Yesterday brought clarification for my next options with allopathic treatment, basically postponing a decision about radiation. This is good news from my perspective as I am generally hoping to resolve my issues with natural methods from here on. I continue to feel well with normal energy and no symptoms and I am conscientiously doing my strategies every day.
About 3 weeks ago my primary doctor said that I should maybe do radiation now that the hormone therapy seems to be effective (PSA score 2 weeks ago was <.1, down from 266 in five months). This pro-radiation advice was re-iterated by a second opinion, then counter-balanced by third and fourth opinions from European doctors who basically opposed radiation for me. I spent about two weeks doing thorough research on the whole topic and was feeling generally averse to radiation based on my study and also my sense of my own process and condition. In the ideal scenario, hormone therapy (casodex and lupron) is as far as I will go into allopathic treatment because it is reversible and is not generating major side effects for me; in contrast radiation etc. involves irreversible tissue damage and substantial risk of side effects. I have learned a lot about this whole subject!
Yesterday’s appointment with a radiation specialist clarified the situation; we arrived at a plan in which I will finish the course of hormone treatment (at least two more months) and then have some tests (CT scan, maybe MRI) to determine the next steps. He said I am not a candidate for radiation of the prostate due to my particular configuration, and radiation of the nearby bone would depend on how it is adapting. Radiation of the third area of involvement, lungs, is not on the menu. So I am off the hook for the near future. This gives more time for my natural therapies to continue to work and make the underlying conditions inhospitable to cancer.
My latest pH test was 7.16, I have tweaked my oxygen therapy practices (shorter exposures more frequently) based on new information, and also I have amended my diet slightly (less focus on copper surplus, having scored well on a specialized blood test). I have gained a little weight since adding modest amounts of sprouted quinoa, millet and beans in early January.
I am especially appreciating the support of everyone involved: my wife and family, friends who continue to provide logistical and informational help, and financial contributors who are making it possible to focus on therapy which is very time-consuming. I am continuing to work part-time and feeling optimistic about my situation. Thanks to everyone for your well wishes, assistance and support of every kind!