Worried 😟

Polly, I did work with a guy who had a fluctuating PSA that reached 200 at times. Despite three biopsies including two of the template biopsies they never found any prostate cancer.

Infection can cause a raised PSA. 

Thanks Chris 

Hi Polly,

very sorry to hear about your husband's diagnosis.  If you look at my profile you'll see I was in a similar position at my diagnosis, aged 54 - mets across my bones and in pelvic soft tissue.  I had a course of chemo (6 infusions of docetaxel) followed by around 20 zaps of radiotherapy targeting the prostate (which in turn affect the mets) and this proved effective for nearly 3 years, at which point I changed my hormone therapy.

Hopefully your oncologist will give you your husband's treatment plan soon, but in the meantime please try not to worry:  there is every chance your husband can continue to live a normal and active life for several years yet.

Please do ask if you've any questions and I'll do my best to answer.

Craig 

I have to be honest, Polly, I'm now coming to the endgame.  But equally, my prognosis back when I was diagnosed in January 2019 was 3 to 5 years.  I've had over 6 very good years during which the cancer barely had any impact on my life.  

We all plan and hope for the future, but really (and I don't want to sound like a fridge magnet slogan), all we ever have is today.  Even since my diagnosis, treatments have advanced and improved significantly.  See what your consultant recommends, ask questions of them and on here, and don't let the disease define your lives.

All the best,

Craig