Zolodex = protruding stomach??

Missyj Regular Member Date Joined Sep 2007 Total Posts : 87	Posted 10/14/2007 3:29 PM (GMT -6)
	Hello everyone Just wondered if anyone on the board had experienced this. Rick has had zolodex for a little over 2 months and apart from the odd hot flush, the only other symptom has been a 'beer belly' quite noticeable to him. Don't know if this is due to something like too many beers or due to the hormones?? Anyone had this? Thanks Julia Age - 59 Dianosed - July 07 Gleason 8 (4+4) PSA - 17 Bone Scan - August 07 revealed mets to spine, neck, rib, shoulder and pelvis MRI - August 07 revealed seminal vesicle involvement Treatment - Zolodex started on August 10th Missing Key Value : en-US, 707

Hagrid Regular Member Date Joined Sep 2007 Total Posts : 60	Posted 10/14/2007 11:13 PM (GMT -6)
	Men have been known to experience weight gain as a result of hormone therapy, but haven't heard that it speifically causes a beer gut. Age: 57 (49 when diagnosed) PSA 100+ 3/1999 Biopsy -positive, both nodes 03/1999 Bone Scan and CAT scan negative 4/1999 Radical prostatectomy and bladder neck removed 04/19/1999 HT - 05/1999 (Lupron every 3 months for 9 months) RT - 6/1999 PSA 0.0-0.2 until 2001 Casodex 150mg 2001 until 2006 Casodex 100mg 2006-present PSA 0.4-0.6 2001-2007 Missing Key Value : en-US, 707

Berb Regular Member Date Joined Mar 2007 Total Posts : 93	Posted 10/15/2007 3:42 AM (GMT -6)
	I am a lean person with not much body fat. Immediately after Da Vinci I developed a roll of fat just below the navel in the area where the 5 incisions were made. This was a surprise to me as I lost weight during the 5 days I was in hospital. It hung around for months and gradually diminished as my exercise increased. Berb 59 years old Da Vinci surgery Jan 10, 2007, nerves spared, no cancer detected outside prostate Pre surgery PSA 8, Gleeson 3+4=7, T1C, 3 out of 12 biopsies had cancer Complication 1: urine favoured drain tube over catheter, extra time in hospital, catheter in for 2 weeks Complication 2 - urinary tract infection - Citrobacter (hospital bug), 6 weeks antibiotics cleared up Complication 3 - fungal growth on genitals (candida albicans) probably from antibiotics Post surgery PSA tests: all undetectable Incontinence (as at Aug'07): no pad changes at night, 8 pads per day, diagnosed bladder neck stenosis Missing Key Value : en-US, 707

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