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The paradox of testosterone and ADT
It’s a curious thing, really — this blind devotion to testosterone as the prime mover in prostate cancer’s twisted little drama. One might imagine that...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 26 11:59am
PSA Rise After ADT
I've been posting and following a few months now. I was stage 4a, Gleason 9, Decipher .99. I've had prostatectomy, followed by radiation and ADT...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 11 10:12am
Protein intake and ADT
One of the side effects of ADT is muscle loss. I start ADT on May 13. Shortly after I will receive 44 fractions of proton...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 28, 2024
ADT and weight loss?
My husband's been on ADT, elegard injections for over a year and has not gained any weight. He's 5'11" and weighs 153. (His treatment was...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 31, 2024
ADT, depression and Wellbutrin
It’s not often that I get a chance to be on the forum anymore, but I thought my experience might be worthwhile to fellow prostate...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 6 11:25am
ADT and Blood Lipids
Just got my blood test results from my PCP, which do not test for PSA and T - the oncology team handles that. In early...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 11 8:24pm
Fun with ADT and testosterone
I know I’ve mentioned to people on here that I quit taking Orgovyx. I was on Lupron for seven years and then took Orgovyx for...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 11 2:06pm
Management of ADT hot flashes?
(This is not medical advice; just mine and my brother’s different prostate cancer treatment experiences as it relates to minimizing hormone therapy side-effects.) Diagnosed with...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 28 9:59am
Deciding: Surgery or Proton Radiation + ADT
I'm 74, in reasonably good health and was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. I've had a MRI, biopsy and PET scan. I have Gleason 3+4...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 29 2:55pm
Pain and stiffness in hands after ADT?
I was on Eligard, Aberaterone, and Prednisone for two years and had two radiation treatments for oligometistatic prostate cancer. Stopped ADT in January of this...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 4 11:08pm
Numbers After SRT/ADT
I just received my post treatment results after SRT with 6 months of Orgovyx. PSA < 0.05. Had been 0.18 before treatment. T = 688....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 19 9:04pm
ADT, Brachytherapy, IMRT...done!
Just thought I'd share. Started this journey in spring 2024. Gleason 4+3. Decipher 0.78. PSMA scan negative outside of the prostate lesion. PSA 13.4 when...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 10 2:50pm
Adjuvant RT and ADT after RP
Hi folks - I am 73 years old and physically active and fit. I had a PSMA PET scan and biopsy done in April 2025....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 6 3:38pm
Decipher Results are in... ADT recommendations?
Decipher test results just in and unfortunately I'm in the high-risk range for metastasis at .69. Awaiting discussion with RO. Anxious to find out if...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jun 26, 2023
Testosterone recovery after ADT
I'm ending Orgovyx this month. I want to do whatever I can afterward to recover testosterone to my pre-ADT level of 650. I know not...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 9 8:48pm
After Brachytherapy, ADT and EBRT
I’m seeking guidance on how best to proceed if PSA levels remain elevated following HDR brachytherapy and EBRT, after six months of Firmagon treatment. In...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 2 2:54pm
Parenteral Estrogen: an ADT alternative?
Here is a link where this question was examined: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4052190/ Key points I learned: -Oral estrogens were the treatment of choice for carcinoma of the...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 16, 2024
Beginning ADT and PSA tests
I had my first double dose of firmagon beginning January . I am scheduled for HDR brachytherapy on Feb 25, followed with a dessert of...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 24 12:27pm
Is exercise with ADT the Secret Sauce?
Over 2 months in on Lupron and have found exercise seems to be the secret sauce that makes me feel normal. I have mountain biked...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 22 9:21pm
Salvage radiation therapy with ADT
Anyone with thoughts about PSA results following this procedure? In my case my numbers have been 0.00 when should I considered to have a curable...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 26 6:52pm