> My 77  year father when he first time was diagnosed (PSA was 500) of
> prostate cancer went immediatelly to orchiectomy and after that hormonal
> therapy which was working for about one year (maybe less). After that he
> stopped to take hormonal pills because tha PSA ant that time was 160, what
> means that cancer became hormonally refractory. After that he made an
> scintigrafy scan which shows metastasis to bones (multiply osteolytic
> focuses on bones) - only his legs were "clean". Doctor put him on
> intravenous biophosphonate therapy with Chlodronate (Bonefos) for 4 days
> and promise him that this will stop the illnes because my father asked him
> directly how many life he can expect.  They give him estracyt pills and
> bonefos tablets and send him home.I do not think that my father  will be
> OK after this, because he is in pain and he manage this pain with some
> antirheumatyc suppositories. For now this works, and he is able to walk a
> little bit, but without this he can not because of pain in the hips. Is
> there any help (alternative medicine etc.)
> Please - I like to hear some direct and truelly answer - what we can
> expect in this stage (so we can prepare and help him)  and how long will
> my father live,  because nobody would give us an straight answer. Will he
> die in big pain, because of this bone metastasis? He believes that the
> doctors will stop this and that he can win in this battle.  Thank you. We
> are from Croatia.