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Trying to decide on treatment for prostate cancer
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 12 10:36am | Replies (38)Comment receiving replies
@ray092271
I was classified as intermediate/unfavorable
PSA was 8.34
Gleason score was 4+3
Prostate size was 32cc (I am pretty sure)
I took the Decipher 2 years ago and don't remember the actual number but was in the 4ish range. That was when I was Gleason 3+4 and intermediate/favorable
I recently took the Artera and it indicated that I would benefit from ADT, but I was right on the cut-off line and opted not to due the side effects and my radiation onocologist was OK with that decision.
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@johnt15
With a 4+3 they recommend six months of ADT. It will not change your life, but it could extend your life since it can kill off the cells that are trying to reproduce after radiation. Some of them do survive.
I’ve been on it for eight years, It is not a day today problem it seldom is an issue of any sort.
My brother had six months of it and so did I when I had radiation. That was before I went on it permanently a couple of years later. Neither of us had serious issues with it, Hot flashes were the biggest problem for my brother. When they put me on it for two months before my radiation, I had no idea what it would do and didn’t notice any side effects. When I had it Two years later, I had a lot of hot flashes, Strange how it doesn’t always do that.