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Getting HIFU tomorrow: Worried about the catheter mostly
Tomorrow is the big day for me. HIFU for two tumors confined to the right spot in the prostate. Orgovyx shrunk the prostate enough to...
Using supplements post treatment
I just completed 3 months adt on orgovyx and 36 ebrt treatments. My last tes was 42 and my psa dropped fm .28 to undetectable...
Have erection but can't have an orgasm
71, SBRT completed last July, 4 months of Orgovyx. Fortunately, PSA remains undetectable. Testosterone back to my normal limits. Using Trimix now and I can...
Post-treatment update
It's been a year and two months since I started treatment (Gleason 7 4+3). I had three months of Casodex and Lupron with 5 sessions...
Has anyone gone off hormone therapy (ADT) after radiation?
My husband has completed 5 weeks of radiation and 4 months of hormone therapy, 3.5 months ADT. His PSA is less than .2 The doctor...
I want to learn more about ADT
I am an 83-year-old male who is in good health and had a radical prostatectomy on 9/22/2009. I had salvage radiation on 1/15/2012 and I'm...
Testosterone recovery after ADT
I'm ending Orgovyx this month. I want to do whatever I can afterward to recover testosterone to my pre-ADT level of 650. I know not...
Question about rising PSA.
My husband was diagnosed two years ago with advanced regional prostate cancer. After radiation and a year or orgovyx there was no meaningful change in...
Incontinence during/following treatment?
Anyone having issues with urinary or bowel incontinence? I completed 44 radiation treatments of prostate and pelvis in April and am on month 7 of...
ADT and Blood Lipids
Just got my blood test results from my PCP, which do not test for PSA and T - the oncology team handles that. In early...
Need help deciding which radiation treatment system i should go with.
Hi. Recently diagnosed with PC. GL 7(3+4). PSA around 19. High intermediate group risk. Minimal extra capsular extension. PET shows no detectable metastasis. Been on...
Total inability to have an orgasm post radiation
Since finishing radiation treatment two months ago, I've been completely unable to have an orgasm. I'm on Orgovyx for 2 more months, but still have...
Treatment after prostatectomy
Husband had prostatectomy last April. He is 53 years old. Gleason was 9 and deciphering at .99. His bone scan and ct were neg, with...
Has anyone done fractionated/metronomic chemotherapy?
I've recently been diagnosed with stage 4, Gleason 7-9 castration sensitive. My PSA was 105 and then after one month on Orgovyx now down to...
ED meds and side effects
My husband is getting brachytherapy in September and then IG IMRT in October. He is currently on Orgovyx for month two and will be adding...
PSA never reaching undetectable
My partner was diagnosed with PSA 92, stage 3a in Nov 2023. Started Orgovyx March of 2024, did 40 sessions of radiation, finishing in June...
Learned Something New Last Week
While meeting with my NP 3 months post IMRT and HDR treatment for Gleeson 4 +3, PSA 7.1 I learned something new. When I asked...
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...
End of treatment (I hope)
First diagnosed in April 2023 at age 66, after blood work for a routine physical came back with a PSA of 8.2. Urologist re-ran the...
Osteoporosis and Osteopenia treatment and prostate cancer?
I am not recovering from Orgovyx as quickly as expected and my post treatment DEXA scan shows osteopenia and osteoporosis that was not present pre-treatment....
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