You’ve already started on Eligard (which will result in your testosterone being suppressed; your PSA should follow). So, that horse is already out of the barn (so to speak).
> You’re waiting on the Zytiga (Abiraterone)/Prednisone until your ERCP test results. (If it were me, I would wait until those results come in rather than running in circles around “what if’s.”)
Has your doctor recommended minimizing the Eligard side-effects with resistance-training exercises?
The Zytiga (Abiraterone) has its own possible side-effects. (See attached chart.)
Has your medical team said anything about liver issues with Eligard?
Has your medical team said anything about liver issues with the Zytiga (Abiraterone)/Prednisone combination?
Again, if it were me I would let the data and test results guide your path, rather than “what if’s.”
@brianjarvis Thanks! We are doing like you said, we are letting the data plot the best path forward. My PSA after one month on Eligard is 0.44 and PSA is 5. ERCP is done and I need at least 2 more so we are leaving the Zitiga on the back burner for now so it may be use later if need be. The side effects of the Eligard are subsiding and I"m doing some physical conditioning.
Zitiga is known to cause liver issue albeit rare.
Starting 28 rounds of Radiation on January 29th to hopefully kill the cancer.
Thanks again for the post!