Thank you JNF. Your summary is extremely helpful and I really appreciate it. I had five weeks of high-dose radiation and two years of Lupron injections. I’ve been off of it now for a year and a half...
Hi Michael sorry about that Last PSA was .1...
Hi - been a while since I checked in. Finished my LUPRON in July 2022 pea unelectable January and up to.03 in June 2023. October it was . 06 And this week January 4 2024 it was . Is this a normal PSA...
Hi. I sincerly hope everyone is doing well despite our common demon. Its been a while and I am looking at one year since my final lupron shot. I have learned that every mile post brings concern about...
Thank you Cyclone. I pray you also are doing well. Please keep me informed....
Wow Cyclone! Thank you for thinking of me. My appointment went well. PSA still undetectable and a certain “body part” is coming back to life after 18 months of ADT. I have leaned to appreciate each...
Hi Duck 2!! Please tell me what a decipher test is and what will it tell me...
Rick I, Mattam, and Mumbo Thank you for your responses and advice. It is true that this is one club that no one gets out of BUT the knowledge and the comfort this forum provides has no price. I was...
Season greetings. I have finished my 27 month sentence with lupron with a 3 month shot in July and now I am waiting for a follow up appointment wth my urologist on January 10th. I was looking at some...
Thank you again for all of your insights and sharing of experience. And hello Cyclone. I checked some old medical records going back 10 years and my weight has stayed with in 5 pounds 202lbs. So the...
Incidentally,, I had my last LUPRON shot this past July. I go back to the urologist in 6 months to see where my PSA is....
Thank you to all. I am very thankful for this information. my weight seems to be extremely hard to lose while on lupron . Yesterday I kayaked 5 miles while fishing with my son and gained 2 pounds....
Sorry Clocknut. I hate spell check...
Thank you Coconut , you are right about ergo propter hoc. However in my case I'm fairly sure that 2 years of beating up my testosterone and other hormones (including insulin) that my sugar rise in...
Good morning. Its 4:40am here. Sleep still eludes me. I was diagnosed in July 2020. PSA 35 Gleason score of 8. Second opinion by Epstein's team revised the Gleason to a 6. my urologist was still...
Hey guys, I pray that all are fighting with spirit. I am one of those who fell through the cracks when my family physician (now former family physician) adopted the attitude that PSA screening was...
Yeah. I think I'll take my urologist a MATH FOR DUMMIES book...
thank you JNF. I really appreciate your feed back. I am leaning to tell the uro thanks but no thanks on that last shot. Maybe he wants to see what my PSA is first. ( it has been <.01 since January...
Hi. I have a question. It's been a while so I start with my specifics: diagnosed 7/14/2020, Gleason 8 6/12 cores positive pre treatment PSA 35. Second opinion by Epstine/ Lotan at JH who graded...
Cyclone. I can’t thank you enough for your kind words of support. This fight that we all wage is 24/7 against a unrelenting foe and we need to all support and pray for each other. Hang tough, my...
Thank you both! It’s good to know you guys and good luck in your continued fight...
correction Dr. Lotan...
Hi. 1 1\2 years ago I entered this forum with a PSA OF 35 and a Gleason of 6. 6 out of 12 cores were positive. Received 5 1\2 weeks of hypofractionated EBRT . And 24 months of LUPRON injections. I...
Thank you,guys. For some reason pain relievers and melatonin don't work. I have had luck with scotch...
I’ve tried melatonin’s and alas it does not work for me....
Thank you to everyone’s tips and advice. I think I will opt for solutions that don’t involve more “chemical intervention “ than I already dealing with. Exercise and staying active seems to be key on...
Thank you for your encouragement. That is why this forum is so damn important!!...
Thank you Vynbal I will try that tactic keep on fighting. Acoustic 4 Pretreatment 35. High risk localized 5 1/2 weeks EBRT 4 ot or 6 Lupron shots done. Gleason score revised from 8 to 6 by Dr Lotan...
Hi. Acoustic 4 here. I'm 6 shots in out of 4 on LUPRON and sleep has been a real problem. I'm writing this at 2:30 am. I don't want to go on meds (did that many years ago and got hooked on ambien)...
Hi Cyclone. I hope you're PS A status is staying at .1 or below. I had my 4th out of 6 lupron shots at the end of August and my P SA is now at <.01. 2 shots to go!!...
Also thanks to all for responding to my original post. This forum is filling a major need to all of us who face the trials of PC. I'm glad to be a part of it....
Thank you Motown. (Incidentally, my wife's favorite music genre)...
Thank you Cyclone. You story illustrates how insidious this type of cancer is. I pray that you continue to progress. We all need to realize this is not only a disease but a new lifestyle to which we...
Thank you to both of you. This is certainly a confounding disease. But no choice remains than to fight it with all you got. Best wishes and prayers for your continued undectable PS A s...
Good morning. I'm a new guy to this forum but a veteran in the prostate cancer war. My history is as follows. 64 year old and after my primary doc talked me out of a PS A TEST for 4 years,I finally...