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Lupron or Not at 76?

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@pesquallie Thanks for telling me about your experience.

These are the concerns that prompted me to ask my question in the first place. I'm seeing the oncologist today for the radiation mapping and am going to ask about Orgovyx as many in this discussion have recommended. Either way, I'm going to take it 6 months at a time - the recommendation is 2 years of Lupron. If I'm able to live normally even with unpleasant side effects, I ll extend another 6 months. If it is a disaster, I may just stop.

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Start with something less than 6 months because ADT can chemically castrate you for a very long time even with just one dose. If you are older the castration can be permanent with even one shot of Lupron. It took 10 months after a three-month shot before my side effects even started to diminish and my PSA stayed less than 0.03.