Thanks, Allen! And thanks to everyone....
I forgot to add to my previous post - he also tried the radium....
Thanks for the replies. He has been on Lupron, Taxotere, Taxotere with Carboplatin, Zometa, Jevtana, Xtandi, Zytiga and a few others I can't remember. Just about everything. It's such an aggressive...
My family member was diagnosed 4 years ago with prostate cancer, has fought bone and lung mets for 3 years. He has been on just about every drug/chemo out there. He was just diagnosed with 5 liver...
My family member was diagnosed 3 years ago with mets from the get-go. He has tried Lupron, Casodex, Xtandi, Zytiga and they did not work for more than a few months. He has many bone mets and also has...
Thanks to all. This is extremely helpful so we know what to expect....
Hoping that some who have experienced Taxotere can answer a few questions. My family member has metastatic prostate cancer. Zytiga and Xtandi stopped working and Taxotere is beginning this week. I...
There is DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ). It has not spread outside the ducts. The medical community says that much DCIS will never become a life-threatening issue. The problem is they can't tell...
Thanks to all for the responses. I'm just confused because family member has large bone met and doc says they don't feel like Zometa (or anything similar) would be worth taking because of the...
Were you prescribed Zometa when you were diagnosed with bone mets? Or were you prescribed Zometa later when the bone mets increased or were not prescribed Zometa, period? Seems like docs have...
Thanks to all for your quick responses. I realize that everyone is different and that every cancer is different, which means there is a variety of side effects regarding a treatment. Just wondering...
Good day to all. My family member was diagnosed about 1 1/2 years ago with PC - metastatic from the get-go with bone mets. Lupron and Casodex have stopped working and psa is rising. He is getting...
Thanks to all for your speedy replys. The cancer was Gleason 7 with seminal vesicle invasion. The concern is the psa has gone up twice since surgery. I'm hoping that it is local recurrence rather...
Just wondering if anyone knows if bone mets would show up on a bonescan or an mri if psa reading a few months after surgery is 30? I know that a met would have to be a certain size to show up on a...
Sorry. I wasn't looking for official medical opinions - just thoughts from those who have walked this path..... The DaVinci surgeon who had previously advised "active surveillance" is now saying that...
Some background: I posted last year. Family member had negative biopsy, which was repeated 6 months later and found to be positive. It was Gleason 6. He saw DaVinci surgeon, who suggested "active...
Thanks for the informative posts. As far as I know, antibiotics were not taken. (only for a couple of days to prevent an infection from the biopsy) Right now, he is basking in the joy of a negative...
He had 12 cores taken. He sees the uro next week. Thanks to all who have posted....
Hello to all, This is my first post. I am posting to get information for a family member. Any help would be appreciated. His PSA doubled from 5 to 10 in a year. Biopsy was negative, except there were...