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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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 21, 2023
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jan 17, 2024
PSA question
So, I began ADT (Eligard injection) 9 weeks ago. At the 6 week mark my PSA dropped from 12 to 0.6. I liked that. Yesterday...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 22 5:56pm
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 23, 2024
Skin rash & swelling of belly
I have a metastatic prostate cancer that moved to the bones which was diagnosed in 04/2024. I am currently traited with 2 hormonal therapies :...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 24, 2024
Lifting weights while on ADT: hitting a wall?
I'm 5 weeks into it (Eligard). This is my second rodeo (the first time I was on it for 3 years). I've been doing intense...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 19 1:33pm
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 25, 2024
Is PSA rise inevitable after hormone therapy?
In 2024 I had a prostatectomy & PSA rose, am a Gleason 9, stage 4. PSMA detected lung nodules (only area) that disappeared after Eligard...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: May 26 10:36am
Rising anxiety: my two doctors don't agree
I may have posted this before, but today my anxiety level is rising, and I have no idea how to decide. My two doctors (urologist...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 20 10:49am
PSA rising every month and is now 5.4 - Stage 4 Metasasized
I've been on Apalutamide and get Eligard shots every 4 months for the past year. My PSA was going down after 4 months, but is...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 8, 2024
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 23, 2022
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Nov 7, 2023
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....
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 10, 2024
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 14, 2021
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...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Jul 10, 2023
Anyone switch from monthly Degarelix injection to oral Relugolix?
Anyone switch from the monthly Degarelix injection to the oral Relugolix? Any change in side effects? More? Fewer? After 2 years of monthly degarelix injections...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 2 5:35am
Chemotherapy ...Scared
Hi After a year of apalutamide and the Eligard shots with Stage 4 Prostate Cancer..the hormone therapy isn't working anymore...They are scheduling Chemotherapy and my...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 18 1:21pm
The treatment begins. I hope it makes sense.
After 'clean' scans and a biopsy showing Gleason 9 with cribriform and PNI, the Urologist's office (nurse practitioner) called to say they want to start...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Mar 2 3:43pm
Neuropathy, edema and insomia side effects from chemo.
I am a PC metastatic(gleason 4+5) patient. Cancer moved to the bones. Diagnosed in 04/24, started with Firmagon, then radiations(2weeks), Nubeqa, Eligard(replaced Firmagon)and 6 rounds...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 11 7:31am
Diagnosing pain from prostate cancer
My husband has metastatic prostate cancer. Imaging showed that it is in his bones. He's been on Eligard for one year and his PSA remains...
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Oct 23, 2024