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@sodogo I'm your age and recently finished a course of SBRT two months ago. My psa had spiked to 17 and two adjacent biopsy cores had G9 lesions. I started taking Orgovyx a month before the SBRT and am still taking it. My PC was mostly localized to the prostate (clean PET and bone scan) but with two small lesions in adjacent lymph nodes. Except for the pre-treatment prep each day, the treatment was easy. I walked a couple of miles to and from the hospital and never felt affected by the radiation. Starting a couple days later, I had frequent urination and GI issues, all of which slowly abated over two weeks. I now feel fine with no side effects except for the irritating warm flushes that come with the ADT. Surgery was not recommended and I had the choice of 28 sessions of IMRT given locally or SBRT at another hospital which is a center of excellence. I'll have my first PSA and T sample taken in a couple of weeks. Hoping for a good outcome.

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How long do they want you on ADT? My husband has a similar situation PSA 9, Gleason 7 unfavorable 76 yrs old in excellent health, diet and exercises daily. He was treated in France with 8 wks of radiation and the radiologist recommended 2-3 yrs of ADT which seems to be an established protocol. He is in the 6th month and starting to have fatigue, weakness and joint pain. We are trying to find out if that is a similar duration in the United States for his situation or a protocol applied systematically in France. I know there is more and more controversy over ADT duration vs side effects and quality of life and progression of the cancer.