Experiences with

Salvage therapy

Recommend somewhat early salvage radiation treatment. A question I would like some input on is should I look into proton therapy over IMRT. I would need to travel to Fred hutch or Salt Lake City as I live in Reno Nv. Just want some of the best treatment with less side affects.

Treatment Strategies for BCR Salvage therapy options depending on prior treatment history and risk stratification A. Radiotherapy (SRT) for Post-Surgery BCR. Best outcomes when PSA is <0.5 ng/mL at the time of treatment.

Men with preoperative PSA >20 ng/mL more often had salvage RT and/or ADT (54.7% vs 34.8%), and the salvage therapy started sooner (2.68 vs 3.30 months after RP).

If we end up going down that road here is a recent paper on it. https://www.auajournals.org/doi/10.1097/JU.0000000000003890 (Post RT) Post RP https://www.auajournals.org/doi/10.1097/JU.0000000000003892 https://www.auajournals.org/doi/10.1097/JU.0000000000003891

We would seriously consider surgery if there was even a modest chance it could mean he didn't need the hormone therapy/salvage radiation, just haven't seen even one story that makes it seem remotely likely.

After having RP and salvage radio therapy I was given the all clear last year. Since then my PSA started to increase, doubling every six months, it is now 0.5 and have had a PET scan which showed something on my left rib and smaller areas of concern on shoulder blade and lung.

The end of this month will mark my one year anniversary of Salvage radiation therapy IMRT / IGRT Conventional Fractionation 7000 cGy / 35 fractions to prostate fossa concurrent with 5000 cGy / 25 fractions to the regional pelvic lymphatics Shortly after my treatments I began having stiff and painful

https://www.auanet.org/guidelines-and-quality/guidelines/salvage-therapy-for-prostate-cancer Not surprising. I think they should recommend adjuvant ADT at a PSA≥0.35 instead of ≥0.7 because I think patients are hoping for curative SRT and not just equivalent survival.

(2) Are the side effects of salvage radiation therapy the same as if radiation was the initial treatment option? (3) What is the SOC for salvage hormone therapy (that is combined with salvage radiation) after RP? How long do you need to take hormones for?

I underwent 35 sessions (70 Gy) of IMRT salvage radiation therapy (SRT) to my prostate bed only in July and August 2022. Now, 27 months after the radiation ended, I am seeing traces of blood in my stools about 10% of the time. There were a couple of instances where the spots were more noticeable.

While studies suggest it does not necessarily improve outcomes for salvage radiation therapy (SRT), it may have benefits in emerging treatment approaches such as immunotherapy or radioligand therapy. Potential Benefits of Ultra-Sensitive PSA Testing 1.

I have put off having salvage radiation therapy for over six-years now. But my Post- RP (August 2018) PSA level has doubled from 0.09 in June '23 to 0.19 in June '24, and doubled again to 0.40 in December 2024.

ART= adjuvant radiation therapy, within 6 months after radical prostatectomy (RP) early SRT= salvage radiation therapy, after PSA ≥ 0.1ng/ml or 3 consecutive rises. Median was 0.2 ng/ml. Median 1 ½ years after RP.

I had physician appointment today for possible hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) 40 treatments. I had salvage IMRT to bed and pelvic lymph nodes 8/2022.

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I've discovered that Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a huge help to me, as are art therapy and group and peer support settings (which is surprising, because my anxiety is largely social in nature). I'm feeling all right now, but these mental health journeys are never linear and never finished.

I stopped smoking straight away and the percentage increased to 54%. 9 Years ago tested by Hospital Lung Function again when increased it to 58% Today it measured 44% - it feels a lot lower than than these days, especially as I have been requiring oxygen therapy for 9 years. 3 weeks ago my oxygen

.😡 I go to reception and try to explain I'm on combination therapy T4, T3...I need these done alongside TSH, we get into a bit of argument because she tels me the Dr as put down what your to have, and that's what's been done!!

Hi All,Has anyone used Red light therapy, NIR, LLLT to help rejuvenate ovaries and support overall fertility? The clinic sessions are expensive... Has anyone purchased a home device which and has been successful?

We tried speech and occupational therapy for 2 yrs prior to medication. God Bless everyone!