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How long do the side effects of Lupron/Eligard last?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 22 9:35am | Replies (26)Comment receiving replies
Hi Jaykwik. At the beginning of treatment, my PSA was 120+. During radiation therapy (30 sessions), Chemo-therapy (6 weeks), and Lupron/Eligard (2 years), it began a steady, continuous decline. My quality of life has improved dramatically.
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The beginning of my treatment was May 5, 2023, PSA around 120 the cancer completely surprised me. Anyhow it is now Feb 18 2024 , after 40 radiology treatments etc. They started me with Casodex ( which is so outdated ) and it was terrible . But I kept at it until the radiology was completed. It took two months for the PSA to drop to undetectable it was down very soon in the process . The clinic staff were definitely happy with that
So at this point still undetectable about the 21st month. The last shot is supposed to happen March 6 and then what next..
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Hear you. It sounds familiar I am not quite two years into it, I started out with a high Psa same as yours. Three months on lupron and it became undetectable . But where to go next. I cannot take lupron much longer . You made an interesting comment ' my quality of life has improved dramatically '..
My quality of life was great and has dropped through the floor it is the medications ,esp lupron and casodex which they started me on followed by 30 sessions of radiation. . Right now it is just lupron and I am lookin for a more aggressive treatment, Maybe chemo or one of the more modern approaches. I'd like to hear anyone comments !