I am getting ready to head to the clinic for radiation #31, 13 more to go. The side effects are as promised but much less intense than I expected. My optimism is still intact.
Very glad to hear that it’s going well and better than expected
Good! I had my total radiation dose (which should be the overall same amount per kilogram as you’re due to get) in 20 sessions over 4 weeks, which I expect made my side effects more intense. So I hope you continue to have fewer of them than I.
My MRI is in 2 weeks, we’ll see what that shows. Otherwise all indicators remain good for me at present, 18 months after treatment began.
So glad to hear!
Terrific news. It has been giving me hope.
I have six radiation treatments left. I saw my urologist today for my second Eligard injection. She did a blood draw and test. My PSA is 0.18
My sacrifices to the goddesses and trolls of The Mighty Prostate are working! Excellent!
Hooray for a successful progress report!
Your PSA is awesome at that stage! Super low!! That shows a great response to your treatment, which should continue with your ongoing Eligard therapy, even after the rad rx is done.
Thanks for the encouragement. I have a meeting Tuesday with another Doctor who was recommended by my urologist to discuss starting Abiraterone
Well, my PSA remains undetectable 18 months after finishing radiation and latest MRI imaging still shows no signs of malignant change in that weird spot on my sternum, so prognosis continues to be good. The PSA should eventually rise again, of course. The literature suggests that if it stays around 0.5 long term, that would represent an excellent response and prognosis, while if it goes up to 2.0 and stays there, that would represent a good response and prognosis (for my particular type and grade and stage of prostate cancer).
Great news!
Nice! Congrats, QtM!
Hooray!! Best news of the week from anyone on any topic.
That is great news QtM!
For my part, my urologist handed me off to one of her colleagues for the long term treatment. He has prescribed Prednisone and Abiraterone daily and I will see him every ninety days for blood work. He will also discontinue the Eligard injections and I will start Orgovyx at our next meeting.
(note: The Abiraterone prescription is $700.00 a month. I was told that funding will be available.)
I paid the first month and yesterday picked up my second prescription and put it on my credit card. This morning I heard from the clinic and my funding has been approved. They will also send a check reimbursing me for the two months that I have already paid out. Being a retiree on a fixed income this is great news. I could have maybe could have managed but it would have been really difficult.
Yaay!!
Hooray on the funding help!
A lot of those programs inexplicably exclude anyone receiving any kind of government help - e.g. Medicare! Nice little catch 22.
Prednisone, vile and powerful though it is, is at least dirt cheap.
It tastes nasty!