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ADT. Afraid of it

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Aug 15 4:46pm | Replies (42)

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@northoftheborder

I hear you. Apologies if I've told you this already, but I was diagnosed with stage 4 oligometastatic at almost the same age (56). I told them to give me everything they've got, and my radiation oncologist promised to "throw the kitchen sink" at it.

With new prostate-cancer treatments coming out so fast now, even just an extra year could give us a chance of a new treatment that gets us to old age. So sure, my bladder and rectum are a little scorched from a high curative dose of radiation, I have back and shoulder pain from the debulking surgery and radiation there, and ADT and ARSI have given me the usual male-menopause side effects (I went from being a bear to looking like I shave my legs and chest, I start dripping sweat at the most awkward times in public, and I probably should be wearing a training bra 🙂). But I'm HERE, dammit, and every new day is wonderful.

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Thank you Sir! I do have hope and am excited about the progress. I hope others on this support group see past the possible negatives and have a vision for the future. My hair started falling out 2 weeks ago and called my hairstylist (who is a family friend) and told her with a laugh it was time for the "chemo cut" and went right over, no time to mourn such a minor loss.
I had a scary second chemo infusion Tuesday, became VERY flushed, high heart rate and almost passed out but the team was amazing! Pushed Benadryl and Prilosec and within 5-10 minutes was almost normal and was able to finish the infusion. My biggest fear was actually having to stop chemo, like you @northoftheborder I'm all in!
After seeing a very close friend die a horrible death from pancreatic cancer within 2 years of diagnosis 10 years ago I'm thankful for the hope I can have that he never could.