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Roger S and Sharon live in New York, USA. He was 54 when he was diagnosed in July, 2006. His initial PSA was 12.90 ng/ml, his Gleason Score was 8, and he was staged Unknown. His initial treatment choice was External Beam Radiation (Intensity Modulated with ADT) and his current treatment choice is Chemotherapy. Here is his story.

THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO AN UPDATE REMINDER IN 2014 SO THERE IS NO UPDATE.

My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer that had already started to spread outside the prostate gland. The Urologist recommended radiation and seeds. This did not show any improvement so the doctor decided to start hormone therapy which included a Lupron injection every 4 months.

This past September (2012) my husband was having a lot of pain in his leg and hip, so our onocologist sent him for a bone scan and we found out that he now has bone metastes and is going through chemotherapy which is taking a toll on him and is still having a rising PSA;. The PSA; went from 107 three weeks ago t0 140 this past week. The onocologist is contemplating taking him off the chemo and starting him on Zytiga.

The biggest toll on my husband has been depression. He has always been a mellow, happy man....but he can't get a hold on trying to deal with all he is going through and what the eventual outcome will be. He is now on celexa and takes 2 ativan every night. This is a man that I could not get to take an aspirin. He is also taking 20mg Oxycontin 2 times a day and oxycodone for breakthrough pain. His pain seems to be under control, but I worry about him being so depressed. He won't see a therapist and does not see or talk to anyone but his doctors and me. He won't go anywheres or have anyone visit. I know he is going through so much, but the problem is that it's starting to take it's toll on me also. My only goal now is to take care of my husband and do whatever is needed for him. In the meantime though, I am starting to have stomach issues, daily headaches and difficulty sleeping. I know this is stress, but have noone else to help with the caregiving of my husband. I don't let my husband know how bad I feel most days, but he's now beginng to feel like he is a burden to me. I'm eleven years younger than my husband and he feels like I should be living a better life than this.....not realizing that he is my life and I can't seem to get that through to him.

So where do we go from here? Well, we will find out next week if his onoc will stop the chemo and possibly start him on Zytiga (if its approved by our insurance). We have been having issues with his blood sugars also being near 600.....so thats another problem with all these different cancer meds. If we can't get those under control, the doctor said that this may kill him before the cancer. It's taking a toll on his organs. What to do???????? We will be praying alot and hoping for some kind of miracle here

Roger's e-mail address is: sharonshrmn41 AT aol.com (replace "AT" with "@")

NOTE: Roger has not updated his story for more than 15 months, so you may not receive any response from him.


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