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I had RP and had barely gotten back on my workout routine before the SRT and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/995890/

Discussion: Difficulty with androgen deprivation (ADT): what helps?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 12, 2024

Yes, is the short answer. To this nonmedically trained 73 yr old layperson, there are challenging...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/891998/

Discussion: Lupron Treatment Duration: How long were you on it?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 8, 2023

Given what you describe as to your health situation, the six months of ADT may be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/677275/

Discussion: Beginning prostate cancer treatment

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 3, 2022

Hey Paul, congrats on completion of your treatment! I am one month out from 25 sessions...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1208770/

Discussion: Have to share this: Dealing with the emotional side of ADT

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 11 6:49am

I am 65 with 3+4, PSA around 5 (varies with every test), PSMA negative for spread...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1241976/

Discussion: Difficulty In Deciding on IMRT or Proton Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 21 8:02am

Hi J Marshall, My story is similar to yours with a few variations. Surgery in 2009,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1194658/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 21, 2024

I'm 65 and 6 weeks into a 6 month Orgovyx regimen. I lift weights twice a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1254594/

Discussion: Best excercise to combat ADT therapy side effects?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 10 9:20am

Yes, that's a good point, and my life would have been much simpler if either of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1153668/

Discussion: In praise of Orgovyx

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 7, 2024

scj248, still deciding in a similar situation. The PSMA PET Pylarify the first step and then...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/982156/

Discussion: Recently Diagnosed, Intermediate Prostate Cancer

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 17, 2023

My non-medical understanding: PSA rising above .2 indicates recurrence. Sweet spot for treatment. 2 - .4/.5...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/876519/

Discussion: BCR finding in PSMA test

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 11, 2023

Hey @rad62 For comparison, my PSMA scan was ordered by my team when I reached .091...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/733930/

Discussion: Living with Prostate Cancer: Meet others & introduce yourself

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 4, 2022

Your six weeks of radiation are IMRT which is the lower dose radiation. They do the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1151415/

Discussion: Brachytherapy: Regrets & Why ?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 3, 2024

A 20 month vacation after being on it for 10 months is absolutely wonderful. I’ve been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1144807/

Discussion: What's your experience with Orgovyx (relugolix)?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 20, 2024

I’m a fellow Gleason nine patient. We’ve commented on each other’s threads before. Depending on what...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1115710/

Discussion: PSA doubling time

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 1, 2024

Hi mectec and welcome to MCC. To provide better answeres to your question, it woud be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1297786/

Discussion: Expensive meds needed after proton beam therapy for prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 5 8:01pm

Hi Mjp, so sorry to hear that you have to deal with heart issues on top...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1323020/

Discussion: Don’t know what I don’t know…diagnosed 5/13/25

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 8 1:01pm

I competed 12 months of Orgovyx in April 2024 in conjunction with SBRT to a single...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1289216/

Discussion: Numbers After SRT/ADT

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 24 7:57pm

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: Jul 11 1:48pm

I had PSA persistence (0.93 6 weeks post op) after surgery probably because I was diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1042775/

Discussion: Treatment options for locally advanced prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 30, 2024

Great to read comments on this important topic. I'll add a slightly different perspective. I'm 72,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1124020/

Discussion: ADT. Afraid of it

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 15, 2024

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