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My new thread stage 4 bone mets operation

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Posted 22 Jul 2018 at 16:22
Thanks For your reply Dark warrior
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Posted 25 Jul 2018 at 11:39

Dear All , removal of testis is a permanent solution for psa down instead of taking hormone injections like zolodax

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Posted 25 Jul 2018 at 12:37
The operation, called an orchiectomy, will keep his testosterone very low without the need for more injections. Whether it will keep the PSA low depends on his remaining hormone sensitive. Eventually nearly all men will progress to ‘castration resistance’ at which stage PSA will start to rise and more drugs will be needed.

Good luck!

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Posted 25 Jul 2018 at 15:44
Thanks Bluetrew for your valuable feedback 😊
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Posted 27 Jul 2018 at 06:27

Dear All , Chemotherapy is for life long in advance prostate cancer spine metastasis after 1 or 2 year again chemo and chemo there is very hard to deal with chemo there is any other way we can take only medicines for life long for suppressing the cancer cells.

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Posted 27 Jul 2018 at 09:45
No, chemo is not a lifelong treatment. In the UK men would have 6 or 10 sessions and then that would be it. There are exceptions where a man might have chemo again a few years later but this is very rare.

The chemo will damage the cancer cells so that the hormones work more effectively for longer. But the science suggests that it will only add a few months to his life so if he is struggling with side effects he might decide it isn’t worth it. If he stops having chemo he can still have the hormone treatment.

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

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Posted 27 Jul 2018 at 10:14

Thank u so much 😌 Sideeffect doesn't mean that chemo is working or not but when I google life expectancy is only  3 years is it true and zolodax is only hormone therapy and a person can spend his normal life with treatments pls answer

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Posted 27 Jul 2018 at 10:57
Best practice for late stage diagnosis and if the person is well enough is to have Chemo and hormone treatment simultaneously. Chemo is relatively short duration and hormone therapy is normally for life (hence orchidectomy is an option instead of hormone therapy).

Life expectancy in PC is notiriously difficult to predict ( so don't try!). there are folks on here with late stage diagnosis who live for years and years (more than 10). Others sadly die within weeks of diagnosis.

Do what you are doing: keep informed and never give up!!

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Posted 27 Jul 2018 at 11:59
Thanks for your reply Francij😊
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Posted 30 Jul 2018 at 12:01
DEAR ALL, MY QUESTION IS THIS CHEMOTHERAPY AND CANCER MEDICINE AFFECT ON KIDNEY THERE IS ANY DAMAGE IN KIDNEY IN NEARBY FUTURE LIKE KIDNEY FAILURE .

THANKS & REGARDS

bose

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Posted 30 Jul 2018 at 12:52
Yes - kidney failure can be a side effect of some chemotherapies including docetaxel which is why they will monitor your dad’s blood tests very carefully
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 30 Jul 2018 at 14:59

Thanks LyneEyre can u tell me one thing fever after chemotherapy is normal but normally fever comes from infection and increase in white blood cell but some one told me repetitive fever come due to growth of tumour again is it true

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Posted 30 Jul 2018 at 16:45
No repeated fever after chemo does not indicate tumour growth.

I would dispute your statement that high temperature after chemo is normal - that seems to be what your dad’s doctors have told you but in England it would not be okay

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

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Posted 03 Aug 2018 at 15:45

Thanks LynEyre for your reply Dear All as we know that in stage 4 MSCC is not curable but a person can spend normal life and doing physical active going office etc . Pls reply

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Posted 03 Aug 2018 at 20:02
Bose, the operative word in your question is "can". "Will" is not true. There is nothing certain about PCa treatment, particularly of advanced cancer. You must temper hope with realism. And hope for

Good Luck.

AC

User
Posted 08 Aug 2018 at 15:57
Dear All, I know advance prostate is incurable but mscc can be cured and spine can be repair by bone cementing
User
Posted 08 Aug 2018 at 19:19
Only if the man's quality of life is otherwise very good and his cancer is under control. Serious MSCC damage is often permanent.
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 10 Aug 2018 at 16:08
Dear LynEyre Mscc can be treated ? before treatment my father is unable to walk after taking painkillers he gain his Mobility . when painkiller effect is low then again pain was started but my query is after treatment can he gain his Mobility and again spend his normal life.
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Posted 12 Aug 2018 at 05:23

Dear All , my father is diagnosed with mscc now pain is goan after radiation therapy and chemotherapy. 6 cycle of chemo is done now it's time for pet scan after pet scan I will give you update but my query is mscc pain relief is temporary or it's permanent pls help me

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Posted 13 Aug 2018 at 17:19
Dear All can chemo can spread cancer to other part of body like organs
 
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