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What is treatment for Gleason Score 8 at 80 years old in good health?
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Everyone is different. At age 82 my side effects were absolutely horrible, and I believe that an additional month of Lupron beyond 4 months would have killed me. Soaking cold sweats 24 hours/day, 24 hour/day migraine headaches, pain in my bones and joints, frequent urination, no libido, and brain fog. Started with PSA = 11 and Gleasons of 3 ea. 3+4 and 1 ea. 4+4. Six months after 44 radiation treatments and 4 months of Lupron my PSA has been undetectable, and my testosterone has risen to 122 from < 8. Side effects just started to wane 6 months after stopping Lupron. I have always exercised hard at least 4 days/week and still do but had to reduce my speed on the treadmill from 4 mph to 3.3 mph at 10% incline for 40 minutes.
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@pesquallie
Must admit your side effects are quite unusual. I go to nine online meetings every month and never really hear people describe such extreme problems. Hopefully your rising testosterone is gonna resolve this for you.
As you probably noticed on here, your side effects are a lot more serious than almost anybody else describes. I do try to tell people that if they are over 80 it can be really tough on them. Getting on a drug like Nubeqa Alone and can keep the PSA undetectable and also reduce the side effects to almost nothing. If you have to go back on treatments, see if you can talk to your doctor about having that option. I know a lot of people in their 80s doing that, solo Nubeqa.