azpathfinder's Journey:
Patient: Prostate Cancer
Patient Info: Living with cancer as a chronic illness (undergoing adjuvant therapy), Diagnosed: over 14 years ago, Male, Age: 77, Stage IV, Progressing despite hormone therapy: No
Patient Info: Living with cancer as a chronic illness (undergoing adjuvant therapy), Diagnosed: over 14 years ago, Male, Age: 77, Stage IV, Progressing despite hormone therapy: No
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azpathfinder
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Experience with
Prostate Cancer
over 8 years agoSexual side effects
Side Effects
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azpathfinder
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Experience with
Prostate Cancer
over 8 years agoBirth
Celebration
Our special grandson was born 6 years after my diagnosis...I'm still here.
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azpathfinder
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Experience with
Prostate Cancer
over 8 years agoHormone therapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
Initially many side effects for about 6 months, but then tapered off over time to only the effects of Lupron injections every 4 months for about a week..
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azpathfinder
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Experience with
Prostate Cancer
over 8 years agoWhat treatment was best for me
Decision Point
I waited two months while researching treatment options and getting 2nd, 3rd and 4th opinions before deciding on Casodex and Lupron.
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azpathfinder
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Experience with
Prostate Cancer
over 8 years agoCancer has spread/Metastasized
Oh No
High PSA found in routine physical in early June. By August got a diagnosis of Stage IV, Gleason 8 prostate cancer that had metastasized to my right iliac (hip bone).
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azpathfinder
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Experience with
Prostate Cancer
over 8 years agoOther Care
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azpathfinder
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Experience with
Prostate Cancer
over 8 years agoDecision Point
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azpathfinder
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Experience with
Prostate Cancer
over 8 years agoLoss
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