Expecting too much too soon?

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Posted 03 Jan 2017 at 17:32

Happy New Year to you and all on the forum.

Just wondering whether this could be attributed to the bounce after RT or possibly doing something before testing that you are not supposed too but which they don't always tell you ie have sex,bike ride,lots of exercise? Whatever is the cause I wish you all the best for Thursday and please let us know how you get on. BTW if your name is your own you may wish to change to something more private as this is an open forum. Best wishes,Elajai .

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Posted 03 Jan 2017 at 17:46

So sorry to read your latest news - the PSA rising so rapidly while he is apparently still below castrate level suggests that his particular cancer is not reliant on testosterone to survive. You can only wait to hear what the specialist thinks but I would have two questions in mind that I would hope to have some grasp of by the end of the meeting:-
a) was it definitely defined as adenocarcinoma during the diagnosis stage - or could it be one of the more rare types?
b) does the onco believe that it is already castrate-resistant in which case, would a move to enzalutimide or abiraterone be timely?

Sex, bike riding etc would not result in this rapid consistent rise. There is very little data at present on this kind of early use of chemo so there is I suppose still a possibility that the cells are just screaming in objection to the chemo damage they have suffered?

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 03 Jan 2017 at 18:39

Thanks Lyne.sorry for the confusion with me having two different posts etc,I'm still quite new at this and getting mixed up!! Ha ha.

I agree with you and don't think this rise is something to do with anything dave is doing that he shouldn't. It is very concerning and very worrying but all we can do now is wait until Thursday to see what our oncologist says and obviously what the recent scan results show. I will keep you posted, and thanks again for yours and everyone's advice etc.

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