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My condition was similar to yours, GS 4+5, seminal vesicle invasion. A recent MRI measured the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1248987/

Discussion: ADT for several months before Radical Prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 2 7:51pm

Todd, I also am very active and amped up my workouts considerably beforehand just to be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1255638/

Discussion: Post prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 11 2:23pm

Survivor 5280, You need at least two oncologists. One radiation oncologist and one surgical oncologist. At...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1164278/

Discussion: Newly Diagnosed: Removal vs Radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 28, 2024

Indeed so, completely agree, but given that muscle mass and bone matter loss, together with an...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1203181/

Discussion: Intermediate-Risk: Do You Need Hormone Therapy With Radiation + 80yrs.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 3 12:48pm

I was on Lupon for seven years and Orgovyx after that for over a year. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1200320/

Discussion: Hormone therapy or surgery? Decipher Genomic score?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 30, 2024

Hi Jeffmarc, Thanks for your reply. That is quite some time to be on the ADT,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1197777/

Discussion: Gleason 7 (4+3) radiation, but ADT also? Over treatment?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2024

"It’s all just really complicated.." Yes, good news, yet, it means there is a plethora of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1196421/

Discussion: How long do Lupron side effects last after treatment concludes?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 24, 2024

Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m also on ORGOVYX and have another 10-1/2 months to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1191241/

Discussion: Intermittent Hormone Therapy (IHT): How is it working for you?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 15, 2024

I'm so sorry for your news. It's tough hearing that. I think your cancer is stage...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1182633/

Discussion: Stage 4: What are my options?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 1, 2024

I can relate to everything you said. I had radiation and ADT and it's "finished" with,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1182157/

Discussion: Acceptance of Prostate Cancer and its side effects

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 30, 2024

Ah, I probably mixed you up with someone else's reply about cancer on a lymph node....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1178335/

Discussion: I need advice to help make a decision.......

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 22, 2024

At 59, I used cannabis edibles during my SBRT and ADT treatment last spring. Personally, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1176743/

Discussion: Does cannabis help anyone experiencing pain from radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 20, 2024

Here’s my score card13/13 cores cancer Gleason 9/10 on Feb 2, 2022, with 2 pelvic lymph...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1173236/

Discussion: Biopsy confirms prostate cancer in 12 out of 12 cores

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Posted: Nov 14, 2024

I'm so happy to hear that your lungs are improving! As far as side effects go,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1172354/

Discussion: Stage 4 Prostate Cancer and Hormone Therapy quit working

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 12, 2024

I hear ya. It’s the ADT. I went through a period of Grief - feeling like...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1172260/

Discussion: Ready to throw in the towel

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 12, 2024

Also, an ultrasensative PSA of .03 with a successive reading of 0.03 or above is confirmation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1170631/

Discussion: Salvage radiation therapy after radical prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 9, 2024

I went to see Dr. Mulhall in New York about this exact issue. I lost the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1221384/

Discussion: Have erection but can't have an orgasm

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 25 12:13pm

@clandeboye1, Well, both in-laws were at an advanced age; and many much younger, active people die...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1223992/

Discussion: My Gleason score is 7 - 3+4. How long can I live without treatment?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 28 2:00pm

Hi, Jeff. Just curious -- would taking estrogen exacerbate the gynecomastia that's the another frustrating side-effect...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1218908/

Discussion: How did you reduce hot flashes from Orgovyx?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 22 10:49am

Lupron is ADT, it reduces your testosterone below 20. That will keep most of the side...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1219308/

Discussion: Is treatment for 88-year old Dad too aggressive for his age?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 22 8:55pm

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