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ADT vacation: When do you start treatment again?
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@stage4lovolmetpc
My husband did firmagon and zytiga and then chemo a year ago, no radiation either. We'll wait on the next scan and if it continues to look good (shrinking) then he might pause
I think he'd want PSA tests monthly and as soon as it goes up he'll go back on ADT but will that be a month or two or half a year and what about survival rate then?
Will it shave off years of his life? But doing ADT and having no testosterone isn't good either so....
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@beaquilter I know! It is a puzzle that has too many pieces. Do I have chemo/Pluvicto then take a vacation from ADT? Quit ADT now and continue ARPI? Wait for PSA to rise or get a pet scan in 6 months? Right now I am reading and learning as much as possible to make an educated guess. I know I have serious case of advanced PCa that requires treatment but which way to go? Last year I was a fit, trim, active 71yo...now I feel like Im 90 every morning, rolling out of bed. I exercise, eat right, have a positive attitude but have to laugh at myself, it is pitiful what living with zero testosterone does to your body. On the other hand ....I have no body odor. Lol. And the cancer is sleeping....
Thanks for your post, I hope you and your husband find the path forward.....if you do, please let me know!