Lupron - role in Shrinking One's Prostate?

[Guest guest]

I started my new treatment, for Seeding/Brachytherapy, with a brand

new Urologist, new Radiation Oncologist, and new Seeding Center in

western Florida. Previously, as many of you may recall, I was an

early 5% of (1) sample out of (12), gleasons 3+3=6, state T1C,

Bostwick Labs biopsy report - patient. And my previous Urologist,

had me on Lupron/Casodex total deprevation medication, for the

past 11 months. His goal, which he accomplished with Lupron/Casaodex,

was to shrink my prostate from 80 to 40 or less - so that Seeding

could be accomplished. This he accomplished.

My new urologist today, at the Florida Cancer Institute in

ville, FL (45 miles north of Tampa), advised me " ...I wish

you had come to me 11 months ago. " " There was no reason to go the

Lupron/Casodex deprivation route to shrink your prostate. " He

said in essence, one does not need to go on Lupron/Casodex -

as a means of just shrinking one's large prostate glands down

for eventual Seeding/Brachytherapy! " It is not needed! " " You can

easily do the shrinking with radiation, and thus avoid total

drepreviation Lupron/Casodex and their unwanted side effects! "

This is a total eye opener to me, now 11 months into this.

If only I had known to have gone to this much more competent

Urology/Radiation Oncology Center. Would have made life much

easier. All I can suggest, if you're Urologist/Radiation

Oncologist is suggesting, after your initial Volume Study,

that you should go on Lupron/Casodex total deprivation

therapy to shrink you gland for seeding - I would either directly

question him on this, or I'd get a 2nd opinion. Ask you're

Radiation/Oncologist why this shrinking cannot be

accomplished with radiation therapy?

I was surprised not to have seen anything on this on this

board, in the last 12 months.

Fred

Spring Hill, FL

Florida Cancer Institute, ville, FL