Your husband could get a massage, but they should be told to avoid the area where the Lupron injection was put in. I’ve never heard of needing a massage for prostate cancer. Never had one and I’ve had prostate cancer for 16 years.

The spacer helps prevent the rectum from being damaged, but some doctors don’t like using it. If the cancer is on the side where the rectum is, then it is a possible problem to use one. They are beneficial.

It’s a little late for Tulsa pro. You’re already 10 sessions into radiation. Is he having any problems with burning on urination or diarrhea? There are solutions to both of those problems. They usually go away after a while, but not always. People I’ve worked with had them appear within the first three or four sessions at the most.

The dementia risk is pretty mixed. Some say it can cause it to come on sooner others say it doesn’t. Most people do get some brain fog on ADT, but it is not the same as dementia. Considering the fact that a sibling has advanced dementia at 1.5 years older, Your husband probably doesn’t have the problem yet or you would at least notice some mild dementia issues by now. ADT Can result in forgetting names of things, but generally talking about issues is not really a problem. I’ve been on ADT for almost 9 years and while I have some brain fog, it does not affect my ability to talk with people about very significant issues, including prostate cancer treatment.

I took Fosamax for the first six years. I was on ADT. It kept my bone strong, even though I fell a few times I never broke anything. It has the lowest risk of osteonecrosis and has kept me away from Osteoporosis, Though after all these years, I do have osteopenia.

While on ADT, the desire for Relations really diminishes significantly. It may not even be possible to get an erection while on ADT for some people. There are ways around it if he’s interested, but he may not be at this point, and it is not you, it’s Lupron.

If you have any more questions, you really should pose them. There’s many people here that can answer them for you..