Experiences with

AndroGel

But, I did try Androgel which caused ( imho) the surge in psa. Now he has offered apalutamide. With my T so low, di I need that stuff? My uro says they shoot for 20 T with ADT.

I have an RX for the androgel but trying to decide if I should start it again. I have very little energy and no libido ( 77 years) but getting by. I read this site daily and love the information provided here. Any suggestions much appreciated.

At the last appointment 2 weeks after the surgery, surgeon tells me we can discuss going back on Androgel in a year. Prior to the surgery, I had told him I expected to go back on Androgel.

After 12 taxotere 50 mg infusions every 2 weeks and 10 mg prednisone daily My PSA dropped from 15.53 in August to 0.09 on 1/17/25. MO agreed to stop Orgovyx and Prednisone and monitor PSA monthly. I am hopeful that stopping daily prednisone taken since August 2021 will drop some side effects. If testosterone

Just looking for some information really due to Graves I've had since 2016. I had decided to stay on AT medication to see how I went. Unfortunately as it turns out not that well. Can anybody with much experience tell me if the statement is true that having treatment for Graves Disease (RAI/surgery)

About six months ago, I shared an update about my 83-year-old father: https://healthunlocked.com/advanced-prostate-cancer/posts/private/151082007/metastatic-disease-later-in-life-with-dementia Thank you all for your helpful responses. Here’s a brief update on where things stand today: In July 2024

Went in to UCLA for a consult, and get my Lupron shot to complete the 3 years. Dr Matthew Rettig, the Medical Director, Prostate Cancer Program of the Institute of Urologic Oncology at UCLA says no more Lupron!! RALP 7 years ago. BCR 3 years ago with 1 internal iliac lymph node. Just finished 2

When you are in adt treatment(Firmagon,Orgovyx,Lupron etc.)you will get hot flashes many times a day. I have mini fan with rechargeable battery .The battery can use also as power bank.It is always available and with me in bedroom,living room... It will give you fast relief.

My father (71) has been recently diagnosed with PC that has metasized in his bones (multiple places including ribs and spine).The doctors are insisting on orchiectomy or a high dose of Degarelix before the biopsy results are available) followed by monthly shots of Lupron. The mets in his spine has the

I’m posting on my husband’s behalf. He is currently being treated for aggressive prostate cancer. ( had radiation and now on ADT medication) Age 74 He has been monitored by a local cardiologist since 2019, and more recently, this month , is being evaluated by a Cardio Oncology Specialist at Mayo, Arizona

Medical oncologist just added LDH to my regular ongoing blood work. Stage 4A RAPL, RT, ADT Lupron/Nubeqa Abiraterone was switched to Nubeqa due to liver inflammation 12/12/2024 RAPL 08/29/2023 ADT 11/07/2023 RT finished 07/28/2024 Undetected PSA since 01/06/2024 what is LDH a good marker for

A lot of us here are on ADT and that can trigger fat gain. I thought I'd share how I manage it fairly successfully. I'm sure a lot of others do the same and maybe we can swap tips. Although this works for me (I love measuring things) it may not work for you and it does rely on a fairly stable diet that

I received a text from the WIFE of a buddy. She said he has been diagnosed with advanced PC. She had no real particulars other than it was in his spine, pelvic area and lymph nodes, bladder, etc. The really scary part of the text was she sounded upbeat because the doctor was very optimistic- just

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First off, a status of my situation: I am hormone sensitive and have been doing BAT myself using different testosterones at times. Been doing BAT for 16 months. Recently had a one month PSA spike ( 1.4 to 6.3) along with uric acid/ kidney stone/gout. I attribute the PSA and uric acid spike to one

Hi Everyone, Firstly want to say thanks for all the responses to my last post regarding my husbands dreadful side effects of Doxcetaxel. Each reply was encouraging and informative. After 3 infusions with Doxcetaxel and horrendous side effects, my husbands psa has climbed to 900 which is alarming. The

Been a while since I posted, Long story short. Radiation 2019/2020. Psa was lower than a snakes guts. then it started to rise and was advised by urologist to have salvage surgery. Our friend TA advised against this. Sorry TA but to keep my Sheriff happy went through with it on 15 february 2023. I ended

As you know from my recent BAT posts I had to stop due to Kidney Stones, gout and high uric acid at 5.6 along with a big spike in PSA from 1.4 to 6.36 in 30 day period while on High T. I contribute it to not drinking enough water and a PSA spike causing high uric acid. In any event this was fortuitous

I see a lot of men here taking ADT vacations…..wondering if( aside from amelioration of side effects for a while) if there is any other advantage to it? Appears to me to just be an invitation for semiresistent cells to gain a foothold……wrong?

Hi all, not surte if this has been posted previously The gold standard for measuring BMD is Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).61 However, in patients treated with ADT the risk of fracture is often independent of DEXA values and it is frequently misclassified when based only on DEXA measurement