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Living with Prostate Cancer: Meet others & introduce yourself
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Just joined this group. Diagnosed with prostate cancer 2 weeks ago,. Starting hormone therapy this Friday. Hoping to learn how others have dealt with their diagnosis and treatments.
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I am a fellow prostate cancer patient not a doctor so I’m not giving medical advice just sharing Some thoughts based on my personal experience.
I have been on ORGOVYX since April 22. My doctor originally wanted to give me a six month LUPRON shot, but I had ran it read anecdotal stories of fellow prostate cancer patients who opted for ORGOVYX daily pills instead of the LUPRON shot. What I read was that while both achieve the same thing, That is killing testosterone, side effects tended to be milder for patients taking ORGOVYX instead of LUPRON. That has been my personal experience too, and I’m glad I made that choice. When I compare my experience to close personal friends that have also gone through prostate cancer I’ve had it considerably easier, which is why recommend that fellow PCa patients consider OGOVYX.
Yes, I have hot flashes, but they tend to be mild and their frequency and severity dropped off a lot after the first 30 days. Yes, I’ve put on a little weight; went from 186 to 192. Yes, I have fatigue but staying active mitigates a lot of that. I do upper body resistance training every other day and alternate between high intensity cycling, or brisk walks of at least 1 mile on hilly terrain daily. When cold weather comes back, I’ll switch to the elliptical, a treadmill, or a spin bike.
We are here to listen and help you. What comes next after the start of ADT?
Diagonosed 2 weeks ago and on hormone treatment already . WOH .
Buy Dr. Patrick Walsh's Book '' Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer " The best monney you will ever spend :
Rule # 1 Don't panic and make a knee jerk treatment decision you will regret . You will not die tomorrow . You likely had the cancer for years .
Rule # 2 Educate yourself before consulting with the medical experts . Read the book . Inform yourself of the tests , what the test results mean . The treatment options Surgical , Radiation, Focal Therapies . IT'S ALL IN THE BOOK & FOLLOW OTHERS ON THIS FORUM WITH SIMILAR ( NEVER THE SAME ) CANCER SYMPTOMS .
Finally _ Why the big rush to hormone treatment .
What is your MRI Data T Signal and PI-RADS Score .
Have you had a Biopsy ? If so your Gleason Score . # of Core samples ? How many with cancer
This forum requires more data . Than you had cancer 2 weeks ago .
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Get used to fatigue and crepe skin and a bigger belly. Not fun, but no choice