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Your PSA Trends after Salvage Radiation & 6 Months of Orgovyx?
I completed 6 months of Orgovyx 4 months ago and finished 39 IMRT Salvage radiation treatments 6 months ago. Just had a ultrasensitive PSA test...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 24 8:05am
Does relugolix (Orgovyx) break the blood brain barrier?
Wondering if Orgovyx and which other ADT's break the blood brain barrier? Some have side effects of dizziness and depression while others such as Degeralex...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 5 10:19am
Has anyone else moved from Firmagon to Orgovyx?
I have stage 4 (oligometastatic) prostate cancer, and will be on ADT and androgen-reception inhibitors, basically, forever. I've been on monthly Firmagon (Degarelix) injections for...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 3 7:33pm
Have you stopped then restarted taking Orgovyx? If so how was it.
I have an aggressive type of Prostate cancer. Over the past 36 months I have had RRP (post surgery PSA 0.37) then followed 6 months...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 16 12:06pm
ADT/ ORGOVYX Day 45; Told Radiation Is Next
I was diagnosed with Sigmoid Colon Cancer 26 months ago. I had the resection. The colon cancer metastasized to my right lower lung, and 7...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 18 5:01pm
2 months on Orgovyx and Zytiga - 60% through radiation
Stage t3a cancer in the capsule but does not appear elsewhere. My question is concerning my white blood cells; both the Lymphocytes and Eosinophils are...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 30 10:09am
Diet after Radiation treatment and on ORGOVYX or other ADT drugs
What is a good diet to follow while we are on ORGOVIX or other ADT drugs. Myself, I was mostly vegan( Fish occasionally), but now...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 16 6:05am
Can I Manage Testosterone w/ ORGOVYX and Skip Radiation?
I've already had colon cancer and a sigmoid resection that metastasized to my lung ... had a lung wedge resection also. Was doing good except...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 1 8:22pm
Orgovyx and Diltiazem: Should I be concerned about drug interactions?
I’m about to start a 6-8 week course of Orgovyx in preparation to have HIFU once the prostate shrinks enough. I have a pacemaker and...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 10 4:52pm
Withdrawal from orgovyx: How long will fatigue and hot flashes last?
Having hot flashes and fatigue 2 weeks after stopping orgovyx. Is this to be expected and for how long?
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: 4 days ago
Zytiga and Orgovyx: What helps side effects, fatigue and disinterest?
Hi, My husband, who is 71 y/o, has recurrent prostate cancer, after 7 years of no treatment. He underwent a proctectomy 7 years ago and...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 29 1:50pm
Side effects of Orgovyx (relugolix): Anyone have stomach or GI issues?
I am experiencing stomach pain after takingOrgovxy for 10 daysAny suggestions?
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 14 8:03pm
T and PSA levels 6 month post SBRT and 1 month post Orgovyx
Prior to any treatment my PSA was 7.8 and my testosterone was 517. After 9 days of Orgovyx my testosterone was 27.17 At six months...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 4 12:39pm
Who is a good candidate for Intermittent ADT?
Who is a good candidate to take a holiday from ORGOVYX until psa start rising and then go back to taking ORGOVYX again?Is it only...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 22 7:22pm
Dr Mark Scholz/PCRI
Anyone here is a patient of Dr Mark Scholz of Prostate Cancer Research Institute. I need to get a second opinion from an Oncologist about...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 7 10:58pm
Puzzled by drug prices
Firmagon and Orgovyx would cost the same in Canada if I were uninsured (about US$240/month), but it looks like Orgovyx is 5× as expensive as...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 27 4:05pm
Did your doctors get a baseline blood panel before starting treatment?
Is it normal for your urologist (radiation oncologist) to request a full blood panel (CBC) prior to starting treatment with salvage radiation and Orgovyx? I...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 14 3:09pm
ADT Recovery: How long for testosterone levels to improve?
I was on Eligard for 6 months prior to and during salvage radiation treatment. Then I was on Orgovyx plus Abiraterone for 12 months. One...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 18 10:46am
What to expect next?
I just finished 28 treatments of radiation therapy and have been on Orgovyx for 4 months. My psa will be tested next week by my...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: 4 days ago
Leg Issues Long After Radiation and ADT
Treatment for Prostate Cancer started 2 years with 45 radiation treatments and 28 months of Orgovyx. I was 77 at diagnosis. Orgovyx treatment ended 6...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 6 6:08pm