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I must be in a "Goldilocks" spot for which I'm most very thankful. 10-months past last...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1175392/

Discussion: November glooms

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 18, 2024

I did 18 months of Lupron from Jan 17 to May 18 and now on 6-12...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/872621/

Discussion: Starting hormone treatment for prostate cancer: How did it go for you?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 5, 2023

@maga I took my brother about nine months, After the shot wore off, before his hot...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1579990/

Discussion: Hot flashes after Lupron: 7 months and counting

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 21 1:59pm

@fbuckwalter Hot flashes were the least of my problems as with Lupron bone, muscles and head...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1584644/

Discussion: Hot flashes after Lupron: 7 months and counting

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 27 1:21pm

ADT, it seems, is a necessary evil. Stage 4, Gleason 9, at age 73, I started...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1589464/

Discussion: Discontinuing after 3 years of ADT therapy: When does it get better?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 3 5:12am

@jeffmarc Excellent summary! Just to add a few remarks about my own experience. I experienced some...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1590281/

Discussion: Anyone have severe penile shrinkage from Lupron and radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 4 6:35am

I had a local recurrence last year, ten years after a prostatectomy (age 72 at time...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1591190/

Discussion: Many years since radical prostectomy: PSA values rising

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 5 9:15am

My father died at 88 Of prostate cancer. I remember when he told me Lupron stopped...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1595438/

Discussion: Should 80yr old have aggressive treatment for metasisized cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 10 8:57pm

@chipe Your concerns and issues you've dealt with sound a lot like what I'm going through...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1600226/

Discussion: Done with radiation!!

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: 3 days ago

I have completed 2 years of Lupron and I still have hot flashes. In fact, as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1579935/

Discussion: Hot flashes after Lupron: 7 months and counting

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 21 12:25pm

@jeffmarc For me hot flashes are just a nuisance compared to my severe headaches, aching bones,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1580395/

Discussion: Hot flashes after Lupron: 7 months and counting

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 22 8:08am

THANK YOU JEFF for link to this insightful Uro Today March research regarding PSA levels above...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1592325/

Discussion: Is hormone therapy necessary with radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 6 8:44pm

@jime51 ADT ended 10 months ago after 44 radiation treatments. No erections or libido and my...

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Discussion: Can a dry orgasm after prostatectomy still be pleasurable?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 27 1:17pm

I'm 3 shots in using Lupron (3 to go - 18 months total) - hate it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1589822/

Discussion: Fatigue increasing during Pluvicto treatment: Anyone else?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 3 12:10pm

Yes, Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) can cause penis shrinkage. By suppressing testosterone, the therapy leads to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1589905/

Discussion: Anyone have severe penile shrinkage from Lupron and radiation?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 3 1:27pm

After being 11 months off Lupron which I only took for 4 months, I have had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1588925/

Discussion: Discontinuing after 3 years of ADT therapy: When does it get better?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 2 9:02am

@anosmic1 I had severe hot flashes for the first year on Lupron. As a hot flash...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1600092/

Discussion: Do I have a prostate cancer recorrence PSA >.1 to 1.5 in 16 months

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: 3 days ago

@zeits53 The muscle and bone deterioration from six months of ADT are not really a big...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1583212/

Discussion: ADT or no ADT? What should I ask my Oncolgist?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 25 4:59pm

@jbristow3682 Are you only on Lupron? Is it possible you’re taking another drug with it? Exercise...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1589892/

Discussion: Fatigue increasing during Pluvicto treatment: Anyone else?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 3 1:10pm

I was Gleason 9. Had surgery 11/11/24 at age 67 and found some adverse factors -...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1600042/

Discussion: Do I have a prostate cancer recorrence PSA >.1 to 1.5 in 16 months

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: 3 days ago