Injection

Hi there   i just found out i have prostate cancer the doctor told me on a scale of 1 to 10 i am about a 6 after telling me this he said i was gonna get an injection in a few minutes in my belly  this keeps the cancer from leaving the prostate for the life of me i cant remember what it is called can some one tell me what it was i got

 

On 6/6/2009 TEAMSBILL wrote:

Hi there   i just found out i have prostate cancer the doctor told me on a scale of 1 to 10 i am about a 6 after telling me this he said i was gonna get an injection in a few minutes in my belly  this keeps the cancer from leaving the prostate for the life of me i cant remember what it is called can some one tell me what it was i got

It sounds like like you recieved a hormone injection that chemically castrates you, stops the production of testosterine. Please read the previous post. I know nothing about your PSA, Gleason, or stage of your cancer. Its too bad you panic and didn't do research or get a second opinions of your sistuation. your doctors comment is not accurate. prostate cancer is slow growing which allows you to look at all your options and treatments.

 

how do i find ther prvious post i am new here

I don't know what injection he might have given, but I did have an injection to slow down the cancer while I waited to decide what treatment I would opt for.  It stopped the production of testosterone which the cancer feeds on.  I would recommend to you a book that my diagnosing urologist recommend.  The book is "Guide To Surviving Prostate Cancer" second edition by Patrick C. Walsh, MD.  Dr Walsh is a Distinguished Service Professor of Urology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. I hope this will help.

 

 

On 6/6/2009 adepose wrote:

I don't know what injection he might have given, but I did have an injection to slow down the cancer while I waited to decide what treatment I would opt for.  It stopped the production of testosterone which the cancer feeds on.  I would recommend to you a book that my diagnosing urologist recommend.  The book is "Guide To Surviving Prostate Cancer" second edition by Patrick C. Walsh, MD.  Dr Walsh is a Distinguished Service Professor of Urology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. I hope this will help.

yes  do you remember what the injection was called i am told it prvents the cancer from leaving the prostate

 

TeamsBill,

Yes, you most likely received an injection that will chemically castrate you. More importantly, did your doctor talk to you? There is sooooo much that you need to know and soooo many decisions that only you can make after being informed. And for the very very short term, did your doc explain the side effects that you can expect from the shot? If he didn't than you need to find a doctor who is willing to spend some time with you. Communication is a must in the quest to fight this disease.

 Joe

Hi joe thankyou  yes  i was told of side effects  hot flashes  and tender breasts of which none happened he told me it prevents cance from leaving prostate  and a nurse friiend of me from the family  yuo worked for an onigolist  said it does something to the testr cause cance needs testr toi expland thankyou for getting back to me

 tambell sounds like  androgen deprivation therapy ("hormone therapy" most prostrate cancer are a sex  hormone dependent cancers most prostrtate cancer are  a gland cancer called adneocaninoma it depends on the sex hormones to servive with out them most of the cancer will die The main androgens are testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Androgens, produced mainly in the testicles, stimulate prostate cancer cells to grow. Lowering androgen levels often makes prostate cancers shrink or grow more slowly. However, hormone therapy does not cure prostate cancer. The problem with this treatment is most of the reast of the mager glands in our bodys need the sex hormones to work properly at first you will notice no side  effects but as the glands in your body are staved of  androgent they will start to play up this is one of the reasion I take 120mg of red clover tablets a day as it only targets the prostrate cancer and has very little efect on the other glands in my body and also the prostrate cancer cant get use to it like androgen deprivation therapy ("hormone therapy.  

Possible side effects of orchiectomy are generally related to changing levels of hormones in the body. About 90% of men who have had this operation have reduced or absent libido (sexual desire) and impotence. Some men also experience:

hot flashes (these may go away with time) 

breast tenderness and growth of breast tissue 

osteoporosis (bone thinning) which can lead to broken bones

 anemia (low red blood cell counts) 

decreased mental acuity (sharpness) 

loss of muscle mass 

weight gain 

fatigue 

decrease in HDL ("good") cholesterol 

depression 

they say Many of these side effects can be prevented or treated. but a lot of patients have said there fairly bad Ive read the recamended treatment for a lot of the side effect ( to me fall far short of not being trated at all )   this is the recamenent treatment for the side effect  For example, sometimes the hot flashes will be helped by treatment with antidepressants. but once your on these you you often find very hard to get off them.

Brief radiation treatment to the breasts before surgery can help prevent their enlargement.

Men getting this treatment should be watched and treated for osteoporosis to help prevent broken bones. There are several different drugs available. Exercise is a good way to reduce fatigue, weight gain, and the chance of loss of bone and muscle mass. If anemia occurs, it is often very mild and usually doesn't cause symptoms. Depression can be treated by antidepressants and/or counseling.

   

My husband is considering taking degarelix and it is given in the stomach also. If this is what you are taking, I wonder if you have any side effects.