Nothing with this disease is crystal clear - ever! - not even the PET Scans. @web265 had surgery, radiation and 2 yrs ADT - a LOT of treatment to endure; but so far his results look extremely good. He did not specify his PSA or Decipher Score so we can’t know if there can be an apples to apples comparison. ((Perhaps you can send a private message?)
But my point was if your Decipher Score was .98 with a Gleason 9, that is pretty aggressive disease and probably calls for more aggressive measures.
Of course you don’t want to hear that - I wouldn’t! - but what happens if you go off ADT too soon and your disease comes back? Or spreads?
Then you’ll be on it even longer with other meds that will really mess with your body.
I guess you’ll have to finish your consults and take it from there, right? In the end it is your decision alone that matters - just like taking supplemental T. You are informed of the risk/benefit ratio and then you go with it. Best…