Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, March 3, 2025

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Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, March 3, 2025

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Editor’s Pick: What’s the evidence to switch HT treatment after several years? (rd)

Topics Discussed

“Get thee to a GU med onc” – before further Tx errors!; nausea from Pluvicto may be the norm; – get ahead of it; when another recurrence is suspected, when’s the time to do a PSMA scan; same 4+5 Gents asks.” should ADT accompany RT on 2nd recurrence?”; is urinary retention a side effect of Mx PCa with a prostate?; recalcitrant VA MO rejects RT on recurrence – get 2nd opinion; chemo side effects , esp. nausea need meds; after 3 years, time to switch HT?; addressing hot sweats; pay no attention to the fantasy numbers on your Medical bills

Chat Log

  • AnCan – rick sent: 6:14 PM

    rd@ancan.org    rick

  • Luther Blake sent: 6:18 PM

    OHSU patients are well represented in this group.

  •  AnCan – rick sent: 6:32 PM

    Matt Rettig https://www.uclahealth.org/providers/matthew-rettig

  • Wes – San Diego sent: 6:40 PM

    Got a question for you all: 2. What kinds of hormone therapy are available?

  • Frank sent: 6:46 PM

    Zofran is the medication that helps me Marc

  •  Luther Blake sent: 6:48 PM

    You can get big bags of ‘Gin-Gins’ on amazon

  •  Brian Haack – Eagle, ID sent: 6:50 PM

    My PSA went from 0.12 to nearly 20 before mets were seen on PSMA-PET/CT

  • Wes – San Diego sent: 6:52 PM

    I buy fresh ginger, cut it, and squeeze it using a garlic press, and use it as the incredient for tea. Most chews have more sugar than ginger; be careful with them.

  • Frank sent: 6:52 PM

    im gonna try the ginger

  • AnCan – rick sent: 6:53 PM

    D’Amico paper … https://www.medpagetoday.com/reading-room/asco/prostate-cancer/105340?xid=NL_ASCORR_2023-07-20&eun=g10110736d39r&pos=

  • Wes – San Diego sent: 6:54 PM

    There are also wrist pressure bands, used for sea sickness that might also work. V credible; I keep them in my backpack for random trips out to the SD bay.

  • Wes – San Diego sent: 7:30 PM

    A new sleeping pill Belsomra, creates a good sleep architecture (deep, REM, etc).

  • John A sent: 7:32 PM

    dr.john@ancan.org

  • AnCan – rick sent: 7:55 PM

    Embr watch https://embrlabs.com/products/embr-wave-2

    Depo-Provera – drug solution

  • Len Sierra sent: 7:58 PM

    Alicia Morgens study of the Embr wave 2: “66% of participants rated the thermal device as effective for management of daytime and nighttime hot flashes, while 77% of participants reported being somewhat to very satisfied with the device.”

  • AnCan – rick sent: 8:00 PM

    Good memory Len…..

  • Wes – San Diego sent: 8:04 PM

    My PSMA via UCSD was $34K.

    Good point for my uninsured brother.

  • Brian Haack – Eagle, ID sent: 8:07 PM

    Private insurance sets their prices based on Medicare reimbursment

  • Wes – San Diego sent: 8:09 PM

    Taking about the range of costs, so we know what is possible is good, including flying to France, Cuba, etc.

  • eric sent: 8:11 PM

    thanks jim

  • Thomas M sent: 8:14 PM

    Hasta luego, hombres