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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, 2024
How did you reduce hot flashes from Orgovyx?
Hello, I’ve been on Orgovyx for 7 weeks now and the hot flashes are a real pain in the butt. I would welcome any ideas...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 24 6:32am
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, 2024
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, 2024
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: Feb 11 7:53pm
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: Dec 14, 2024
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, 2024
Treatment Orgovyx, Zytiga and radiation: Question about WBC counts
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, 2024
Been on Orgovyx for four months. Should I stop taking finasteride?
Diagnosed with prostate cancer via a biopsy August 2024. Six cores were negative, one core Gleason 7, five cores Gleason 9. Negative for perineural invasion....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 3 11:47am
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: Apr 29 12:45pm
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, 2024
Was Gleason 7 (3+4): How soon can one get off ADT (Orgovyx or Lupron)?
I have just completed my 5th and last SBRT treatment today. 40 Gy (5 times 800 cGy). My PSA test will be in mid-July. My...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Apr 22 9:50am
Can low testosterone cause testicular pain?
I started orgovyx after a 3 month Eligard injection but I am having some testicular pain. The reason i switched to Orgovyx from Eligard was...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: 3 days ago
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: 2 days ago
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, 2024
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: 3 days ago
Does anyone have experience with Trazodone and prostate cancer?
Does anyone have experience with Trazodone? I searched this site and got 847 results, but none in the Prostate Support group. My Primary Doctor prescribed...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 17 5:39pm
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, 2024
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, 2024
Which ADT medication is best?
Which ADT medication is best? My medical oncologist first suggested six months of Lupron, but she was fine with Orgovyx when I mentioned that prostate...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 17 9:27am