Drs. Eulau and Lily will be collaborating to implant the radioactive “seeds” in Dave’s prostate on 1/28. Dave will also be starting on the drug Flomax on 1/26 to counter the expected prostate enlargement from radiation treatment.
We saw Dr. Patel and Heidi on 12/14. LDH and body weight continue to drop as expected, and Dave remains mildly anemic, but everything else is stable.
Dave got his port out on 12/16. There is evidently no need for regular blood draws during radiation treatments, and medication to ameliorate side effects (e.g. Zofran for nausea) can be given orally, if needed.
Androgen deprivation therapy (Lupron) will continue at monthly intervals through April, so as to overlap radiation treatment. Next dose is due 12/30.