So Keytruda has been working to keep my PSA relatively stable for 27 weeks with minimal side effects through round 8, however PSA did rise from 19.1 to 26.7 so I may be failing Keytruda. After receiving my 9th Keytruda infusion I started having extreme pain in my knees, ankles, and shoulders, to the point I couldn’t sleep. It honestly caught me off guard as I had been doing great.
I have started a prednisone flight and pain is very manageable now. Has any one else experienced this with Keytruda?
Lastly I’ve decided to have a pain pump inserted to deal with my back pain. My need to increase fentanyl level every few months was not a road I wanted to go down. Any input on using a pain pump?
We’ll see where Keytruda takes me next or if I failed that as well. Hopefully new genetic test will give us some clues.
Stay strong, stay positive and refuse to let the cancer win. We all have days where we want to give up, but take the time to reflect on times in your life before cancer, and embrace those memories, and share them with your family and friends.
Finished 8 Rounds of Docetaxel
My dad passed 12/9/2019
What’s the pros and cons of Casodex and Lupron as the only treatment for Gleason 4+5 (9). 
Update w/ Questions: Tumor growth w/o PSA rise; Chemo Round 2, Cabazitaxel This Time
