Swan: You are so right. A few years back my wife and I hopped onto a crowded bus in Mexico City. It was evening rush hour, and we were the only tourists among people who had been working hard all...
Wonderful news Steve. Gives us all hope:...
With you on that prayer Steve. America is falling apart at the seams....
I did a video consult yesterday with staff at Sloan Kettering. I offered congratulations to all staff about the FDA approval of LU-177 coming out of the study led by my MO at Sloan. The staff person...
Great News English Alf, Good for you! Any chance you guys could take Harry back?...
Ray, Gleason 8 can never be said to be finally defeated. But it can be pushed back, made undetectable for good blocks of time, all the while with great QOL. Many levels of treatment possible. I have...
Dr. Morris has been my MO at MSK since 2011. Terrific physician. Great news that Lu-177 has gotten FDA approval. As Bohemond writes above we can expect further trials to test efficacy on less...
Well, I would still be 78. I was diagnosed after my wife and I had retired, and other than big medical treatment (surgery, salvage) the disease has not really taken much of my time. As far as I know...
Jerry, You and your wife are inspiring. Thinking of both of you… Bill...
Good result. Always good to have another arrow in the quiver before castrate resistance....
Logo, the Now was Then....
For new guys, it is possible to go a long, long ways with a Gleason 8. I am at 12+ years since diagnosis, and have led a full life with no significant side effects, with the exception of that One Big...
Keep in mind that hormone therapy puts selective pressure to favor survival of cells that are hormone independent. Hormone therapy also produces SE and wear and tear on the body. Not an easy choice....
Met the robot in November, 2009. Released from the hospital 16 hours later. Slept most of next two days until anesthesia wore off. Cath for one week. Almost no pain. A year later repair of hernia...
I had a hip replacement in June. I was still awake for 10 minutes or so in the OR. I was chatting with the young anesthesiologist standing behind me. I had already gotten a spinal, so I asked if she...
Congratulations. And many more Undetectable to come....
Agree with halbert. Biopsy. Maybe will be a bit uncomfortable. Not a big deal. Gotta know....
Well put Logo. And good luck, Jack....
Hey Logo, You give us young guys hope. Congratulations....
Beachbum, you have the right idea. Congratulations!...
On my second ADT go round. First time, gained weight. This time lost weight. Difference is a low carb diet. For me, exercise alone would not do the trick. Not fun, but works. Best eishes....
Good news. Happy for both of you....
Stephanie, I am sorry to read of Jeff’s situation and your mutual pain. All I can offer is the thought that attitude or hopefulness has little or nothing to do with how long we may live. My Irish...
Also, note that DRE cannot examine the surface of the entire gland. DRE can be invaluable though — a friend’s life may well have been saved 15 years ago by his Primary Doc who felt a very small...
Clock, I am at the 11 1/2 year mark. Back then, I knew Nothing like Sergeant Schultze, but having a Gleason 8, I am amazed and grateful to be here. A long, winding road indeed. Best wishes… Bill...
Have a hip replacement. Had my right hip replaced this past week by the same surgeon who did my leftie 14 years ago. Recovery and rehab going great. My MO wrote to my surgeon before indicating no...
Reachout, Same approach with me. Had SRT 2011-12, PSA vacationed until 2015. MO monitored for near six years, before resuming treatment this past January. Really grateful for those six years without...
Cancer is not one disease, say like cholera, but many diseases. If not exponentially, this variety adds tremendous challenges, and costs, to the search for treatments....
Great response. Best wishes!...
Most of the way the through a six month Lupron shot. SE minor — a little flushed few times a day, probably fatigue more often when doing outdoor gardening or walking. Had Lupron six month course nine...
Joe, I have a friend who followed his urologist’s advice and chose AS with a Gleason 7 for over two years. Not good. Midway in year three his PSA spiked. A second biopsy came back at Gleason 8. Opted...
Fully as of Feb 25....
Recently read, or on my night stand, are: “Hamnet,” a novel about Shakespeare’s family back in Stratford at a time of plague; “Caste,” by Isabel Wilkerson, a review of American history through the...
Mattam, me too.....
BWeaver, Sorry to read about your husband. You will encounter a lot of Gleason 8 and 9 guys on this Board who have been around a long, long time. I see you are in Oklahoma — my wife grew up in Tulsa....
Books are central for my wife and I. Especially for me since my other central thing has gone away after years of PCa. Belong to a Mens’ Book Group — at 77 I am about at the median age. We try to read...
Very sorry for your loss....
I have been on Degarelix and now Lupron for seven weeks with no noticeable SE -- a little flushed now and then, very minor. Nine years ago I did six months of Lupron -- had hot flashes then, weirdly...
Thanks Cyclone — you are a role model of both success and grace. Best wishes....
Mel, Seems to be the same everywhere. Have a friend in New Mexico who has to drive five hours to Texas. Here in upstate New York, some friends driving 150 miles after jumping through frustrations...
For canine pleasure, the Aussie film “Red Dog” streaming on Prime is funny, good natured and warm hearted. That may be a little hard to take. And yes, there is a dog....
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/prostatecancer/91333 This article is interesting regarding BAT. Effort to delay transition to castrate resistance. Hopefully. As for myself I am six...
My wife has had 2 Modernas. I have had one. No SE for either of us....
Gone to a major cancer center, with a deep bench, for treating PCa....
Had similar problem with weight gain first time on ADT back on 2011-12. Took four month diet after to get rid of it. Started ADT again this past month. This time I also started with a low carb diet....
This is a very valuable, if disquieting thread. Thanks to the contributors above. I agree with mufjem that the problem rests not in the test but the decision making process after. After PSA emerged...
Depends on how much uncertainty your Dad can tolerate. There is no one size fits all at your Dad’s point of disease progression. As you know ADT does present quality of life issues and also has a...
Yes mattam, to all of us....
I had surgery at St Peter’s in the fall of 2009. Very much a mixed bag. Moved my case to Sloan-Kettering in the fall of 2011. If you would like further information, please use email. Best wishes......
DonJ, I am considering the same trial. In a nutshell, my PSA doubling time started accelerating this past summer, my MO sees my current doubling time as five months (year ago it was one year), PSA...