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How long does your oncologist have you on ADT?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 28 12:11pm | Replies (69)
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Yeah, "forever" means either

1. Until they figure out a better approach to long-term stage-4 prostate cancer management, or
2. We die (possibly from something else).

I also sometimes use the phrase "ADT lifer" to describe our situation. I don't know about you, but I'm pretty used to living with ADT + Apalutamide now. For me, the side-effects are just minor annoyances rather than real issues, like they sometimes could be during the first 12–18 months.

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rob275 | @rob275 | Jul 18 7:56pm

Yes, I had Gleason 7 so I’m getting 6 months of ADT.

But I envy the “doesn’t bother me” group. The side effect of hot flashes has been just brutal for me. I get one, which happens quite often, and must immediately stop what I’m doing and rush to a fan, drenched in sweat. So I’m really hoping this will be it, although its a little hard to be too optimistic about that outcome.

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