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Anyone take a Treatment Holiday? Intermittent use of ADT (hormone Tx)

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 10 5:53pm | Replies (36)
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I had not heard that. My PSA got down to 0.1 but the next PSA after a 2 month holiday (Orgovyx only.. no radiation or surgery precedes).. was 3.0 so now I'm taking Orgo. again and will do a PET and PSA in 3 months so I guess that would be interesting . I was on Orgo for over a year preceding, and just could not take the ADT (typical) side effects anymore; so did a holiday on my own recognizance without asking permission. And yes the side effects progressively eased; but 3.0 might infer rebound of PC?

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wellness100 | @wellness100 | Nov 7, 2023

I am not a doctor . It depends on your age, physical condition etc. But based on what you said, 1 year Orgo or any lupron on its own may be not enough to do the job. However, do not despair. You can get back on treatment. Try doing a triplet this time, and make sure.
Dont forget, there is always some cancer cells in our body. We always manage to deal with it. But with aging, the T cell declines, so some cancer cells escape.
Also the kidneys make a small amount of hormones.
All these mean that things may not be as bad as the PSA number indicate.
The long and short is you need to work with you medical team a little more closely. You need to trust them.
Hope that helps.
Dont mind me. I am just another layman trying to make some sense of the whole thing.

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