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After Lupron Depot, which med?
I've been given Lupron depot at a 12-week dosage (22.5mg, into the butt), but still have significant side effects of over a dozen hot flashes...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 11 7:50pm
Recurrence after brachytherapy - looking for the best option
Looks like prostate cancer recurrence is now suspected but not yet confirmed. My original diagnosis - G7 4+3 PSA7.6 in May 2019. Treated with low...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 6 3:09pm
Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer Treatment Decision
I have perused comments in these discussion areas and thought I'd reach out for thoughts on the decision of prostatectomy vs radiation therapy. Thank you...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 11 11:25am
Anyone do Proton Therapy with PNI invasion?
I’m on Plavix 3 stents 80 yrs old Gleason 7 6 out of 18 core 3/4,4/3:3/3. Urologist says radiation is a must do. Got an...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 5 2:52pm
How to interpret PSA
A little background. GS 8, stage pT3b. RP in September 21, SRT in Spring of 2024. 18 months ADT including 12 months of Abiraterone ending...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 8 8:51am
Orgovyx and zytiga side effects
I’m a 69 year old, who finished IMRT 5 weeks go and I’ve been on these ADT medications for 4 months now. This last week...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 3 9:52am
Hot flushes and the vagus nerve
Has anyone had any luck using vagal maneuvers to manage hot flushes while on ADT? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagal_maneuver The huge vagus nerve is involved when people go...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 24, 2024
41-days of salvage RT - your experience with side effects?
Hello, First time post, but second go ‘round with prostate cancer. Let me start with my request to the group, then I’ll summarize my history.I...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 4 11:50am
Stage 4 Radiation challenge: How to avoid risk to bladder?
Hello, I’m stage 4 post Radical, post comprehensive radiation, coming off ADT, waiting for Testosterone to return, looking at next steps. When they did the...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 22, 2024
Castration Resistance
For all of us that are having success with ADT, I’m sure there is the dread of hearing the words that our prostate cancer has...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 10 2:16pm
Onward with durable remission
I add bits of pieces of my story to various posts, but I'm organizing my story and figured this would be a good opportunity to...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 2 8:02pm
PET Scan Results in
IMHO, this is the best news possible! I haven't talked to my Doc yet, but to me, it sounds good. Results Impression 1. Intense PSMA...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 21, 2024
Orgovyx & Gynecomastia
Hey, I'm 56, in really good health and will start a 6-month treatment of ADT with Orgovyx. Brachytherapy and Targeted radiation is scheduled for mid...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 14 4:58pm
Ablation Therapy - Does It Lead To Metastases?
In trying to research ablation therapies such as TULSA-PRO, at least one source suggests that ablation leads to circulating tumor cells, which tend to establish...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 15, 2022
Using supplements post treatment
I just completed 3 months adt on orgovyx and 36 ebrt treatments. My last tes was 42 and my psa dropped fm .28 to undetectable...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 8, 2021
Brachytherapy AFTER failed radiation?
That's what my oncologist wants to try. Has anyone heard of this strategy? 5 years ago: PSA of 28, Gleason 9, radiation + 3 years...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 8 11:01am
Rising anxiety: my two doctors don't agree
I may have posted this before, but today my anxiety level is rising, and I have no idea how to decide. My two doctors (urologist...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 20 10:49am
Is your Oncologist an positive cheerleader or more negative?
I have had denovo metastatic high volume prostate cancer to the bone for 3 years now. No matter how good my results are my oncologist...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 12 5:07pm
One year past prostatectomy, in waiting mode.
A year ago I had my prostatectomy- Gleason 8, age 71. Path report indicated ECE, but surgeon removed lymph nodes, seminal vesicles and bundled nerves....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 14, 2024
Blood sugar levels, GLP-1 agonists, weight gain and cancer cell growth
I listened to a podcast this morning, where “sugar” was discussed as an accelerator for cancer cell growth. Turns out, it does, but not for...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 23, 2024