Steven
thanks so much for your update which is really honest and open as your posts always are.
So chemo is over for now and you have managed to work right through it, keep active in the bedroom, not lose your head hair and feel pretty good in yourself. That is fantastic and probably is reflected in the tumbling PSA figures you have had.
The two month wait must be a mental torture, I can't say I understand because that is not possible but I can say I try to imagine just how difficult it is. One way to look at it is that your body has just had the equivalent of a major battle going on inside it, so two months of relative peace and re mustering is essential to prepare for whatever comes next. To give you the best chance to force the enemy to retreat for a good long while. That could mean any number of treatment options and a timespan that seems to be as individual to each man as this disease itself. So second guessing is not really productive.
The scans will show just how much the chemo and HT have affected the actual tumours. Many men see a really big difference post chemo with fewer and smaller tumours and others see no real change but no progression at all. Remember as well that chemo continues to work for a little while after that treatment ends so waiting a month or so for the scans is not unusual. I believe SiNess' Oncologist says that there are two things that he counts as success in any treatment. No progression or some regression and/ or a reducing PSA and to get both is a really good result.
So enjoy your Italian wines (I am extremely partial to a glass or two of Amerone myself) keep up the sensible diet and exercise and have as much fun as you can with that lovley lady of yours and also with your families. Then the time might go by much quicker than you expected. I do hope so.
My very best wishes as always
xxx
Mo