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Lupron yeah or Lupron nay that is the question.
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Just a couple things, Jeff. David was on Lupron & Zytiga/Prednisone for the 1st 3yrs & now off ARSI for over a year. He goes every 3mos & now his PSA is the lowest it's ever been, 0.06. They have started him on Eligard & I've read some good things about it, so like I said I have been sold on the ADT, since it doesn't really hurt anything. However, lymph nodes can get inflamed for different reasons & PSAs can spike for different reasons. And also it is still CSPC & BRCA tested negative. We are more interested in quality of life. And I know God will get us thru whatever may come.
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Lupron and Eligard Use the exact same drug. They actually ran out of Lupron about four years ago And I had to get Eligard 6 month shots for a year. They actually gave them in the hip right near where the Lupron shot goes. It surprises me that some places give the Eligard Shot in the stomach when that is definitely not necessary.
I have heard that some of the ultra sensitive PSA machines have a minimum of .06, So yours may be the bottom of that machine’s ability.
Yes, infections can inflame lymph nodes, But when you have prostate cancer, it is much more common for cancer to get to them.
As I’ve mentioned after nine years of ADT nobody really sees that I have any problems other than an occasional hot flash. Yes, I have to take bone strengthen yes I have to exercise regularly, but that is really good for somebody that’s 77 years old., And it is good for somebody even if they’re 65. It seems that keeping in good shape can help keep prostate cancer at bay.
Well, PSA can rise for different reasons almost all of those reasons are when you have a prostate. After a prostatectomy, the only reason the PSA rises is because of biochemical reoccurrence, At least I’ve never heard of any other cause.