Further to previous posts, we had our first Oncology appointment today for stage 4 advanced metastatic prostate cancer. We were dreading it but the Oncologist was lovely and very thorough.
Scans showed hubby has hot spots on pelvic bone, spine x3 and one rib and one shoulder. All quite small really but still not curable. Also both lungs have two tiny spots between 4-8mm in each.
It could’ve been a lot worse! New treatment starts next week called Zytiga. It’s in addition to his injection Prostap 3.it was explained to us that both drugs irradiate testosterone production throughout the body. This cuts off the cancer’s food supply in essence putting it into hibernation for a period of time.
She explained some prostate cancers can hibernate for months and some for several years but no way of knowing which men will have a better outcome.
If it becomes resistant to the meds then there’s chemotherapy and even after that there is another type of chemo they can introduce. So thankfully hubby has had a good response to the injection early on so the Signs are currently in his favour.
Onwards and upwards hoping that side effects are tolerable and that we are on a good path. Thanks to everyone for your kind feedback and support. We find this group crucial to our mental health, insightful and as important as treatment itself.
