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I had 7 1/2 weeks of radiation and didn’t have any skin damage of any sort. I was 66 At the time, so maybe that’s a factor. I’m really surprised they are not giving you ADT. It does reduce the growth of metastasis and even shrinks them noticeably which makes the radiation more effective. They gave me a six month ADT shot two months before the radiation started.
I wonder why they didn’t give you ADT. Are you at a center of excellence?
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Jeff , When I got my 22 sessions of EBRT to the pelvic region , the Urologist and RO both said that my situation did not require it . In the remote case I would need ADT in future they would rather have that available then . I was sort of shocked as I read so much about ADT plus external beam radiation combination. The teams explained that in normal to extreme cases they recommend it, however with a slight mop up isolated to the pelvic region, then it was not advisable. I asked several times. when I got EBRT my PSA was at 0.14 and it had been rising very slowly over 2.5 years since operation. Anyway , that was my experience . That was 2 years ago now. The Dr's feel I have some healthy cells left behind pushing out very low levels of PSA. I gather its not so rare as people say ! Interesting case anyway and yes , I still get very anxious before my PSA tests for sure ! Living life well though ! James on Vancouver Island .
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I declined ADT, and my current RO is fine with that.