Doing ok, o ignorance is bliss

[CountryJoe]

Hello brothers. In 12 months of ADT vacatión (with no medication) my PSA has risen slowly but steadily, from . 2 to .9. Not sure weather to feel good or worry. Any advice?

[GoBucks]

If you are feeling good then get some ice cream. Keep watching and eventually you'll get a scan to see what's going on.

[Explorer08]

I was on Orgovyx for 55 weeks. PSA dropped to 0.01. I’ve been on ADT vacation for 15 months. PSA now at 0.58. Urologic oncologist says I’ll do a PSMA PET scan when my PSA hits 2.00 unless it begins to accelerate. I know I’ll be back on Orgovyx at some point but I’d like to stretch that until 2024, if possible. I had RRP in 2011 and made it ten years before ADT had to begin.

[StayingOptimistic in reply to Explorer08]

If it was me, I would get a psma scan NOW.

[jfoesq]

I believe the present standard of care for living the longest is to NOT take vacations. However- there is merit for those who don’t want to have to deal with the side effects of treatment to take a “vacation”. How much of a vacation and how large the negative impact on extending life from taking a vacation, I think remain unknown. I myself took 3 vacations more than 5 years ago but my last one only lasted a few months before my PSA started rising. And, I also took my vacations before the science apparently established that those who are treated continuously, live longer, than those who aren’t. Taking a vacation comes with some risk but it’s a personal choice.

[StayingOptimistic in reply to jfoesq]

There are random clinical trials that proved that IADT is not not less than cADT

[jfoesq in reply to StayingOptimistic]

Really? That’s news to me. I will look into it. Thx!

[j-o-h-n]

Ignorance is bliss....... and so is being single...... Watch those numbers before and/or after the decimal point....

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Thursday 07/27/2023 1:56 PM DST

[Papillon2]

This may help clear things up a bit. healthunlocked.com/advanced...?