Prostate cancer care team

Posted by ava11 @ava11, Apr 22 1:22am

I finished SBRT 5 radiation treatments at UCLA. I want to choose a Medical oncologist in Orange county to manage my Hormone therapy(ORGOVYX).
Any of you are using Medical oncologists at City of Hope or UCI?

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mammoth3414 | @mammoth3414 | Apr 22 9:27am

I’m also seeing dr kishan at ucla
And been on Orgovyx for 5 weeks. Mild
Fatigue and some
Blood sugar issues but no other affects.
Curious why you would leave UCLA as I manage my few appointments via video?
Btw my psa 10 years post removal was .85 with one pelvic
Lymp mode
Did have a psa of 3.6 8 years post RP and after 5 SBRT it was .6
4 pelvic lymph nodes, 2 were resolved and the other 2 continue to shrink

ava11 | @ava11 | Apr 22 10:46am

Mammoth3414,
You are right. I could stay with UCLA. There is a UCLA clinic in Irvine. But, City of Hope is conducting trials on Orgovyx and other drug trials for Hormone therapy. I thought it may be better to get a second opinion on how long I should be on it and managing the side effects.
I am getting my ORGOVIX tablets from COH pharmacy. They gave me 1 sample bottle before. I am going there to pick up my prescription for next month.
Good Luck on your treatment at UCLA.
Where are you getting your prescription?