Need some positive results

hope,
You & your husband are going through such a frightening time right now and I would feel the same if in your shoes.
Look at these 2 things:
1. Lupron & Zometa are the course of treatment for where your husband is at - it should drop his PSA level down. My husband is on Lupron and it's working.
2. Your appt. with the urologist will determine a course of action for the kidney & bladder. Take a notepad to the doctors office with you - and use it. Later you'll be glad you did because as you may already know, 2 people can be in on the same conversation but hear things differently.

So, you are doing what you can at the moment.

You have to hold onto whatever can bring you some rational thinking at this point. If it's faith, meditation, talking with a cancer counselor, venting here (we're good listeners), etc. You get my point. You have to be proactive to keep a grip on your peace of mind. There will be bad moments but please don't let them last too long.

cancer is a thief - it will take your peace of mind, heart & soul if you let it. IF you and/or you husband need to seek professional help in that area - get it, get it. get it. It's perfectly normal, after a shock such as this, to need help. Some wait too long and have a much more difficult time than is necessary.

Please continue to post - we care about you both,
Susan

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Husband Diagnosed 11/17/05 Age: 63 PSA: 7.96 No Symptoms
2/09/06: LRP - Post Pathology - Gleason 4+3 Stage T2b NO MX
3 mo. PSA: 11.8 Stage T3a
6 mo. PSA: 18.8 Stage IV Systemic w/ distant lymph node involvement
Start HT - Lupron 3 mo. shots
12/06/06: PSA 0.8
03/07/07: PSA 0.3
PSA - Undetectable since 6/07/07

Link to journey:
http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35&m=826731

Hi,

I am not sure if I am doing this right, but I hope so. I would like to thank everyone for their encouraging words. I am trying to keep a positive attitude yet the past two months have been a bit overwhelming. My friends have been great listeners and my children have been helping to keep their dad in good spirits. We do have a great family humor so that is helping. I will buy the book by Snuffy Meyer mentioned as I am still in my investigative mode and am seeking information constantly (Can I find it online?). As a cancer survivor myself, I have learned how important it is to have someone to go to doctor's appointments and I began a file and notebook with the first doctor's visit. My own doctor always told me how important it is to keep your own records, although it has been a little more difficult to get test results and copies as we go along. I find this frustrating but I am trying to be diligent. One of my husband's major concerns at this point is whether he should retire or to wait it out and hope that he will still be able to enjoy retiement in 3 years. He currently works 6 days a week (driving to Canada) and is only home on Sundays. I want him to make his own decision, but I fear that if he waits to retire, he will miss his opportunity to enjoy the time when it gets here. He already has aches and pains. It is so hard to know how to proceed. I pray a lot and thank everyone here for the added prayers. After reading so many stories on this site, my faith in prayer has been re-confirmed. I am hoping for good news on Friday and I will keep posting as it is nice to correspond with those who understand the journey we have begun. Thank you all again.

God Bless--hopemylove