PROLIA /ELIGARD UPDATE

RADIATION HOPEFUL
RADIATION HOPEFUL Member Posts: 218
edited October 2013 in Prostate Cancer #1

HAD appointment with urologist today----gave me another PROLIA SHOT. ANOTHER ONE IS SCHEDULED 6 months from now. HE performed a prostrate check via up the rear & said it felt very good. MY current PSA is 0.15---he told me I'm in remission & He may stop injections after DECEMBER which will mark 3 years on the drugs.

HE WILL keep monitoring my PSA & if it goes up I WILL HAVE TO GO BACK ON THE ELIGARD-----DOES THIS SOUND LIKE A CORRECT PROTOCOL????????

RESPECTFULLY

RADIATION HOPEFUL

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  • Trew
    Trew Member Posts: 932 Member
    #2
    Prostate Check After Surgery

    You bring up an interesting question- after radiation at Loma Linda U in CA I was told we still needed to have our prostate checked even if we don't have one.  That was about 4 yrs ago and I have yet to have a doctor indicate I need a digital exam.  Has anyone had a digital exam since prostate removal?

     

    Also, I am not familar with Prolia- is that the same as Eligard?  My 2nd uro told me one yr on Eligard was enough- there was no evidence to indicate 2 yrs made any difference in long term outcomes.  So we stopped the Eligard shots and now just watch and wait. 

     

    Anyone on Eligard, you have my sympathy. 

     

     

  • RADIATION HOPEFUL
    RADIATION HOPEFUL Member Posts: 218
    #3
    Trew said:

    Prostate Check After Surgery

    You bring up an interesting question- after radiation at Loma Linda U in CA I was told we still needed to have our prostate checked even if we don't have one.  That was about 4 yrs ago and I have yet to have a doctor indicate I need a digital exam.  Has anyone had a digital exam since prostate removal?

     

    Also, I am not familar with Prolia- is that the same as Eligard?  My 2nd uro told me one yr on Eligard was enough- there was no evidence to indicate 2 yrs made any difference in long term outcomes.  So we stopped the Eligard shots and now just watch and wait. 

     

    Anyone on Eligard, you have my sympathy. 

     

     

    PROLIA

    TREW

     

    THANKS FOR THE REPLY----PROLIA IS FOR THE BONES ONLY----ELIGARD IS FOR THE PROSTRATE CANCER.  I WS TAKING FIRMAGON BUT DOCTOR SWITCHED ME TO ELIGARD DUE TO THE LONGER INTERVAL OF SHOTS. ELIGARD SHOTIN THE STOMACH IS 4 monts apart while the FIRMAGON (DEGARLIX) is MONTHLY.

    NOTE: I DIDN't have my prostrate removed----only had radiation(79 GREY)

     

    CORDIALLY 
    RAD HOPEFUL 

  • HolyMole
    HolyMole Member Posts: 7
    #4
    Trew said:

    Prostate Check After Surgery

    You bring up an interesting question- after radiation at Loma Linda U in CA I was told we still needed to have our prostate checked even if we don't have one.  That was about 4 yrs ago and I have yet to have a doctor indicate I need a digital exam.  Has anyone had a digital exam since prostate removal?

     

    Also, I am not familar with Prolia- is that the same as Eligard?  My 2nd uro told me one yr on Eligard was enough- there was no evidence to indicate 2 yrs made any difference in long term outcomes.  So we stopped the Eligard shots and now just watch and wait. 

     

    Anyone on Eligard, you have my sympathy. 

     

     

    Eligard

    I had a 6 month Eligard shot, followed by a second 3 month shot. One month after that second shot, I had brachytherapy - 70 seeds.My radiation oncologist said I didn't require any further hormone shots. So....my hot flashes should have started to end around mid-August, but here we are in mid-November and I'm still sweating like a horse.

  • Trew
    Trew Member Posts: 932 Member
    #5
    RADIATION HOPEFUL said:

    PROLIA

    TREW

     

    THANKS FOR THE REPLY----PROLIA IS FOR THE BONES ONLY----ELIGARD IS FOR THE PROSTRATE CANCER.  I WS TAKING FIRMAGON BUT DOCTOR SWITCHED ME TO ELIGARD DUE TO THE LONGER INTERVAL OF SHOTS. ELIGARD SHOTIN THE STOMACH IS 4 monts apart while the FIRMAGON (DEGARLIX) is MONTHLY.

    NOTE: I DIDN't have my prostrate removed----only had radiation(79 GREY)

     

    CORDIALLY 
    RAD HOPEFUL 

    Eligard

    I had two 6-month shots.  and after the last 6 months were up it could 2- 3 months for the stuff to get out of my system. 

     

    The stuff we go through.....

     

     

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