My Jeff had labs and a palliative care appointment.
We are still reeling from the brain mets diagnosis, but I’m grateful to report that his pain is still reasonably managed. I’m typically the most vocal in his palliative care appointments as I strongly advocate for Jeff. As we waited for the doctor, I mused I had nothing to complain about.
The lab work results started rolling into the portal. While I have a few results I specifically look for, PSA is at the top of my list. We usually know PSA levels, max, within 2 hours after blood is drawn.
Hour after hour passed and no PSA. I ultimately thought Jeff’s oncologist inadvertently forgot to order.
Labs were at 1:30 at 8:04 p.m. Jeff texts me, “OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!”.
(I have no idea what took so long, but PSA was finally in.)
Jeff: OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!
Me: What? Is that good or bad? You’re scaring me.
Jeff: Just go look at the portal. Do you have tissues?
Me: ok …. I’ll go look.
Also Me: OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!! 😭😭😭
💥 PSA LEVELS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY!!! 💥
PSA = 45.3 ☀️ This is the lowest its ever been!
It’s hard not to feel extremely hopeful with these results. Jeff has been on Zytiga/Prednisone since 8-10-2021. It definitely appears to be working!!!
PSA History:
950 - Dec 17, 2020
317 - Jan 26, 2021
254 - March 2, 2021
237 - March 16, 2021
345 - April 6, 2021
398 - April 28, 2021
387 - May 18, 2021
467 - June 9, 2021
476 - June 30, 2021
310 - July 15, 2021
45.3 - August 26, 2021
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