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Jeff, you should really consider writing a book or at least practical guide for patients and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1371400/

Discussion: Started Hormone Therapy Today

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 15 2:33pm

I got radiation for my oligometatastic prostate cancer in 2022. (One lesion on my sacrum). They...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1329814/

Discussion: What?!? "Curing" oligometastatic prostate cancer???

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 18 10:39am

My urologist dismissed brachytherapy as treatment option. From a radiology standpoint, it’s more lucrative to dial...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1330849/

Discussion: ADT, Brachytherapy, IMRT...done!

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 19 7:26pm

Thanks Jeff, that's a good idea. I haven't had it happen (that I've noticed) since about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1339517/

Discussion: Adverse Heart conditions from Hormone therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 2 7:37am

Instead of ADT, you could consider estradiol. A recent study called the patch study found that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1356874/

Discussion: Cribriform cells: Does their presence change treatment approach?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 26 10:47am

I really like your urologist. He definitely has the care of his patients in mind. You...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1356068/

Discussion: Is there an average and/or an expected drop in PSA after Lupron shot?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 25 11:10am

I started ADT last October, one of the potential side effects is Gynecomastia, which I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1369666/

Discussion: Orgovyx & Gynecomastia

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 13 9:00am

I was diagnosed on 23 Jan 14, less than a month away from my 58th birthday...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1372686/

Discussion: Experiences with alcohol use after regaining urinary continence

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 17 12:02pm

I had oligometastatic cancer on my sacrum six years after my radical prostatectomy. They radiated it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1341538/

Discussion: Advanced Prostate Cancer

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 5 10:53am

I absolutely do not want to discourage you from doing a treatment but one thing to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1334335/

Discussion: Deciding on treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 24 2:31pm

❝ Seems to me the side effects are worth taking vs my cancer increasing. But, we'll...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1343757/

Discussion: ADT and Castrate Resistance

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 8 12:44pm

As long as you do not have BRCA low dose estrogen can increase desire, which is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1344437/

Discussion: Hormone Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 9 12:03pm

A Gleason, 4+3 does not call for two years of ADT. But after a relapse and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1342586/

Discussion: Hormone Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 6 6:25pm

For intermediate risk prostate cancer, as this interview (https://youtu.be/cyY0nHXvzGc?si=En9UL6H_Bb27FVE9) and this study they’re talking about (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37104748/)...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1347371/

Discussion: Deciding on treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 13 2:08pm

I took just 4 months of Orgovyx that completed about 1.5 years ago. I eat well,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1350860/

Discussion: Hormone Treatment Experience

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 18 9:27am

I’ve been on Lupron, Eligard and Orgovyx. I get exactly the same results from all of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1354528/

Discussion: Should I be seeking extra treatment?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 23 10:22am

Being a gym rat, I managed my own weightlifting and cardio regimen without the need for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1355072/

Discussion: Preventing muscle atrophy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 24 6:38am

When my urologist diagnosed my prostate cancer (see my profile for the history) in 2020, he...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1360170/

Discussion: Do you regret having had a prostatectomy vs. radiation, or vice-versa?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 30 3:45pm

This is a known problem with ADT. I’ve had it occasionally, and I can feel it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1344304/

Discussion: Swollen Ankles

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 9 10:03am

Fair enough. I do what my body will let me. Given that the T3 spinal compression...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1345458/

Discussion: Exercise Oncology...what say you?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 10 7:52pm

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