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Preparing for ADT + radiation: What are the do's and don'ts?

Posted by csimadera1 @csimadera1, Jan 29 11:16am

Started Orgovyx 01/19/26. Appointment for Fiducial Marker & Barrigel 02/19. Then onto RT. Anything I should or should not be doing in the interim?
I'm 67, still working, I walk 1.5 miles morning & afternoon. Exercise daily by playing Wii for 1/2 hour, 90 pushups intermittently, then ride stationary bike 40 minutes. Taking Calcium & Vit. D3. I also drink ACV + Honey every morning for the last 2 years.
Any suggestions welcomed.
Thank You In Advance
Blessings!!!

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csimadera1 | @csimadera1 | Mar 13 11:26am
In reply to @jeffmarc "Did you have any treatment before the radiation? I had around eight weeks of salvage radiation..." + (show)
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Did you have any treatment before the radiation?

I had around eight weeks of salvage radiation 3 1/2 years after my surgery. I had it early in the morning and went right to work after, never even noticed it. They are now reducing the number of sessions, but increasing the amount of radiation in each session. That seems to cause some urinary issues for a lot of people. Those issues only last a few months and taking flowmax seems to resolve the problems for most people.

Some of the people that had radiation at the same time I did tell me that it really made them tired and they had to sit in their cars and recover before they could drive home.

Sometimes people have even more severe side effects, but they are not common. Having a barrier like SpaceOAR, Barrigel, or BioProtect can prevent rectal issues that cause some people to have to go multiple times a day or have severe diarrhea.

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@jeffmarc No other treatment other than Barrigel 02/19/26 for the RT. The Orgovyx side effects have been slight for the most part, loss of libido, ED. After the Barrigel placement, I felt really uncomfortable for about 3 weeks, also constipation and a constant feeling of being full as if I had eaten a full meal.
Thank you for your help

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brianjarvis | @brianjarvis | Mar 13 12:36pm
In reply to @csimadera1 "@brianjarvis What do you consider to be appropriate "resistance training" ? When I get home form..." + (show)
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@brianjarvis What do you consider to be appropriate "resistance training" ? When I get home form work, I work in an office so I am sedentary, I play Wii games for 1/2 hour to stretch along with 90 pushups and 100 situps every night. I was beginning to hit a "wall" while riding my stationary bike, my thighs would ache but, it seems I have crossed that point and overall, feel pretty good. TY for the response

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@csimadera1 There has been much reported on the physical benefits of resistance-training exercise while on ADT. Here are just a few that I’ve bookmarked:

> A paper on The Benefits of Exercise During Hormone Therapy: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54c68ac6e4b06d2e36a4b8c9/t/55cb7275e4b0d97ae7ff60af/1439396469154/The+Benefits+of+Exercise+During+Hormone+Therapy_Insights+August+2015_PCRI.pdf

> A study about the benefits of exercise to counteract the adverse effects of ADT: (They describe a good resistance-training program): https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/fulltext/2023/04000/resistance_exercise_training_increases_muscle_mass.2.aspx

> Drs. Sholz and Moyad talking about exercise and hormone therapy: https://m.youtube.com/watch
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