rlfuller7's Journey with Adenocarcinoma, Prostate Cancer
Patient: Prostate Cancer > Adenocarcinoma
Patient Info: Currently in active treatment (initial surgery, receiving chemo rounds/radiation), Diagnosed: over 8 years ago, Male, Age: 73, Stage III, Progressing despite hormone therapy: No
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Robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy
Procedure or Surgery
First two post operative PSA's show undetectable levels. Pray it continues.
Decision Point
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Cancer has spread/Metastasized
Oh No
Radical prostatectomy 6 years ago. Outside the margins, Gleason 8, not in lymph nodes. Low PSA for 5 years, then began slowly rising. Reached .74 so did PMSA scan at UCSF and found 2 small metastasis one on spine and one on hip bone. Completed this week (8 total treatments) SBRT radiation on both areas and those are now demolished. Will enter into waiting period with PSA every few months. Praying numbers stay low for a long time.
I am in the middle of this decision point regarding combination of adjuvant radiotherapy, preceded by androgen deprivation therapy to slow down the growth of my very aggressive cancer until we can begin radiation.
Decision Point
My Gleason score is 9 and I am very concerned that in the period following surgery, while waiting to begin radiation, the cancer might move out of the prostate bed. I want to learn more from others about beginning hormone therapy to slow the cancers growth during this waiting period.
Procedure or Surgery
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Robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy
Procedure or Surgery
Issues with wearing pads for stress incontinence and erectile issues.
External radiation (Stereotactic)
Radiation
Demolished two growths, one on spine and one on hip bone. Total of 8 treatments. No side effects at all.
External radiation (Three dimensional)
Radiation
Six years after Prostatectomy I was diagnosed with 2 cancer growths by a PMSA body scan at UCSF using radio tracer called Ga-68 . My PSA was only .80, yet these small growths were located. They were subsequently destroyed using SBRT radiation- 5 treatments on my Thoracic region and 3 treatments on my iliac. PSA declined a month later to .19. I praise God daily for His healing and His mercy.