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Thanks for the info. I’d say we need to learn this terminology. Wow..foreign language. We have yet to meet with the oncologist for discussion of his radiation treatment. Call should come this upcoming week. It’s very irritating this whole process has taken over a year to start treatment. He did start the Orgovyx on Thursday. His stamina has dropped drastically since prostatectomy. Lays down a couple times a day, on his days off. He’s never been one to complain or feel sorry for himself but he has had a lot thrown his way this past year. Thanking God he was only incontinent for about a month after the surgery but the ED is very stressful for him. I just want him here with me. All that matters to me. Doc did tell us it’ll be about quantity over quality for him. He definitely is getting depressed. Have a call to our GP for appt to discuss maybe antidepressant. Thank you for taking time to give me your thoughts. It’s very much appreciated. That graph you showed I’ve never seen one. I was only given his decipher, psa levels, scans and biopsy results. Thanks again.
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@jeffmarc offers useful thoughts on depression and exercise.
I'm attaching the University of California San Francisco guide to ED.
Sex is different after surgery but there can be sex. One has to change the thinking from the dominance of traditional sex to one of more variety.
I'm also attaching an article on the role of exercise. He does not need to do Ironman's, find something he likes and do it, for me, riding my bike, playing Pickleball, hiking, swimming... It should involve some form of cardiovascular and resistance exercise.
That's "nice" that you're meeting with an oncologist, but, I have never discussed radiation treatment with mine, I have a radiation oncologist who does that. Your oncologist can discuss ADT, ARIs. Chemotherapy...
That chart is one I make, useful when discussing with one's medical team, a picture is worth a thousand words.,,
Finally, an article that discusses there have been many advances in treating advanced PCa, yes each has it side effects, but people on this forum will say, "we're still here...!"
PCa and Exercise (PCa-and-Exercise-1.pdf)
managing_erectile_dysfunction_a_patient_guide (managing_erectile_dysfunction_a_patient_guide-1.pdf)
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On Thursday, I was at an advanced prostate cancer online meeting, and one of the people there was talking about how much depression he had when he was on Lupron. He ended up going to a psychiatrist and being prescribed Zoloft. He says a completely relieved him of the depression and he was able to Go back to his normal life.
When you’re on drugs like Orgovyx you need to exercise. It may seem counterintuitive by getting out and walking a couple of miles a day at least And also doing some exercises with weights. A strange as it sounds after doing it it you actually get more energy.