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Prostate cancer treated with Leuprolide

Posted by donnelson @donnelson, May 25, 2016

I had 43 days of prostate cancer radiation about 5-6 years ago. My PSA becgan to rise in summer of 2014. Suddenly it went from 5 to 20 in 4 months, only to drop a bit the next week. My doctor suggets Leuprolide which is administered every 6 months by a shot. I've read many bad side affects(swelling of feel and legs, visual changes, hot flashes and generally lower testrosterone levels). Have others had this problem? I'm wondering if I should wait a month and have the PSA drawn again?.

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melcanada | @melcanada | Nov 30, 2022
In reply to @colleenyoung "@melcanada, that's beyond my expertise. It's a good question to ask your oncologist who can answer..." + (show)
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@melcanada, that's beyond my expertise. It's a good question to ask your oncologist who can answer specifically tailored to your medical and treatment history and current status.

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Just spoke with my radiation oncologist who told me that a covid vaccine can raise PSA I googled and got this video that says wait 3 months to get tested after getting vaccine
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melcanada | @melcanada | Dec 1, 2022

Just spoke with my radiation oncologist who told me this My PSA test may be false

I googled and got this video that says wait 3 months to get tested after getting vaccine

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