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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 17 2:02pm | Replies (39)
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I was told today that it depends on the severity of the cancer. Up to 2 years if fast growing version. The PSA count will determine when they take you off of the Orgovyx and that is done by your urologist.
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I just met my Medical oncologist at UCI just 2 hours ago. My PSA was 0.06 about a week ago after 6 months on Orgovyx. As jeffmarc said in a previous post that I should stay on Orgovyx for another 12 months, unless I am having terrible time with it, because my Gleason score was G9 even if PSA is 0.0.
That is his recommendation. Some other oncologist might suggest that I can take a holiday until PSA start raising up.
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You should not be going to a urologist if you are on Orgovyx. It is time to move to an oncologist, preferably a Genito Urinary Oncologist. A GU Oncologist specializes in prostate cancer and keeps up with all the latest things going on. You want that type of expertise when considering what to do if you are on Orgovyx.
Are you on Orgovyx because she had radiation? When you have a fast growing type of prostate cancer you need the best advice you can get. A urologist just doesn’t specialize in prostate cancer.
Once my cancer had come back. I didn’t speak to my urologist for almost 5 years, it’s just not their area of expertise.