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Lupron Treatment Duration: How long were you on it?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 22 10:27am | Replies (137)Comment receiving replies
Hi Frank, My diagnosis was almost exactly the same as yours. Stage 3. Gleason 7 (4+3). PSA was 16. I had high dose Brachytherapy followed by 25 rounds of external beam therapy. I was on Lupron for 2 full years. A shot every 3 months. My last injection was January 30, 2020. I was treated at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa and considered a high risk patient. I had all my labs tested every 3 months. Lupron is effective but I hated the side effects. I went to the gym and / or walked as most days. Took lose dose Paxil for the hot flashes - worked well. Did crossword puzzles everyday to try to clear the mental fog. I also was given the book "Androgen Deprivation Therapy" by Richard J. Wassersug PhD which has great info. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions. Hope I can help.
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i am at the 15 month mark, so far the side effects have not really bothered me, yeah there is the little wrap around the middle but as long as I am really conscious of the rest of my body weight it seems like keeping that under control works, the little spare around the middle its more of a nuisance . I do not care about libido at age 76 I am very strong, cyclist , xc skier that is more important than sex at least for me . It was always a mess anyway. So at least I am looking to move on to 24 months than see what happens. Keep track of the PSA always .