In 2017, I had Lupron shots in an URO's office. Medicare was billed around $2000 and Medicare paid about a quarter of that. This time I had the shot in a hospital. Medicare was billed about $16000...
If a person's T is close to low normal, it is possible for hot flushes can start just a few days after the first Lupron shot. Before I had the Firmagon and Lupron shots in 2016, I did not know what...
In 2016, I had three months of Firmagon followed by six months of Lupron as part of cyberknife treatment of my prostate cancer recurrence. Within four or five days of first Firmagon shot I started...
We sometime forget that how a 92 year old decides to treat or not to treat his prostate cancer is entirely his business. Some of us dealing with metastatic prostate cancer want to see our...
If the URO is keeping track of PSA, he must have enough data to calculate PSADT. There are online PSADT calculators that can calculate if you provide two or more PSA data with dates. If the PSADT is...
bucky24, At the moment, your PSA is rising very slowly. Perhaps, you should have PSA test every three or six months to see the trend. In my case, you may have noticed that my PSA increased from...
How can you have some healthy prostate tissue after prostate removal?...
What do you mean by Lupron Flu? In 2017, I had two three months Lupron shots after three months of Firmagon. Because of Firmagon I was already having hot flushes. This time I had the first Lupron...
mattamx, It is very tough luck facing lifelong prostate cancer treatment at such an early age. I hope there would be better treatment options in the near future to put your cancer in permanent...
In 2011, when I was diagnosed with low volume Gleason 3 + 3 prostate cancer and treated with brachytherapy, I did not think that I would be fighting the cancer again and again. First time in 2016...
VeroJim, If the PSA is higher than pre-treatment value, then it is not bounce. I was treated for Gleason 6 cancer in 2011 with seed implant. Then an extra-capsular recurrence was treated with ADT and...
In 2016, when I had the first Firmagon shot hot flushes started more or less immediately. I am sure my testosterone was much higher than castrate level at that point....
I am getting treatment from a MO specializing in prostate cancer....
In a previous post, I asked for side effects from Casodex. From the responses I had it appears that one should not expect side effects soon after starting Casodex. I have had Casodex for eight days...
I have started taking Casodex in preparation of Lupron shot on November 30. I like to hear about side effects from Casodex. How soon should hot flushes start after start?...