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Is exercise with ADT the Secret Sauce?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 22 9:21pm | Replies (41)Comment receiving replies
I’m really envious of people who can find peace with really difficult things. I try, and feel like I’m making progress, but then just feel like I slip backwards. I think it’s a character defect. The bad feelings will pass when I’m distracted or doing something but then they come back again. But I am at least trudging onward.
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Scott, what you’ve experienced with 6 months of ADT is really unfortunate - and, I think, not the usual outcome.
Your side effects seem profound, almost like someone years on ADT!
Even my urologist, who told me I didn’t need ADT with salvage radiation, said that 6 months of it wouldn’t hurt me if I was set on having it.
Don’t get hung up on “osteopenia” - it’s a nice way to scare people into “bone building” meds. VitaminD with K and resistance exercise stimulate bone growth much better with NO side effects ( read the label on those drugs - Orgovyx is nothing!).
What they never tell you is that while bisphosphonates (bone drugs) promote calcification of the vertebrae, they cause “spontaneous” fractures of the long bones. Nice, huh?
Your T problem and your fear of testicular failure should probably be addressed first since your trend is downward. You may need an endocrinologist to administer a cocktail (my word) to balance everything out, raise the estradiol, etc. Probably way too early for supplemental T after recent treatment, but I am not qualified to say.
Making peace is always a work in progress. I doubt you have any so-called "character defect," just a lot left to process.
I'd give yourself at least 2 years after diagnosis to adjust to your new reality. You'll never be sitting around in karmic bliss, but 🤞 it will feel more normal to you.
I'm the kind of guy that always sees the dark side first. But, I finally went to the gym 3 times this month. Just came out of deep depression and anxiety. I think it is related to ADT. But it's hard to tell because I've got Parkinson's disease as well. I did ketamine therapy and it's a lifesaver.
I'll be 80 this year and I want to be as healthy as I can be.
It's been a rough year but I'm working on making this year better.
Exercise is vital for both my conditions.
So I hope you can push through and go forward. It takes every and commitment, but the pay offs are worth it in the run. Good luck.
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Are you by chance a friend of Bill? I have experienced many highs and lows while on ADT and a new low while on radiation with its combined side effects. My wife mentioned that she had never seen me like this. I have tried denial, being really busy, exercise, home maintenance projects and spending time with family and friends. I would say some of, "all of the above" is what seems to be working today. I treat today as if it is all I have and try to make the most of it. One thing I do know is I can't do this by myself, and you are right it is a trudge.