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Will my current testosterone level affect the side effects or function of ADT? My T level is 299ng/dl which is on the low end of the range. That suggests there is less T to deprive or maybe that's just a dumb assumption and makes no difference. I haven't started ADT yet but I anticipate that I will begin soon.
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Stew, yours is not an assumption to be ridiculed. ADT will reduce your testosterone 90 to 95%. Some tumors are resistant to ADT. More than likely ADT will shrink your tumor and prevent it from spreading. Somatic testing can give you a better idea of your tumor's response to and the advantage of taking antiandrogen.
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3 ReactionsOnly a little testosterone is necessary to feed prostate cancer. 299 is a lot for doing that.
ADT usually reduces testosterone to below 10, no matter where you started.
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3 ReactionsThat makes sense.
Long ago and far away ADT was consider to have you at castrate status if your T was < 50.
Today that level is < 20.
Many, myself include have the "privilege" of achieving single digits.
The side effects are well known.
The mitigating strategies are generally well understood:
Diet
Exercise
Manage stress.
Kevin
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3 Reactions@kujhawk1978 your chart is really amazing. It tells your story with results-action plan very clearly. It is quite personal in that you see where there would be obvious stressful times too. Is that Excel with text overlays that you added?
It is, MS Excel to enter the PSA data, line graph and the add text boxes.