@frankstags Hi...I'm a little late with my response...about 5yrs lol. I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer in the fall of 2023 at the age of 56...no symptoms of any sort..found out through blood work that I had done for life insurance for the new house I purchased. When they called to tell my they declined my life insurance due to my PSA levels being elevated...we visited the clinic that day and another round of blood work showed my PSA levels at 52. I was referred to a urologist and was seen a week or so after. I had a biopsy procedure done that week with 15 biopsies taken and all cancerous. Next I had a bone scan done, a CT Scan completed in Nov. and was able to get referred as a "trial" for a PET scan (in Canada, the PET scans are only in a few hospitals and done by meeting the "trial" requirements) and had this completed in early Jan. 2024. I had a Gleason score of 7 4+3, but to the urologist and PET scan urologists surprise ALL of my scans showed no signs of the disease spreading, all contained to the full prostate and surgery was not recommended as the top urologist in Ontario stated he would not be able to complete the surgery to a - (negative) and radiation and ADT (Lupron) plus the additional complications. So I started Lupron at that time (Jan). I started radiation treatment Feb until April. (25 sessions - 5 days a week for 5 weeks) and I had Lupron shot every 3 months. My 6mth follow up post radiation (Oct. 2024) with Oncologist showed my testosterone was still blocked 0 and my PSA levels were 0.18. I completed 2 more shots of Lupron (1 complete year - 4 shots). April 2025 I had my blood work done again and the testosterone was still blocked at 0 and my PSA was 0.08, I refused getting another shot and asked to had bloodwork done in 3 months...so July 2025 testosterone still blocked at 0 and PSA levels 0.03. Again against the oncologists wishes (and his bedside manner wasn't very pleasant in April and he didn't show up for the July in office appt. we just had the nurse who is fantastic) I declined the shot and asked to be monitored every 3 months and IF the PSA levels started to rise above 1, I would start back on Lupron. I received a voicemail this week regarding the oncologist's recommendation of going back on Lupron and having my blood work done early Dec. and an appt with him the week after to discuss going back on Lupron. Can someone please tell me why he is pushing so hard for me to continue on a drug that shows no consistent methodology for determining how many shots are needed? Does the oncologist get a $cut for every script he writes for it? Each appt., he was unwilling to listen to my questions or concerns and we have a right to advocate for our own bodies. I am back to feeling human, I feel good, lost the weight I had gained, I am regaining some muscle tone...overall I am a very healthy man...why can't we monitor every 3 months and go from there? Just wondering over here in Canada