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Beginning prostate cancer treatment

Posted by upnort @upnort, Feb 1, 2022

GL score of 7, 4 +3 - suggested course of treatment: 6 month hormone therapy with radiation therapy. Nervous about this course of treatment because of potential side effects. I am supposed to begin my hormone therapy this week: bicalutamide (50 mg for 28 days) and Luprone injection, followed by radiation for 5-6 weeks. Do the final benefits outweigh the side effects? Looking for some reassurance and/or guidance here. Thanks.

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dpcarriere | @dpcarriere | Mar 13, 2022

unport, if using Proton Beam Therapy I fealt nothing at all. Didn't even tingle, nada. Lupron is another thing. For Lupron issues I'm going to investigate the works of Dr. D'Andre of Mayo Clinic Rochester. Dr. D'Andre has been working with her patients to deal with the issues of after cancer therapy care.

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donvogel1 | @donvogel1 | Mar 13, 2022
In reply to @dpcarriere "If it's Proton Beam Radiaton you will feel nothing at all. I didn't." + (show)
@dpcarriere

If it's Proton Beam Radiaton you will feel nothing at all. I didn't.

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thanks
Don

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