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Weighing the cancer risk reduction & quality-of-life cost of ADT?
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Thank you for such a beautifully written and honest post. I am 76 years old; have Stage 4 prostate cancer (Gleason Score 9) that has spread to my lymph nodes; and am being treated with ADT. I have been on ADT for 18 months and have 6 months lefr. After that I will be on a "treatment holiday". I have found the effects of the ADT debilitating, I used to be full of energy and positive ideas and now everything in my life takes a tremendous amount of mental and physical effort. Staying alive for a few extra years sometimes seems too much to bear and not to make very much sense. I have many wonderful people in my life whom I love dearly, but I honestly don't know if my trying to stay alive for a few extra years would really help them in the long run.
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While it would seem counterproductive exercise actually can resolve some of the fatigue problems you get from ADT.
I’ve been on ADT for eight years And I’m 78. I used to walk on the track at least a mile twice every day, Now I run on the track 1 mile twice a day, Started taking electrolytes and that really made a difference in being able to run, Once I replaced my left knee. I also go to the gym three days a week and spend an hour really working on my legs and arms. Try to build up the muscles. not easy when you don’t have any testosterone, but I used to not be able to get off the floor without pulling myself up on something and now I can Get up on my own.
I don’t have any fatigue from ADT.
If you are also on Zytiga, there is another solution.