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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...
Gleason 7 (4+3), ECE, PSA 3 – Considering IMRT + ADT vs. Surgery –
Hi everyone, I’ve recently been diagnosed with Gleason 4+3=7 prostate cancer, with extracapsular extension (ECE) and a PSA of 3 I'm 63 year of age....
Fifty shades of beige -how to deal with your chemically castrated mate
Let’s begin with a truth bomb that should come with its own trigger warning: once you’re chemically castrated, you don't "feel like less of a...
For Newly Arrived Bros: A Day In The Life With ADT
Gentlemen, gather 'round. You’ve just joined the club. Not by choice, of course, nobody fills out a loyalty card for this one. No, you were...
In the home stretch
I am down to my final 56 days of ADT (hopefully forever but we'll see) after finishing SBRT in June. I REALLY want to thank...
Fifteen Years of PCa Treatment Progress - and the next 15 Years
Fifteen years ago, a prostate cancer diagnosis came with two immediate options: radical prostatectomy or external beam radiation. Both were effective-ish, depending on the stage....
Are there withdrawl symptoms immediately after stopping Orgovyx?
Any of you experienced hot flushes, fatigue or other symptoms worse than prior to stopping Orgovyx?
Your Mind, Prostate Cancer, and the hobby from hell
Let’s raise a glass — not to survival, but to the brain: that twitchy bundle of neurons that insists on interpreting every prostate cancer side...
I Am Not a Medical Professional, Which Puts Me in Excellent Company
Observations from the trenches of prostate cancer, marriage, and the occasional bewildered goldfish Let me be perfectly clear: I am not a medical professional. I...
How to Live with Prostate Cancer
By A Formerly Intact Man With a Prostate (RIP) Adaptation. A beautiful word. Darwin liked it. Therapists love it. And in the prostate cancer world,...
Woodworking Sans Wood
It begins, as all tragic love stories do, with a clean bench and a naïve heart. You think you’re just stepping into the shop to...
A crimson story: My journey with prostate cancer
I was asked by someone in this forum whether I would care to give some insight into my prostate cancer journey.The Crimson Clue: A Prostate...
A guided tour to the real conundrum of treatment choices
So, you’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Congratulations. You’ve now entered one of the most exclusive clubs in the aging male body horror genre. It’s...
My Tata's
They jiggle when I brush my teeth, and honestly, that’s the most cardio I’ve done in months There’s no warning. No pamphlet. No oncologist whispering,...
Fork You, Cancer: The Last Damn Thing I Can Control
Let me tell you a story. It starts with a man, half-naked in a backless gown, getting his third blood draw of the week. He’s...
Welcome to Prostate Cancer. A Playbook for the un-initiated
It always begins harmlessly. A checkup. A blood draw. Then the call: “Your PSA is a bit elevated.” Calm voice, a hint of tension. Like...
The Waiting Room: A Post Treatment Parable for the Terminally Stable
So you did it. You checked your PSA, because you’re responsible like that—or more likely, because a doctor with an unnecessarily cheerful tone suggested it...
A 15 year Wife's Roadmap to Deal With Your PCa Husband
Your Husband's PSA Is Elevated: A Wife’s 15-Year Roadmap to Mild Panic, Medical Jargon, and Unsolicited Advice from Hans at the Golf Club It starts,...
Yes - It Is Okay To Whine
In some of the recent comments that have been posted, I have detected a certain amount of snark. I like it. There is much that...
A wife's manual for her husband's prostate cancer support
A black-hearted manual for wives reluctantly enlisted in the prostate cancer wars There is no medal for this. No parade, no flag, no swelling orchestral...