I am reading the literature on Firmagon and it says it is used for advanced prostate cancer. My husband's gleason is 7 (4+3) and his PSA is 8.5. Is this overkill? And he has really low testosterone...
Thank, Jim. The nurse did do it pretty slowly. She even made a point of saying of saying that. However, my husband has such a fear of needles, we thought he was going to faint. Next time, I will tell...
Thank you, Peter and Dave. It's going to be an interesting 6 months. My husband is experiencing manopause at 61....
My husband just got his core dose of Firmagon a couple of days ago. And it's been really painful. The welts on his belly are very uncomfortable. Does it get better? He has 6 months of this, plus...
My husband's urologist/surgeon referred us to the radiation oncologist so we could see all the options. The oncologist suggested getting another PSA test and another reading of the slides. We will do...
My husband is 61 years old and in very good health other than prostate cancer. Last year his PSA was 4.5 and his Gleason 6. Over the year, his PSA has gone up to 8.7 and his Gleason is now 7. Our...