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@scottbeammeup

I am 83 and had 44 radiation treatments and 4 months of Lupron to handle a PSA=11.1 and Gleasons of 3 ea. 3+4 and 1 ea. 4+4 out of 12 samples. I had horrible side effects of soaking cold sweats 24 hours/day, severe headaches, frequent urination, brain fog, and joint/bone pain. My doctor stopped the Lupron but said he would never give a testosterone supplement. My treatments ended in July, and I still have about 50% of the severity of the side effects after 7 months. At one month and 4 months after radiation my PSA's were < 0.1 and my testosterones were 6.9 and 8.7. I wonder if I should have even had Lupron since one responder said that Mayo does not recommend any ADT if over 80 years old. Does anyone know if this is true? My urologist will not even talk about having a testosterone supplement to alleviate my painful side effects.

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@pesquallie
I was 88 when I was diagnosed with Gleason 9(4+5). I started Orgovyx on April 1st 2024 and I had 5 sessions of SBRT Radiation Therapy starting on April 8,2024. My side effects are nothing compared to yours. Radiation has side effects too. May be some of your side effects are from Radiation.