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PSA Level fluctuation from 11 to 8.56

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Hi I went for my blood work since my biopsy. It was PSA level 11, and then 2 months after, it came 8.71. My doctor asked to do it again, and it came 8.56 three weeks ago. I am going for another blood test tomorrow. Can someone please let me know? ...

Azr Category Prostate 1d

Joint Pain from ADT

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Interested in hearing from others who have found a solution to joint pain while on ADT (lupron, eligard). What works. My primary complaint is with pain in my left knee but experience some pain in fingers as well as trigger finger in one ...

DSJ Category Prostate 1d

Off the ledge for now....part 2

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So in my case my PCa was metastatic, it spread out of the prostate to form a tumor and also spread to my hip and femur and more recently to rib and shoulder. So when I was told my PSA almost tripled in 3 months I was concerned, ok I was freaked ...

Roy L. Category Prostate 2d

Off the ledge for now....part 1

Good Monday Morning, This is going to be a bit of a long one and I have lost it 3 times so going to do it in parts. I had my 3 month Oncologist visit today, had a preview on Thursday when she called to tell me I need an x-ray on my shoulder as the bone ...

Roy L. Category Prostate 2d

PSMA Test - Understanding the report

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Hi Everyone, I got my result. I need to understand the report. Can someone help me? Result Notes: 18F-DCFPyL PSMA PET CT CLINICAL HISTORY: 51-year-old man with a new diagnosis of prostate cancer (Gleason 3+4=7) COMPARISON: ...

Azr Category Prostate 4d

September 2021 flo

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Hey all, So here it is, September 2021's blue flo. It's a litter brighter this year, no way you could lose me in the fog. Went for bone scan this morning and got my usual number of weird looks, but many more people asking if it was done for a ...

Roy L. Category Prostate 14d

September is PCa Awareness Month

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Hey everyone, September is PCa awareness month, do you do anything special or out of the ordinary to help get the word out? I pretty much advocate year round for men to get their PSA tested, but in September I am more annoying errrrrr vocal ...

Roy L. Category Prostate 16d

Pancreatic cancer

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So I am to start next week on chemo with2 weeks on and two weeks off etc. So can anyone tell me anything about this as I want to know what you have gone thru if you care to share if of course rather than some book or pamphlets say. I am stage 3 low ...

Hanley72 Category Prostate Jul '21

Post Zoladex Implant (goserelin) & apo-bicalutamide

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I completed an 18-month course of Zoladex Implant (goserelin) & apo-bicalutamide. Plus 25 radiation sessions. Fatigue- body aches persist 3 months later. Normal? Thanks!

Western Category Prostate Jul '21

PSA up again, new metastis

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Hey everyone, A quick recap, I have advanced prostate cancer with mets to right hip and femur at diagnosis. PSA was 442 and tumor was the size of a baseball. Been on ADT, Lupron/Zytiga for a bit over 2 years. Had radiation on hip, femur and ...

Roy L. Category Prostate Jun '21

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