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Switching from Lupron to Orgovyx.
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RE: All ADT 'users'
There is research saying a better target is to keep testosterone below 20.
I am going to request a baseline DEXA, bone density scan, during my time as Lupron wears off, prior to starting an oral ADT. Is this a concern of many? BTW, the 12-week Lupron Depot shot is still giving me hot flashes at week 28.
(RP 14 weeks after Lupron, no T results yet, PSA < 0.02)
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That below 20 issue is exactly what I contacted my oncologist about. My testosterone has slowly Creeped up to 25 from below five. It’s a pretty fast doubling rate for 8 months. You would think that after seven years of Lupron, it would not start rising so quickly. I did take Orgovyx the last eight months, but that’s still a pretty quick rise.
The thing is, even though I stopped it the hot flashes are as annoying as ever.
Are you on bone strengtheners now? If you are on ADT is it highly recommended that you take bone Strengtheners like Fosamax, Zometa or Xgeva. Was in a webinar a few months ago, where a doctor who specializes in bone conditions was really emphatic about the need to do this.