Hi Dogdays, Good luck @your f/u visit & hoping your numbers continue to stay low. Looks like you’ve benefited from newer radiation techniques not available to us @our treatment center. We’re in the...
Thank-you all for your responses & being honest. Helps to hear first hand from you as we muddle through this phase. My husband took his 1st dose of Casodex today. Waiting for the MRI appt. We saw the...
Hello All, To Nytngale: Unfortunately it sounds like we have a few things in common & their are similarities in our husbands characters! Thank you for sharing your journey so far. It sounds like...
Hi All, Some Good News today: Bone scan is clear!! He has some Osteo which we knew already. CT in January was normal so that's all heading in the right direction! So far "Best case scenario for a...
Yup, I've encouraged that. One step @a time:) He doesn't really like the computer or his phone. He prefers to be in the garage w his tools & cars....
Hello All, Cyclone, your post came exactly when we needed it! My husband has been handling this PC/Gleason 9 diagnosis with such courage. Yesterday I could tell he was reconciling things in his...
Hello Tudpock18 & Redwing57, Thanks for responding. I'm new to posting on a forum, never done it till now as I'm sure you can tell. I wasn't sure what happened to the above post after I submitted it!...
Hello Gleason 9 Crew! I am the wife of a newly diagnosed husband (age 54) with aggressive PC, PSA 150 & Gleason 9. That’s all we know at the moment. I’ve been posting under this heading; “PSA 150 -...
Good Morning. All your posts have been extremely helpful and I’m so grateful for this connection. So thank you all for your insight & taking time out of your days to send messages. They are keeping...
Thank-you I'll have a look. I think surgery, if offered or possible will have to be up to him, but I think if they can manage it w other treatment it would be better for him. He's at work right now....
Thanks for your replies. I will do my best w your suggestions. This will not be easy! ~LjK....
Thank-you for your posts. I didn't think surgery would be a great option either from what I've read. Some of the RT looks promising. Not sure how he'll handle the info on ADT & the potential side...
My brother knows of 2 men diagnosed years ago that both had high grades w Mets ( I don’t know where) who had surgery, chemo & ADT. Went on sugar free & vegan diets & one has been in remission for a...
Hello All, It feels like a lot has occurred in such a short time. In our notoriously slow system, they certainly moved quickly for him; & I’m grateful. The Bone scan was yesterday - results still...
Hi Everyone, My husband & I are emotionally and physically tired this weekend. It was a very long day @the Prostate Center on Thursday. Funny thing, the center was primarily run by an all male staff...