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ADT injection: Benefits worth the toll it will take on my body?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 16 7:34pm | Replies (28)Comment receiving replies
@northoftheborder Firmagon injections will often result in swelling and other undesirable injection symptoms.
There are many types of ADT besides Lupron, Firmagon, and Orgovyx. There are other ADT injectables like Eligard, Prostap, Camcevi, Lucrin, Zoladex, Trelstar, Pamorelin, and Decapeptyl. (I had Eligard.)
No matter which ADT is chosen, the literature indicate that resistance-training exercises minimize ADT side-effects.
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@brianjarvis We chose Firmagon at the time because my PSA was high (nearly 68) and the cancer was aggressive (it had already spread to my spine), so we couldn't afford the initial testosterone surge that many other types of ADT cause.
In 2021 Orgovyx wasn't available yet in Canada, unfortunately, but since it's a GnRH antagonist just like Firmagon, it was an easy switch in early 2024.