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Hi... sure.. on the 2nd' go-round (after about 3-4 months off) the PSA dropped from 4...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1154217/

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

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 8, 2024

We pay more in the United States than any other country in the world for almost...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1131211/

Discussion: Puzzled by drug prices

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 26, 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

The pain in my back wasn't horrible, but the balance problems were really getting me. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1088956/

Discussion: 11 anniversaries since diagnosis of stage 4 prostate cancer

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 18, 2024

I just finished 12 months of Orgovyx, came off it on 4 April. I took mine...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1056241/

Discussion: Orgovyx extreme fatigue side effects

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

I was diagnosed with PC in 2020 and had a prostatectomy in in 2021. I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/862469/

Discussion: Husband, 71, given one year at best...

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 19, 2023

I was on Orgovyx and Erleada for 6 months last year. My cancer had metastasized to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1143814/

Discussion: Is this normal on ADT? Body hair gone

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 19, 2024

The shot is ADT. You could also get Orgovyx, Which works the same, but you take...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1295323/

Discussion: Numbers After SRT/ADT

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 2 7:17pm

Well, here's the update. I'm now five months post Orgovyx and my second testosterone test showed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1298554/

Discussion: Testosterone recovery after ADT

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 6 8:07pm

Well, what's next, that depends. As to the VA, run, if their answer is monotherapy, ADT,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1320037/

Discussion: Bad news again (still)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 4 9:32am

I just read your post from April. I’ve been on ORGOVYX for almost 6 months and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1151431/

Discussion: Orgovyx and the timeline for return of normal testosterone level

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 3, 2024

Great news about the switch to Orgovyx. Hopefully that will be a game changer. I’m 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1118341/

Discussion: Is this true?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 5, 2024

Hammer101: Best wishes for good PSA news next week. My last preop PSA was taken 4...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/820749/

Discussion: PSA remains after treatment (surgery, Eligard and radiation)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 4, 2023

Hey @tmestanas91 How did the surgery go? Mine is coming up Thursday (4/3) at Mayo (JAX)....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1269969/

Discussion: ADT before surgery: Good idea?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 30 10:01am

Hi Phil. Nice to hear from you. My surgeon and I did discuss HIFU and cryo-...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1283979/

Discussion: Brachytherapy? Anyone have thoughts?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 17 11:31am

I, similarly, had only one 4+3 core, of 16 that were sampled. I was advised that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1015070/

Discussion: Radiation + ADT

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 13, 2024

I thought I’d update my post for the possible benefit of others regarding Abiraterone (Zytiga) and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1066163/

Discussion: Anyone experiencing nausea/vomiting with Abiraterone?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 11, 2024

I have been on ADT for almost 8 years. Orgovyx for the last year or so....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1340312/

Discussion: Hormone Therapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 3 10:24am

Well, there is some discussion that advanced PCa in its early stage, oligo-metastatic may be cured....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1346376/

Discussion: With regional lymph node metastasis what is the progression?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: 6 days ago

Hi workmanbiff, I just completed the same regimen at Sloan, although for salvage radiation ((surgery 2019)....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1303751/

Discussion: Second Opinions in Prostate Cancer

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 14 7:07am