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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...
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...
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...
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...
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 :...
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...
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...
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...
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...
PSA rising every month and is now 5.4 - Stage 4 Metasasized
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...