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Just a few observations:

It would be unusual for "loss of use of legs" (if you mean he is paralyzed below the waist) to be due to sacral fractures. The nerves affecting motor function of the lower extremities exit above the sacrum. Does he have any fractures in the spine elsewhere? Sacral fractures can be difficult to heal but can be treated by an Interventional Radiologist doing a procedure called sacroplasty. Using CT guidance, a needle is placed into the fracture and cement is injected to stabilize the fracture. This is performed for unrelenting, persistent pain for fractures that won't heal after a few months.

The whole purpose of any ADT medication (Orgovyx/Lupron) is to severely lower the testosterone level. How long the T stays depressed is mainly dependent on: 1) patient age, 2) length of time on ADT and 3) the T level prior to beginning treatment. Older men (>70) may never regain normal (>250-300) levels of T. Once T level becomes normal, most men regain libido. It may take time, exercise etc to build bone mass if the T levels return to normal. I do not know about the anemia.

Reportedly, men tend to regain T levels faster after discontinuation of Orgovyx than Lupron.

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Thanks for the comments. Lost the use of his legs does not mean paralysis but rather that after 9 months of ADT, he suddenly could not walk nor stand without a walker and also had excruciating pain down both legs ; a CT and MRI confirmed 2 severe fractures in his sacrum with accompanying bone loss. A trauma surgeon in Raleigh inserted 2 screws to stabilize the fractures, but after 7 months, the fractures have not healed due to the "poor quality of the bone" after ADT.