I AM BEING TREATED FOR METASATIC PROSTATE CANCER SINCE 2009. i HAVE HAD SIX CYCLES OF DOCETAXEL IN 2010 AND 2022. AT PRESENT I AM HAVING CABAZITAXEL, TEN CYCLES SCHEDULED., AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD FOUR CYCLES. THE CYCLES ARE THREE WEEKS APART. A WEEK AFTER MY THIRD CYCLE I NOTICED BLOOD IN MY URINE. AFTER NEARLY FIVE WEEKS I AM STILL HAVINE IT. AT ITS WORST THE COLOU IS LIKE PEPSI IN A BOTTLE. OTHERWISE IT IS LIGHTER AND COULD BE LIGHT ORANGE OR PINK OR ANYTHING IN BETWEEN.
THE URIN HAS BEEN TESTED TWICE AND IT HAS NO INFECTION. I PASS URIN WITHOUT ANY PAIN OR IRRITATION AND DO NOT SUFFER FROM ANY OTHER SYMPTOMS. THE TREATMENT IS WORKING AND MY PSA HAS COME DOWN FROM 68 TO 25. HOWEVER SOME OF MY BLOOD TESTS ARE SHOWING SOME ABNORMALITY ESPECIALLY THE HAEMOGLOBIN WHICH HAS DROPPED TO 8.8 FROM 11.3. I AM DUE TO HAVE A CT SCAN SHORTLY TO ESTABLISH THE CAUSE.
I WILL BE GRATEFUL TO HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE MATTER.
THANK YOU
NOEL