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Newly diagnosed with prostate cancer and still gathering information
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My Gleasons were 7 through 9 Hope this makes it clear. I dropped my ADT twice because of the HORRIBLE side effects.
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Yes alaccoanmeno5. You are correct in your post. You had different Gleason scores form your biopsies and you listed 7-9.
I had Gleason scores of 6-7. Several were 3+3=6 and one was 3+4=7. This is what my R/O and urologist listed as my Gleason scores.
Most of the time and what my R/Os did was look at the worst Gleason score for the applicable level of treatment for that score. Does not mean you did not have other Gleason scores of 7 just like I had other Gleason scores of 6.
Did you have a Decipher test? I was original given a treatment of radiation and hormone treatments because my test revealed intermediate risk. The Decipher test was done and it came back low risk. My Mayo R/Os then removed the need for hormone treatments. I am one of those that really recommmends Decipher test as it had such a profound affect on my treatments.
My PSA when diagnosed was 3.75 rising every 3 months for several years. I just had my latest PSA test and was 0.17 My RO/s and PCP and me are very very happy. I am 3 months away from my 2 year anniversary of my last radiation treatment.
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Have you ever tried Orgovyx? The side effects for most people are less; of course there are exceptions but many of us, though we are not fanboys of ADT, have not had horrible experiences.