Tb3 prostate cancer

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Posted 07 Sep 2024 at 14:59

is the plan to treat Dad with RT? If this is the case it is likely that any suspicious lymph nodes, at least in the pelvic area will be dosed at the same time.

Barry

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Posted 07 Sep 2024 at 15:09

He’s on the tablets at the min had first injection yesterday and the nurse told him what was on his notes about the scan said lymph nodes slightly raised but no hard mass 🤷🏻‍♀️ we see consultant in oct

User

Posted 07 Sep 2024 at 18:43

I was Tb3 PSA 35 with maybe local nodes affected, after HT and RT PSA 0.08 so would think any nasty nodes were dealt with too .

Best wishes.

User

Posted 07 Sep 2024 at 18:55

Well he’s only just started treatment so not sure what we are dealing with those Wer her words just hoping that the sound of raised lymph nodes isn’t a death sentence xx

User

Posted 08 Sep 2024 at 07:54

Was you showing any sign with lymph nodes at all it’s worrying me now

User

Posted 08 Sep 2024 at 19:03

Terriex, I have had two separate cancerous pelvic lymph nodes treated. If you are asking were there any symptoms or pain, then in my case the answer is no. The raised PSA led to a PSMA scan detecting the tumors.

Thanks Chris

User

Posted 08 Sep 2024 at 19:29

Hi no that’s not what I was asking the nurse said from the details of ct scan there wasn’t spread to organs near by…. the lymph nodes Wer slightest raised with no hard mass but consultant Will explaine he’s only been on hormone tablets for nearly a week and a half and had injection on Thursday

User

Posted 19 Feb 2025 at 07:33

Hi everyone my dad is coming up to his final day of radio on Friday he’s been ok first week he was very tired and he’s suffered with abit of diarrhoea apart from that he’s been ok I’m juts praying his psa leve when checked will be very low not sure when this will be checked hope you are all doing ok

Terrie

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Posted 19 Feb 2025 at 09:45

Hi Terrie.

Thanks for the update. I'm pleased that your dad's treatment is going okay. I had surgery so I can't help with when he should get his PSA results on completion of his radiology. However, I'm sure that those who've gone down that path will help you out.

Best of luck.👍

Edited by member 19 Feb 2025 at 09:50 | Reason: Typo

User

Posted 19 Feb 2025 at 09:49

Thanks for replying hope you are well

User

Posted 19 Feb 2025 at 10:09

Your Dad will no doubt be glad he has got the radiotherapy behind him. The next PSA test will be very low but this will be as a result of the hormone therapy. The effect of radiotherapy takes much longer to take effect. This will be a gradual process of up to two years. It's when the cancer cells try to divide and find they can't because their DNA has been scrambled by the radiation. They then die. When your Dad comes off the HT that will be the moment of truth about the success of his treatment.

User

Posted 19 Feb 2025 at 10:14

Yes he so tired today he’s in there now as we speak I’m hoping and praying this all works for him I hear many people are cured or still here years down the line they said there’s still other things they can do 🙏

User

Posted 19 Feb 2025 at 10:45

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

... I’m juts praying his psa leve when checked will be very low not sure when this will be checked ...

It will probably be six months after treatment. Any PSA test just after RT is useless as cells will be dieing and releasing PSA. They may do a test prior to six months, but if the results were weird, they would say "Oh we'd better test again at six months". Even the result at six months isn't very useful as it takes about two years before all the cells die from the radiation, there can also be a PSA bounce. If he is still on HT that will be suppressing the "true" PSA.

I was diagnosed in March 2018 (PSA 25) , I was on HT until March 2020, I had RT in October 2018. It was nice seeing PSA of 0.1 on every test since June 2018, but the first PSA test which I considered reliable was April 2021. Fortunately that was also 0.1 and the highest it has been since then is 0.2 .

Dave

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Posted 19 Feb 2025 at 12:06

That’s good then so there’s a lot of hope it will work for him they did say there’s still other aim was to cure it or live many many good years with it thanks 🙏

User

Posted 19 Feb 2025 at 13:07

Yes, Hope is what we have to cling on to, and when he finishes his HT it’s even more important. I’m at that stage now and I can’t say it’s easy but I just keep myself busy and active, and have as much fun as my HT weakened body allows me to.

I didn’t suffer from tiredness or fatigue during my 4 weeks of RT but everyone is different…I would say I am more tired now, almost 2 years since I had RT but I’m working on that to improve my physical state.
Tell your dad to keep as active as he can. I’m not sure what age he is but any exercise will help his physical state when on HT. Walking is good and if he’s not a gym goer buy some resistance bands and do some exercises with them, particularly his legs…thats where I suffered the most. Of course some men don’t get side effects from HT so hopefully your dad is coping.

wish him luck from me for the future

Derek

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