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Anyone get PSA Test Angst days before that post-treatment PSA test?

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@jeffmarc Have you
been on ADT for eight years or off and on for eight years? Just curious as my oncologist said he might continue to keep me on ADT after radiation therapy.

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jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | Dec 30, 2025

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In 2014 I was on it for six months Because I had salvage radiation.

In March of 2017 I went on Lupron because my PSA started rising after the radiation and I took it until March 2024 when I started Orgovyx.

After seven months of Orgovyx My oncologist and I both figured my testosterone would never come back so I stopped Orgovyx. My testosterone started coming back quickly and after eight months, it hit 50 and my oncologist wanted me to restart due to the stampede trial results. My PSA never did rise because I am on Nubeqa.

So I’ve been on Orgovyx For seven months since then. Little over eight years total not including the six months in 2014.

One big reason I can’t get off of it is because I have BRCA2, And every time I try to reduce the drugs I’m taking my PSA starts rising. Fortunately Nubeqa Works even with some testosterone, But my oncologist didn’t want me to take a chance of my testosterone rising too much.

You do get used to it, I lead a pretty normal life.

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