - with the Gleason score being 4 + 5 = 9. He said if bone scans & MRI are negative he can schedule a Trup pretty soon.......
I tried to get him to fax me a copy but no luck yet - but I thought he mentioned the numbers 8-9... I am in Arizona - did it take long to recover from prostate removal & is that the end of your sex...
So can the PCa be treated if even it has spread to the bones or other organs?...
Thanks Jeff - did you have the hormone therapy? I hate the idea of going thru chemo - but most likely I am loooking at a RP instead of a Turp?...
Thaks Jeff - will try to go for a walk but even that is a painful chore now...I hope I survive this but I feel like I just got a death sentence......