Connect
← Return to Testosterone replacement after radiation and Orgovyx?
Discussion
Testosterone replacement after radiation and Orgovyx?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 15, 2024 | Replies (33)Comment receiving replies
I had just four months of Orgovyx, completed end of January. My T recovery has been slow and only 50% recovered. My RO referred me to a specialist that he said I could see after one year, meaning January 2025. This guy is a testosterone expert and we can come to a consensus whether it's a good decision for me or not. My RO doesn't feel there's much risk in my particular case. While I'm mostly recovered, I still have some hot flashes, about 5 pounds of extra belly fat and can't seem to run the entire distance on a 5K race that I was able to do just before Orgovyx. I'm 72 and my PCa was 4+3.
Replies to "I had just four months of Orgovyx, completed end of January. My T recovery has been..."
Wouldn’t sweat 5 lbs and the 5K. You have been thru male menopause and it takes a while to come back!
You might never come back all the way, but if you are a runner, you know how to train to reach a goal, right? Forget your past glory😁 and now train as if you’ve never completed a 5K. You’ll be surprised how fast you can achieve this without T supplements. Training and discipline will get you where you want to go without risking a recurrence of your cancer.
Let’s see: 5K in an hour…. vs. a lifetime of ADT and all that goes with it. I know what my decision would be.
Connect
My testosterone at age 72 was 439; tested 1x before Salvage Radiation Treatment including 4 mos Orgovyx.
6 mos 274; 9 mos - 15 mos 349, 310, 345 & 335 (4 quarterly tests); about 75% pretreatment recovery.
My Radiation Oncologist is "fine" with my T being in the lower range of "normal".
My regular 45 walk took me about 50 - 55 mins during and after tx; and has returned to about 45 mins currently.
Of course, I am now 74 and age together with tx take their toll (no EZ Pass) on us.
Just sharing information in the hope that it is helpful to you.
Best wishes.