Hello friends!
It's been a long time since I've posted. It's hard to keep up with my dad's health on my end.. we've had so many close calls that his prostate cancer has felt like a bump on the head compared to all the rest of his concerns!
So, to bring everyone up to speed as quickly as I can, dad was diagnosed stage 4 PC in 2015 with only a single local lymph node affected. He had 6 rounds of chemo and began on Lupron + Casodex. That worked for five years until his PSA started increasing again and he was able to receive a two of three rounds of Provenge immunotherapy (the last round was cancelled due to Covid just starting in March 2020). He started Xtandi shortly after.
Last September (2021) he had to have a quadruple bypass which was complicated by afib. Five weeks later, he was diagnosed with Primary Central Nervous System Large B Cell Lymphoma (brain cancer) after brain surgery (for what we were told was Glioblastoma) revealed that he had lymphoma in his brain.
He began chemo + immunotherapy immediately (methotrexate and rituximab). He experienced bouts of afib during this time and was placed on a more aggressive afib medication. He also contracted covid and thankfully did remarkably well.
After five rounds of chemo he was able to get into remission. Since then, he has suffered a heart attack due to a failed bypass (I didn't even know that was possible!) and had to have a stent in place.
Which brings me to today.
His PSA has increased from .41 to .55. It's the biggest jump it's made in quite a few years.
Now, I know that there are other medications available to him, but I'm concerned about them being complicated by my dad's other health conditions and medications. He is on several medications for afib, blood pressure, and anticoagulants. Presently, he is not on any medications for his lymphoma.
Can anyone fill me in on what could potentially be a next step in his treatment as well as potential interactions with his current medications?
I would appreciate any prayers you could offer on his behalf, as well. He sure could use a break.
Thanks so much! (Picture of my dad with my mom and sons!)
Lynsi