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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: May 13 8:58am | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
I was diagnosed in late 2017 at age 51. First I had surgery, then within a year I started two years of ADT and had prostate bed radiation. Once off the ADT and my testosterone rose, I did 18 months more of ADT and had radiation to a lymph node area around the abdomen region. Lastly, after a spot showed up on my hip, I got back on Lupron and added Nubeqa in April 2025, then did six chemotherapy infusions from June 2025 through October 2025. I still have an undetectable PSA. Dr. Kwon @Mayo mentioned Lu -177 as the next treatment if needed. I was hoping to perhaps alter the hormone treatment medication‘s first, but I’ll have to do more research if necessary.
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@florida11
I’m a little surprised they did chemo with only one spot In the hip. Normally, they would zap that with SBRT radiation and it would usually take care of your PSA for a while. That is even something Mayo Talk talks about at the PCRI conferences, Zapping instead of further treatment.
Chemo is usually saved for when people have multiple metastasis. Do you know why Chemo was Picked instead of just zapping the one hip spot? Was it in a spot they could not safely do radiation? Did they suspect you had more tumors they could not see?
The next time your Lupron shot wears out ask about having Orgovyx Instead. It has fewer side effects for most people and when you stop your testosterone comes back quicker, It has less of a chance of giving you Arteriosclerosis. It is a pill you take once a day.