Orgovyx and the timeline for return of normal testosterone level

Scott, your T is returning on YOUR body’s schedule - not the mean or the average, etc. You don’t know if, in your case, it may suddenly jump 100 points higher in a month- you have to give it the full two years as recommended ( for a reason).
Also, the only thing you damaged more than yourself was the cancer cells - they were the target and never forget that.

I've thought about this comment a lot and it's been really helpful. It mirrors something a therapist said to me that was initially like a slap in the face but turned out to be a blessing (my therapist is VERY blunt and calls me on my bullshit which is why I like her).

I was spending 3-4 hours every day reading medical journals, sites like this, creating spreadsheets of my odds of various things that might or might not happen to me, etc. to the point that my entire days were just work followed by prostate cancer research. I told her about this and how tiring it was and she said "you could do that 24/7 and you're still NEVER going to find the answer you're looking for, which is 'what will happen in your specific case'?" Now, I read this forum once a day, look at my test results, and go to a support group once every two weeks and that's about it.

It's given me my life back, such as it is.

Hey Scott, thanks for the kind words…you may have also seen my recent comments the other day to @hanscasteels who is driving himself similarly batshit with his “particular” situation.
The only reason I can offer any meager insight into this type of behavior is because I did it TOO! I was literally sick with prostate cancer fever -years before my actual diagnosis due to a previous urinary intervention which convinced me that it was just the beginning of this “jour…..”. Well, you know….Talk about exhausted? Man, I am never doing that again; such a waste of time and effort and so counterproductive to getting well.
Anyway, we’re all unique and I guess we think our diseases and illnesses are too…
But I have to agree with you, that this forum is a special place; it’s a one-stop-shop for information and emotional support. I only wish I had known of it a lot sooner and saved myself from those sleepless nights and endless days of frustrating, contradictory ‘research’.
So glad you are doing better. I remember very well your first post and you have certainly come a very long way from that! Best to you always, Scott
Phil

Hey Scott, thanks for the kind words…you may have also seen my recent comments the other day to @hanscasteels who is driving himself similarly batshit with his “particular” situation.
The only reason I can offer any meager insight into this type of behavior is because I did it TOO! I was literally sick with prostate cancer fever -years before my actual diagnosis due to a previous urinary intervention which convinced me that it was just the beginning of this “jour…..”. Well, you know….Talk about exhausted? Man, I am never doing that again; such a waste of time and effort and so counterproductive to getting well.
Anyway, we’re all unique and I guess we think our diseases and illnesses are too…
But I have to agree with you, that this forum is a special place; it’s a one-stop-shop for information and emotional support. I only wish I had known of it a lot sooner and saved myself from those sleepless nights and endless days of frustrating, contradictory ‘research’.
So glad you are doing better. I remember very well your first post and you have certainly come a very long way from that! Best to you always, Scott
Phil

I was on Orgovyx from Dec 23 to June 24. Here are my numbers.

Pre-treatment T - 517
After 9 days of O - 27
After 3 months of O - 14
1 month after stopping O - 482
4 month post O - 372
6 month post O - 466

Stay Strong Brother, we got this.

The purpose of ADT(Orgovyx, in my case) is to reduce the testosterone which feeds the cancer cells. If I stop ADT and testosterone does not recover or PSA stays low, why should I be taking ADT at all. Can't I enjoy the drug holiday until PSA reaches some level then do PSMA scan to determine cause and treat ?

Hey alperk, that really depends. What is your situation? What initial treatment did you have - and for what Stage? That really determines how long you should be on ADT, not just the fact that it lowered your T and PSA.