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Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 2 10:16am

Lupron and Eligard contain the same active ingredient - leuprolide, and are used to lower testosterone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/970595/

Discussion: Do ALL men get side effects from Lupron shots?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 26, 2023

On Orgovyx for prostate cancer, Gleason 4+3, radiation therapy completed 3 months ago. 4 months of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/789175/

Discussion: Why isn't hormone therapy used in all prostate cancers?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 26, 2022

OMG you mentioned woodworking as a new hobby. I've spent a couple thousand $$ already on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1286657/

Discussion: A 15 year Wife's Roadmap to Deal With Your PCa Husband

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 21 10:46am

RP, followed by BCR led to 4 mos ADT (Orgovyx) with 2 mos IMRT in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/962837/

Discussion: Eligard and radiation: What can I expect?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 11, 2023

I've been on Orgovyx 2 1/2 yrs. My doctors want me to come off it. I've...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1342662/

Discussion: Hormone Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 6 8:56pm

Radiation therapy might cure cancer (especially if it's spread to only a few places, aka "oligometastatic"),...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1309032/

Discussion: Has anyone done Proton without Hormonal Therapy (ADT)?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 20 10:09pm

I hope you never experience stage 4, but you'd be surprised at how manageable it is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1226644/

Discussion: Do I have Cancer or Not?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 1 6:13am

My recovery from salvage treatment has been very good. RP Aug 2022 PSA 90 days postop...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1027199/

Discussion: Rising PSA years after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 4, 2024

I was on Firmagon for the first 2 1/2 years, then switched to Orgovyx a couple...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1097623/

Discussion: Can I Manage Testosterone w/ ORGOVYX and Skip Radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 1, 2024

They told me in 2021 that my oligometastatic stage-4 cancer would become castrate-resistant in 18–24 months....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1272883/

Discussion: Should I have radiation therapy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 2 6:59pm

IMO it's not about how much you lift, it's more about do you get a thorough,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1109234/

Discussion: Ready to throw in the towel

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 21, 2024

I received my treatment at Mayo clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. My radiologist was doctor Bryan Traughber....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1035575/

Discussion: Questions about radiation for prostate cancer: Can I drive myself?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

Hey thanks for the info and I will look into it. I do have a 6-month...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1321361/

Discussion: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) after treatment completed

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 6 8:00am

My experience: I had five sessions of SBRT and six months of ADT (3 Lupron, 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1345943/

Discussion: prostatectomy vs radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: 2 days ago

I had 25 RT sessions along with ADT (7 monthly shots of Lupron). I just switched...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1234534/

Discussion: After Lupron Depot, which med?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 11 1:41pm

If a "vacation" isn't possible, there are ways to live with the ADT side-effects: Bone fragility:...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/958610/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 3, 2023

It is not one of the side effects I recall members on this or other forums...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1205018/

Discussion: Has anyone experienced anxiety after starting hormone therapy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 6 7:35am

Well, let's begin with "necessary". Salvage Treatment was tolerable and pretty much dominated my life for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1207437/

Discussion: Ultrasensitive PSA vs. Standard PSA Readings

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 9 9:01am

Diet and exercise. I’ve always been (what they call) a meat and potatoes kind of guy....

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Discussion: Weight gain

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 3 7:41am

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