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@windrider354

The Gleason 4+3 in several cores plus cribriform architecture and the Decipher score translates to high risk. I would want aggressive treatment. 24 months of ADT is reasonable unless you have really severe side effects. Most people can deal with the side effects of Lupron. I believe IMRT is often recommended for higher risk patients and can have fewer side effects than SBRT. Both are painless, so I don't see any compelling reason to resist IMRT. (I have similar biopsy results and had 24 months of Lupron as four six-month doses plus IMRT with SpaceOAR. Perhaps lucky to have the standard side effects, but nothing that was all that hard to deal with).

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I had SBRT to my spine and had no side Effects. I had seven weeks of IMRT And felt no side effects. Other people in here have reported they have had side effects from both IMRT and SBRT.

The Results vary considerably. Some people get a lot of fatigue or pain or problems urinating.