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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
What's your experience with Orgovyx (relugolix)?
Mods, if you think this redundant, please move or remove. I thought it might be helpful to have an orgovyx thread similar to the lupron...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: 12 hours ago
Prostate cancer treated with Leuprolide
I had 43 days of prostate cancer radiation about 5-6 years ago. My PSA becgan to rise in summer of 2014. Suddenly it went from...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 1, 2022
Disability for cancer treatment side effects
My 50 year old husband has aggressive Gleason 9 prostate cancer, staged at IIIB, with lymph node involvement. After prostate removal and 10 weeks of...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Dec 21, 2023
Resolution of Side Effects after Stopping ADT/Lupron
Hello everyone. I am 70 years old and was diagnosed with PC about 2 and a half years ago, G9 with extra capsular extension but...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 7 12:13pm
Eligard: What symptoms can I expect?
Good morning folks. I had prostate cancer 23 years ago and had it removed. PSA was zero for about 6 years, then started going up....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 7 2:49pm
Orgovyx
Hello All: I am 78 years old and had my prostate removed over 3 years ago. Post surgery my PSA was < 0.01. After two...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: 5 days ago
PSA rise
I'm 84 years old and had prostate surgery 17 years ago. No radiation or hormone treatment. Frequent PSA tests within normal range until last year...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 14 9:37am
Will Orgovyx (relugolix) Reduce Prostate Cancer without Radiation?
I am 77 years old. I had my prostate removed over 3 years ago. After 2 years my PSA began to rise from < .01...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Aug 8 10:25am
Side effects after stopping Eligard
I have stage 4, advanced, aggressive, Gleason 9, Grade 5 Prostate Cancer. One year ago, I went through radiation and started hormonal therapy, which brought...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 6 8:34am
Shortest term of ADT needed for G9, non metastatic PCA?
I’m 69 and been on Orgovyx and Zytiga for 5 weeks; and started my 40 radiation treatments a week ago. My side effects so far...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 25 2:45pm
I need advice to help make a decision.......
Just to set the background: RARP on September 16. Cancer was intraductal and they found at least 1 lymph node with PC in it. My...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: 1 day ago
New here! 4 months into my cancer journey.....
I have a Gleason score of 8(4+4). My PSA was 4-5 for several years then took off earlier this past spring to 16. PET scan...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 18 6:50am
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
Orgovyx-Start and Stop Advice
Hello All: I am 78 year old man, active with exercise and golf. I had my prostate removed over three years ago. Using Viagra and...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Sep 26 9:50am
Starting TRT now.
I'm 75 now. My prostate was removed in 2021. The cancer spread to my T3 vertebrae. That was treated with radiation. I was put on...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 4 5:47pm
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 12:25pm
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
Reversal of penile shortening after stopping Lupron
I am a 71 yo diagnosed with Gleason 9 PC in August2021. Had RP 10/21. Six months post op PSA rose to 0.37 and a...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 23 10:23am
Anyone take a Treatment Holiday? Intermittent use of ADT (hormone Tx)
I wish there was more info. on 'drug holidays' or 'intermittent use of ADT', with or without concurrent or prior surgery or radiation; especially as...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 10 5:53pm