Experiences with

Oral chemotherapy

We messaged Surgeon through portal and asked how many lymph nodes removed. He states that pathology will tell us that…Does the medical oncologist go over the surgery pathology?. My husband has great physicians, but definitely confused by these mixed messages of whom is willing to give my husband answers

My husband was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer nearly three years ago, receiving a regimen of ADT, which included abiraterone, Lupron and prednisone. When that no longer worked, he started first-line chemotherapy. He just completed his sixth cycle. His PSA dropped until the sixth infusion

Not specific to CLL but India is one of the leading countries in the world making generic drugs and this issue, in my opinion, is a cause for concern and why I always buy branded over the counter drugs when I need to. Incidentally, there are allegedly the same issues in China where the FDA theoretically

My husband had throat cancer and was cleared in 2017. Then lung cancer last year, was cleared but its now returned.He is currently receiving Immunotherapy as chemotherapy wasn't helping. My question is why when we ask the consultant or her Registrar for a prognosis they don't know, we haven't been told

Diagnosed stage 3 hgs oc April 2021. Chemotherapy and debulking surgery and then 10 doses avastin. NED May 2022.I have been having 3 monthly CA125 tests since then which I think the new CNS follow up service want to change to 6 monthly. Scans are not part of the follow up here which my GP was surprised

Hi all and Dr. Sumeet Shah one of my relative diagnosed with oligometastatic left breast cancer in 2015 treated with chemo (4 Cycle 5FEC and 1 Cycle of Docetaxel) than surgery (lumpectomy) again 2 cycle of 5FEC chemo 2016 march NED put on tamoxifen 20 mg regular check up and in 2021 it relapsed in

After a successful - but short - period on Bicalutamide + Leuprorelin my PSA has risen from 1.1 to 1.7, to (now) 3.3. My last scan showed some micro-mets on my back, but organs were clear.Is it safe to say that Xtandi does not work for me? To be honest, I've had a miserable time on it, culminating in

Have ATM gene and castrate resistant. Stage 4b lymph nodes spread. Anyone have any luck with any clinical trials for ATM gene? Have already had chemo and failed Zytiga.

Am at Mayo today for scans/bloodwork after 6 chemo (docetaxel + Carboplatin) treatments. My PSMA Pet Scan results are below. I was hoping for more dramatic improvement, but I am grateful for ANY improvement (or stabilization). I meet with my doctor early tomorrow morning. Eager to hear any insights &

OK, now I am scared! I had COVID-19 this past Dec.,I was in the hospital 5 days due to hypoxia. (post COVID) and a CT scan showed my Spleen is enlarged and pressing on my left kidney. My urine elimination has changed now and I have to "push" it out by tightening my muscles otherwise I

Hi beautiful ladies, My mom was diagnosed in 2018 with Stage 4 High Grade. She has since had Taxol/Carbo and major debulking surgery. She was NED for 2 years. She then had a small increase in her external iliac node and she received 6 rounds of doxil/carbo. At this point her CA125 was 63. She was NED

hello. I’m new on here. I’ve just finished my chemo and am hoping to go swimming again. I still have a PICC line in for my regular Avastin and would like a completely waterproof cover for it. Does anyone have any recommendations?

I had Xtandi from July 2020 to December 2021 ,Stopped working and had chemotherapy 3 sessions wasn't working . I then had 6 sessions of Pluvicto .At the end of my treatment with Pluvicto February 8 my PSA was 301. My blood counts as of of March26 was WBC 2.3 Hgb 8. 1 Plat 35 . They all have just

Hello everyone, hope everyone is okay. I’ve just got a question about ongoing vulnerability after treatment and wondered if anyone else is feeling the same or if anyone has any advice/experience to share. I finished my current treatment course a few weeks ago and I’m wondering how long my immune

Please help explain Pathology report after Davinci Radical Prostatectomy w/ Extended Lymph Node Dissection Diagnosed 07/2022 PSA 964.40 Gleason 8 4+4 Ductal Subtype Cribform Architecture Had / Currently Triplicate Therapy Firmagon @28 days Zytiga Daily Prednisone 5mg Metformin 500mg

My Mum, who has done 6 rounds of chemo, 2 with Avastin, has just been told she still doesn't present as suitable for surgery. We have mixed emotions about this as she is in her early 80s, although previously very fit and healthy. She has been given 3 options to try to keep things at bay before possibly

Hi every one I took 6 rounds of docetaxel in 2020 and my PSA went from 60 to 0.5 After my first round of cabazitaxel, my PSA goes from 110 to 145 Was it wrong to change the chemotherapy ? After on round, can we say cabazitaxel is not working? Thank you for your help

hello this is my first post though I have been given hope by reading other ladies brave stories. My journey started in 2017 age 69 . My OC is HGS. After debunk op and 6 cycles of Chemo, all was good until last Octobers CT scan showed relapse to Spleen and Liver, stage 4a. In December surgery

I’m getting chemo and radiation treatments to get to Pluvitco! Hopefully I will not be late!

hi all.Having radiotherapy to prostate. Was going to be 6 sessions, once a week for 6 weeks. Now is 5 sessions as they say they can do what they want in 5 sessions??? I've had 2 seesions, feel sort of tired??? Maybe just generally lower energy mentally and physically(nothing anywhere near like chemo