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Metastic prostate Cancer Survivors - longevity and quality of life
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 1, 2023 | Replies (124)Comment receiving replies
I 76 years old was diagnosed May 2022. Since then it has been 39 radiation visits , lupron and casodex. Now I am leaving casodex, it is useless. Moving on to Orleada and Lupron . At this point I feel fine, exercise a lot etc. Very active. Could care less about sex, I have been single forever and do not mind that at all.. It's easier for me to forget about the sex and concentrate on what will keep me healthy, Activity, weights, gym, cycling etc. I am not sure what the Orleada / lupron will do . It is early in the protocols for Orleada I am wondering if I'll ever be about to ditch the lupron . Any ideas ?
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Did they give you any prognosis on life expectancy? Or next steps if these stop working>
Me 76, was on lupron and Erleada for 13 months. It sapped my energy but otherwise was not too bad. I understand that lupron denies the cancer most food and Erleada traps the cancer food that evades the lupron. I hope that this procedures works for both of us and we can get another 10 years!
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I had been on Lupron for years and was then changed over to Eligard (which was very painful compared to Lupron).
Bottom line: I was just tired of getting injections every three months, so I elected to have a bilateral orchiectomy. My wife & I discussed the pros & cons & agreed this was the best for “quality of life”. Simple procedure, short, postop rehab and do not need ADT injections anymore. Yay! I do still take abiraterone tablets as an anti-androgen.