My husband got his PET scan last Thursday. No bone mets! However the prostate cancer is pushing on the bladder which is causing hydronephrosis in both kidneys (I'm a visual person and this is beyond my comprehension, is that a really big tumor? Or does it not take a lot?). He had 45 radiation treatments from September-November of 2017 and on 6month lupron.
Has the cancer been growing the entire time? How after radiation is it so big? Is there any way to shrink it? The urologist does not want to operate.
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I have sent the report to the urologist. He is willing to biopsy the cancer at the bladder. I will ask about this and do some research on this type of cancer. Thanks for your reply Allen.
Sounds like a location issue. Tumor probably infringing on the area in the bladder where the ureters are attempting to drain into the bladder. I would suspect that the urologist could try scoping him in his office to visualize this. Good luck.
The urologist has taken a look and it's pretty messy in there for sure! He has one kidney stent already. We'll see what they can do when they replace that. I'm not a fan of the waiting game. Thanks for your reply!
When I was first diagnosed the tumor on my prostate was pushing into my bladder and my local team would not touch it. After 6 months of ADT and 6 rounds of docetaxel it shrunk it down to one third of original size. Local team still not keen on localized treatment so sought another opinion at Mayo Clinic and they didn't hesitate. The surgeon I worked with (Jeffrey Karnes) is outstanding and specializes in both prostate and bladder cancer and I highly recommend him.
Radiation on the prostate cancer cause scarring which can press on the bladder and uretha. This was discovered with me after I had a hip replacement. The surgeon could not fit a catheter. Luckily a urologist was operating that afternoon and between other patients, saw me and inserted a camera which showed the scarring and the restriction preventing me from urinating. So after inserting two different wires was able to to successfully insert a catheter. He has referred me to my own urologist to have a small operation to overcome the restriction, after I have recovered from my hip surgery. I have had increased urgency and frequency since radiation and chemo, even though I had a TURP before me PCa diagnosis.
The surgeon doesn’t want me to have the operation until 3 months after my hip replacement in fear of an infection affecting my hip. So it won’t be until late October. Will post what happens after that.
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Thunking of getting an orchiectomy insted od radiation
Help me translate medical-ese? EBRT plan. 
Is radiation to prostate useful if one has bone mets ? 
Please help shed some light…
