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Anyone considered bilateral orchiectomy: Why or why not?
Been treated for metastatic prostate cancer for the past 11 years. 82 yo & had a total prostatectomy. Have been successfully treated with Lupron for the past 10 yrs and Zytiga added about a year ago. Considering a bilateral orchiectomy to be able to hopefully get off the Lupron/Ellegard (very painful option compared to Lupron)
Has anyone considered this option & if not, why?
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Eligard will keep your PSA down, but it will not eliminate the cancer in any way. It will reduce the cancer so that it’s smaller but when you stop the drugs, it can come back.
I’m 78 and I have to be on ADT because of a genetic problem. I would be on just Nubeqa Alone if I Didn’t have that genetic problem. Nubeqa Has almost no side effects for most people. It doesn’t pass the blood brain barrier so it doesn’t cause brain fog. It also keeps your PSA down quite well, even if you have testosterone. After 16 years of prostate cancer and four reoccurrences, Nubeqa has kept me undetectable for the last 24 months.
I know a number of people in there 70s and 80s that are using it alone. You could check out an Advanced prostate cancer meeting at ancan.org And ask about it. They can also give you recommendations on what you can do with your current cancer case. The next meeting is next Tuesday at 3 PM Pacific time. They have been helping people for 15 years with Recommend recommendations for prostate cancer treatment. There’s at least three doctors in the meetings and frequently more.
Ask your doctor about this. Being on ADT is normally detrimental to somebody in their late 70s. I’ve been on it for eight years and have to do many things to get around the side effects.