Hi
My husband has completed 6 rounds of chemo. He had a bit of a rocky road ending up in hospital after round 2 with an infection. He also got 2 more chest infections after round 4 and 5. However after completing all chemo his psa was down to 0.67 after been 19 at the start. He has had a CT scan and we are at hospital this week for results. Silly question i know but does chemo usually shrink cancer ? Im so afraid its not worked. Few more sleepless nights for us. Take care all
i'm gleason 9 (5+4) so i have a very aggressive cancer , did my chemo last yr
for me it didnt work even though my psa dropped to 0.3 the cancer spread !!
so my radiotheraphy was cancelled and i was put on abiraterone so thats me till it stops working !!
keep positive and keep smiling
That is the worry. My psa went from 13 to 1.7 post prostratectomy to undetectable after chemo. Gleason 7 although in ribs.
I have another blood test in May although aches in ribs makes me think maybe bloods aren’t the whole story. All the best for tomorrow, even if cancer hasn’t shrunk chemo might still have done some good in the long run.
our hope is always for the next level of treatment and future developments
Hi
Sorry about your situation.Results not great today cancer in lymph regarding prostate shrunk down. However there are 2 nodules on Tonys lungs and a nodule on his kidney. Oncoligist concerned about this and called it a 'different beast' They be back in touch next week about a time for biopsies for both. Feel like weve been kicked in the stomach. More anxiety
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