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I want to learn more about ADT
I am an 83-year-old male who is in good health and had a radical prostatectomy on 9/22/2009. I had salvage radiation on 1/15/2012 and I'm...
Treatment for Prostate Cancer Metastasized to Bones
4 months ago diagnosed with Prostate Cancer that has Metasized into Bones. So far, just getting Hormone Treatment...Eligard and Erleada....Feeling so tired...Is this normal? Is...
Low white blood cell count: Can cancer treatment cause leukopenia?
Can Lupron/Eligard and radiation for prostate cancer cause leukopenia? My WBC is now 2.5. My lymphocytes are just 290.
Difficulty with androgen deprivation (ADT): what helps?
I am taking Eligard for a year now and gained 25 lbs and have depression and fatigue. I have a friend taking degarilix and he...
What PSA to expect after radiation and ADT?
I am 6 months post Eligard treatments. My PSA rose from undetectable to .07 Is that a good result?
Very tender/sore testicles
One year into Eligard and Zytiga. I know shrinking testicles are a common/normal side effect. However mine are very tender/sore for the past week or...
Advanced PCa Treatment Safari without Proton Therapy
Last week I was at Mayo PHX for preparatory proton therapy appointments, i.e. Carbon Fiducial Marker Implantation followed by CT Simulation Therapy and MR Prostate...
Stage 4 Prostate after a year has Metasasized to Lymph Node
Hi, After a year on Apalutamide and getting Eligard shots every 4 months, a CT Scan showed it has moved to my husbands Lymph node....
Further Treatment: Wondering about stopping hormone therapy?
I had a radical prostatectomy in 2015. PSA started to double every 4 weeks 4 months later. Then had 40 radiation sessions. PSA started doubling...
Chemotherapy and what to expect
I'm Stage 4 Prostate metatsized to bones. PSA has been going up the last few months and is up to 4.0 now. I was diagnosed...
Hot Flashes and Hormonal Therapy for Prostate Cancer
@bruto1 I see from a different thread you started HDT 4+ months ago. I has a 4 month shot of Eligard 2 weeks ago and...
Why isn't hormone therapy used in all prostate cancers?
An observation and insightful comment by one group member here: "Lupron/Eligard both shrink the prostate and stops the production of testosterone which feeds the growth...
High Luteinizing Hormone, Normal Testosterone after ADT
A year ago was my last Lupron/Eligard shot after 24 months. Three months ago I had my testosterone level checked, which had come back to...
IMRT sessions finished now waiting
Back in March I was diagnosed with Gleason 9 prostate cancer, PSA 11. In April started hormon therapy, (Firmagon). In July got a six month...
Anyone beat Gleason 8 without surgery?
Biopsy came back with 12 of 12 positive for cancer, eight were Gleason 7 (4+3) and one was Gleason 8 (4+4). Six of the biopsies...
Stage 4 + Mass Blocking Urethra
My grandparents aren't technologically savvy and having some medical background, I have been helping my grandpa with as much as I can since he was...
ADT and weight
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...
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