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IMRT/VMAT Radiation with 6 months of ADT - anyone??

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: May 8 7:49am | Replies (47)

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@johnsonjn I came down with prostate cancer in 2021 in the middle of Covid. What was disappointing is the 2 years prior to my diagnosis my PSA was rising like a rocket but my nurse practitioner did not think it was relevant till it went over 6.
I took a 3 month Lupron shot a month before I started my 20 session radiation treatment. Half way thru the treatment I had 0 energy and a lot of trouble walking. I was like a 90 year old trying to drag myself out of bed in the morning. The doctors at the hospital were clueless and had me do a Brain MRI and I started six months physical therapy. Reading online on my own I went out and had my own testosterone test and eight months after Lupron it came back as 100. I started testosterone replacement therapy and the day after I took the first injection all the physical issues I was having went away. No I did not test my testorone before Lupron. After Lupron my sex drive probably dropped 95% and a pretty girl did not even rate a 2nd look. Right now I take .5ml(12mg) of IM injection of testosterone cypionate every 5 days. My last testosterone test came back at around 680 three months ago.I lost 75 lbs and started lifting weights and am healthier than I have ever been. Yes my urologist was skeptical about TRT at first but my PSA just keeps dropping. Even after TRT my sex drive is nothing compared to pre Lupron but at least I like girls again.
If you are trying to decide what to do check out Youtube plenty of video's from renowned urologists explain it all.

Beware Yale doctors tend to be woke progressives.

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A study at Duke indicated that high testosterone is better if you have aggressive prostate cancer. Their initial study indicated that ADT only helps about 5% of men while 100% suffer from side effects. They have an ongoing program using AI to determine the characteristics of the 5% so they can limit ADT to only those who would benefit.