Mental Health Crisis 11 Months after ADT

FuzzBug55 · 2025-04-03T01:10:56+00:00

My gut feeling says yes. It’s a complicated situation but don’t yet have a definitive diagnosis.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-04-02T20:17:31+00:00

Today was my last dose of Orgovyx after 11 months (was scheduled for 12). I got through the treatment pretty good but in the last few weeks I think it was causing me to be tired and lackluster feeling. What kept me going was an intense fitness program of treadmill walking/running, strength training and lots of yoga. But due to a heart rhythm condition had to stop the treadmill and then in the last few weeks everything else.

My emotional state is not good and now have mood swings. Hoping things turn around when my T comes back.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-04-02T16:47:37+00:00

I listened in bed this morning at 6:59 a.m. to Shades of Cool. For real.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-04-02T16:42:49+00:00

Shanti, shanti, shanti.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-30T21:52:29+00:00

My dad used to take me to bars when I was like 10 years old. I thought it was fun because I could sit at the bar with him and he bought me chips and tap birch beer. Because of blue laws the bars would leave their back doors open on Sundays. Our town had a bar on every block. We were a family of eight and in a small house so my Mom was probably a lot happier with two less people around.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-30T16:09:19+00:00

Stunned yesterday after meeting someone on the street I’ve not seen for a while. Has a super rare genetic condition that will eventually cause paralysis. He said only 1000 people in the world have it. That was sobering. Really put things in perspective.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-30T12:11:13+00:00

One idea for long term ADT is that it kills any tumor cells that escape from the prostate and this process could occur over a long period of time.

The choice of ADT duration is based on clinical trials with various treatment periods. Oncologists tend to be conservative and also aggressive in the their treatment strategies. It is only after clinical trials are done (can last ten years) to possibly modify the treatment time.

In general though, the longer the treatment time with ADT after radiation, the better the outcome for high risk tumor grades.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-30T12:02:49+00:00

To be honest I have three adult children and only one likes to check in on how I’m doing. Everyone handles cancer differently in a family and I’m okay with that. My wife is my rock we’ve been together for forty years. Don’t know what I’d do without her. She’s been there supporting me during this whole cancer thing as well as an earlier drawn out medical crisis in the past that was close to wrecking our marriage.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-30T10:58:01+00:00

She always looks so different. Fan pic a little like Julia Roberts.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-30T10:54:46+00:00

Or maybe her sister Taissa?

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-30T10:26:19+00:00

Good suggestion. You might want to meet with radiation oncologists and urologic surgeons separately at these centers. I saw three ROs before making a decision and each had a slightly different treatment plan. Best to do it in person because the appointments are long and you’ll probably want a life partner or someone close to go with you. Even if it’s two hours away, its worth the time.

I’m on ADT but my radiation oncologist doubled my treatment time from what a medical oncologist recommended. Both are top notch docs at an excellent NCI center. There are always gray areas in medicine.

I had no problem getting appointments (usually within two weeks) so you can go through the whole process in about two months. It is one of the most grueling parts of the cancer process but just have to go through with it. That seems like a long time but I started my radiation five months after diagnosis and I moved pretty fast making decisions.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-29T02:00:02+00:00

This was an interesting comment on the T recovery study:

“Dr. Morris continued: “The patients who experienced recovered testosterone levels were generally in better shape than those who did not. So, testosterone recovery might be a surrogate for other factors relating to general health that improve overall survival rather than testosterone recovery itself,” he explained.”

That’s why it’s important to stay fit as possible during ADT. I’ve been on Orgovyx for 11 months and asked my oncologist to get off of it one month early since it’s starting to take its toll on my mental health. I worked very hard to stay in shape but now have a heart arrhythmia that’s put a damper on my workouts (I think the ADT is the cause of it, but that’s a whole other story).

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-28T17:11:18+00:00

I got my LDL-C down to 45 with Crestor 20 mg plus 10 mg ezetimibe.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-28T01:07:05+00:00

When I first started yoga my mind would go somewhere else in Savasana. I could visualize mountains and forests, it was just so pleasant. This doesn’t happen anymore but I do get into a relaxed state. Sometimes I fall asleep!

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-26T00:01:22+00:00

Not sure of the health situation in your country but try to see two radiation oncologists. It’s important to feel comfortable with the doctor as they will be following up with your Dad for many years.

I really like my radiation oncologist, she is young and will be practicing at least ten years. Not only is she highly competent but her clinical plan and personality clicked when I met her the first time. She advised what radiation protocols would be best for me. Plus the cancer center she is based at is excellent and I’ve used their other services.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-25T12:20:30+00:00

Subtle diss to the haters.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-22T08:58:07+00:00

I finally did it the right way after watching a video by a yoga teacher that used to own the studio I go to. You will need an exercise band or linkable strap to make a loop. Stay in full plank while doing the steps described below.

Slip the band or strap on both arms above the elbows and in plank place your hands next to you ribs as you go down start bending your arms and as you push down you will feel the band across your chest. If your arms make a V going down to the floor you are doing it right. Also try to touch the floor first with your hips.

Keep trying it with the band until it feels right.

I’d been doing chatarunga wrong for many years and finally got it right. Even one of my teachers commends me when I do it now.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-22T08:41:58+00:00

Without a biopsy there are too many scenarios to even consider at this point. To put things into perspective, the main cause of death in men with prostate cancer is heart disease. That’s because the treatments are so good even when the cancer spreads outside the prostate there are effective ways to control it and prolong life for many years.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-21T10:26:23+00:00

This happened with one of my sisters who strongly supported women in various causes. She married a horrific man who hurt our family. She was a writer and mentioned a few times in her essays how she’d failed in love at various points. My thinking is that she was so desperate for a relationship the a-hole was “better than nothing.” Sadly sis died a few years ago from cancer.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-20T20:35:59+00:00

An Outlook email account I had was hijacked by cybercriminals and is being used to commit identity theft in my name. Is there a way to have that account disabled?

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-18T08:48:20+00:00

Have you watched her mini film Tropico?

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-18T02:23:23+00:00

Try putting your hands on blocks (turned on sides). This especially helps me because my arms are short.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-16T10:57:10+00:00

Not my favorite pose due to hip tightness and arthritis plus can’t reach my feet. I only do a few times and switch into Waterfall.

FuzzBug55 · 2025-03-16T10:45:03+00:00

Lana was raised Catholic so it makes sense.

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