First Firmagon shots and Marker placement

I have never heard of using two injection sites but I never had Firmagon...With Lupron and Eligard it's one site, only moderate swelling or discomfort, gone in a few days..Either come in 3, 4, or 6 month duration's..

I'm having a hard time understanding why a Gleason 6 patient would be put on ADT at all...HT is usually reserved for patients who have much more aggressive cancer....I don't think the side-effect load is worth the benefit for a verified G-6 ..JMHO....

I would ask the RO to show you the studies that support using ADT to treat a G-6 patient as an adjunct to SRT...

Thanks for responding TA. I've been icing it, it has now turned red (which they also said could happen or maybe it's because I've been putting ice on it). I know some in previous threads had said they had a double dose the first time (can't remember which thread I was reading). The 2nd opinion oncologist was the first one that recommended ADT adjunct w/ SRT. I actually asked this oncologist about it, because even though he is G6 his genomic test came back moderate aggressive/aggressive (it was right on the line). We haven't had it retested to see if he is a true G6. Biopsy he was G6 with one core at 40% G7 but on surgical path he was downgraded to G6. I don't know if there will be benefit to doing the ADT but I'm scared enough now at this point I'm of the mentality to throw everything they have at it. (That's what PC does, makes you scared). It would be different if we didn't have a 9 year old but when you have a small kid it makes you make "emotional" treatment decisions. After reading through the ones that are starting SRT many are mentioning they are getting LN done as well and that's a question I didn't even ask when we were there. With his positive margin I'm assuming they will be concentrating only where the prostate was laying, should I be asking about having the pelvic LN done as well? Do they as a rule usually do the pelvic LN w/ SRT? I told you the other day, the more I know, the less I know. Thank you for always being here and for all your help.

I received a double dose of Firmagon for the first two months. One dose monthly thereafter.

I've found the tenderness at the injection site subsides after a couple of days; the knot takes a couple of weeks to go away.

And, yes, it's a monthly thing to deal with. For me, it's more of annoyance than a major ordeal.

Good luck,

Tony