← Return to Lupron dosing: side effects for 3 month dose vs. monthly dose

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@pwitkin

I am now 8 years into the battle. Surgery with clean margins but one year later PSA spiked. Then radiation and Lupron combined with two years of 150mg/day Bicalutimide. psa undetectable but then PSA then returned after 14 months. Treated angain but only get 6 month undetectable. We are now doing 3 month intermittent treatments of Lupron and 50mg/day Bicalutimide. This gives my body time to recover a bit for my bones, liver and muscles. The first time my PSA stayed undetectable for 14 months, but we found three very small tumors in my pelvic lymph nodes. Treated again and only got 6 months. Treated again this week and will check PSA every two months going forward. Our plan is to treat when PSA is above 2.0. Keep doing it till I become resistant and then either find an alternative drug or go to continuous treatment to keep the PSA below 2.0. I am tolerating it all well with moderate hot flashes. But not sure what I can do about then belly fat I am accumulating. Hate that, but it’s vanity.

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yeah the belly fat is an issue I am not sure how long to keep up with the lupron i tolerate it well and if i am careful the belly fat seems to back off but it is a constant issue it is vanity for sure but also a health thing you may be giving me a sample of things to come i am 76 now and who knows how long my body can handle it exercise helps a lot have only doing this for one year

I'm 5 months into the battle. I'm on 1000mg of Abiraterone daily with Prednisone. Lupron and Xgeva every 3 months. I joined my local gym at the beginning of May to maintain muscle mass and minimizer belly increases. I've never had a chiseled physique. I've just been naturally thick and strong, which I don't want to change so I understand the vanity thing. I remain hopeful that there will be better options for those of us with PC soon. This was promising but it wasn't an option for me since I have Mets to my hip and sacrum: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/patient-education/high-dose-rate-brachytherapy-treatment-prostate