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Advanced Prostate Cancer

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Still above room temperature.

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I am 77 years young. I've had metastatic prostate cancer for 27 years. I had radiation seeding that lasted 5 years. Went on Lupron injections for another 5 years. My oncologist put me on endaludamide which I am currently using. I had the provenge treatment 3 months ago. Not a bad experience at all. The only hard part is having to sit still for 4 hours. The cost was $170,000. Over the course of 27 years, I figure the cancer has cost somewhere in the neighborhood of a million dollars. My cost was next to nothing because the veterans administration paid for 99.9% and has given me great care. Anyone say anything bad about the VA hospital, I'm healthy enough to punch them in the mouth.

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6357axbz

I don’t see where your mets are mentioned. Where are they located??

Va guy here, G. company Rangers, Da Nang.

I thank God for the VA on a regular basis. Without them, I'd be either broke or dead or both.

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Haniff

Hi Pokeragain

Great results at 27 years and counting 👍

Your docs did a good job and your body responded very well to the meds.

Keep it up with the exercises too!

❤️

Haniff

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j-o-h-n

Make like a drum.... and beat it.........

Yep, I wish I could poke my ex-wife again...........this time in the eye.........

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Monday 05/04/2020 8:03 PM DST

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TFBUNDY in reply toj-o-h-n

I've done it some ways but never in the eye...🤔

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j-o-h-n in reply toTFBUNDY

Her one eye was fake therefore her reply to "honey do you think maybe some time soon?" she would reply "okay dear I'll keep an eye out for you".....

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Tuesday 05/05/2020 12:17 PM DST (Cinco de Mayo)

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larry_dammit

Keep on fighting there warrior, sounds like you are doing great. 🙏🙏🙏

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Blueslover

Sounds great. Congratulations and keep it up.

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SmpQuindio

Thank you for your post Pokeragain.. you are an inspiration.. I am just a baby 4 years into this..

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tom67inMA

Great title on this post, I smile everytime it shows in the news feed.

thank you for the inspiration. Reading your post made me more hopeful.

stay safe and healthy

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Concernedwife24

Love your post. Are there any supplements you take or special diet?

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Muffin2019

You are an inspiration to us all, 2 years into this, plan on going till my 90's, 100 would be nice if mentally sane and not pee on my shoes.

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6357axbz

Again, why do you call your PCa “metastatic”? There is no mention of your mets in either your profile or previous posts.

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treedown

Your rockin it!

Bang on the drum all day.

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