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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: May 5 7:09am | Replies (14)
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Congratulations on finishing your treatment. Mine was similar to yours: SBRT and six months of ADT (3 of Lupron and 3 of Orgovyx). It took me about a month to start feeling like a human being but the chills went away fairly quickly after stopping. I was lucky not to lose sexual function during treatment, but did become anorgasmic and that went away about two months after stopping.
Not to be a Debbie Downer, but I would ask for a DEXA (bone health) scan after about three months off ADT. I was shocked how quickly my bones deteriorated after just six months of ADT even with strength exercises and taking Calcium and Vitamin D.
Good luck on your recovery!
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@scottbeammeup - Thanks for your support!
I'm expecting the return to "normal" will take a while, and I may never get all the way back to where I was. But it's good to hear that someone else has recovered well.
I do plan to ask for a bone density scan this summer. Good news is, I had one done last summer, before starting treatment, and it came back with all t-scores around +1.0 - so I started from a good place.
My understanding is that Medicare only pays for a bone scan every two years, unless "medically necessary." But I figure six months of ADT indicates medical necessity. 😉