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video from PCRI suggests long-term beam radiation BCR rates are 50%
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@scottbeammeup Well that is the real question, isn’t it? If SBRT was successful, WHY would your cancer recur? If there was no spread and the radiation/ADT killed it all, shouldn’t you be ‘cured’?
Seems to me that a younger man - which I think you are - should go for TRT. Are you supposed to endanger your longevity with all the maladies incurred by low T? Should you begin 3 different meds when one simple hormone will do?
I realize that I am not in your shoes and it’s easy for me to say ‘go for it’ but wouldn’t you want to know definitively if you can start leading a normal life again?
Just my thoughts…pay NO attention to that man behind the curtain!
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@heavyphil Thanks for the feedback. It's appreciated. I also appreciate hearing that early 60s is "young." 😃 My PSA of .04 after a year (still have a prostate) makes me feel more comfortable with at least trying T supplementation. I thought maybe my low T is what was keeping my PSA as low as it is but my oncologist said once it's above ~50 that's not the case.
You're right--it does come down to a choice of taking Reclast, Crestor and maybe a diabetes drug or trying T supplementation. My oncologist did make it clear that they're not going to turn me into superman, and that for the first year I will be back to more frequent monitoring vs. the six month schedule I'm on now. That does seem to indicate the doctor is being cautious.