Info on Zytiga/Degarelix ????

Hi All,
My husband had RP and SRT 17 months later. Unfortunately both treatments have failed and again has a rising PSA. Although his PSA is still low the doubling time is 3 months . When we see the Dr next wk I'm sure he will start some sort of HT. If the scans show no bone mets, he will be eligible for a trial. Zytiga , degaralix and prednisone, either alone or in combination . He can also go the standard route of Lupron etc. Allot of you guys are well informed on these drugs, and have experience with them. I worry about the SE of the prednisone. Has anyone taken just degaralix alone.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Age 58 at Dx
GL 7 (4+3)
-Approximately 30% of prostate slides contain tumor.
-  The tumor focally extends into the left extraprostatic soft tissue. .:
- Tumor is present very close « 0.1 rnm) to the left lateral prostate resection margin in the The intcrior 'portion of the prostate. .
-  Focus suspicious for lyrnphovascular invasion ,~ High grade PIN and perineural invasion are Identified. '.
- The apical, basal, pseudocapsular and soft tissue resection margins,and Seminal Ves, are free of tumor.
- Rt pelvic lymph node-Two lymph nodes ,-  Left pelvic node - Two Iyrnph nodes, negative for tumor (02)
AJCC Stage Pt3a NO MX
PSA
 12/10    4.4
2//11      RP
4/11      0.02
7/11 > .0.1
4//12     0 .14
6/12      0.27
7/12     SRT
10/12     0.1
5/13      0.21
10/13      0.5
1/14 1.06

I did it, the shots are painful and the SE's knocked me out for about 36 hours each month. If they do it, they will likely do degaralix with casodex, not degaralix alone.

But if you haven't done HT yet, they will probably start you with casodex and either lupron or Zolodex. I've had both of them too. Shots dont hurt and the SEs for me were milder