Guest guest Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Lynn, I wonder how ‘substantial side effects’ would be defined? All hormone therapies, as ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) is often referred to, have side effects. Some men are affected very badly; some men are affected less. I don’t know of any ADT regimen that would see a man taking two pills a week. Sounds more like someone who has been convinced that an “alternative treatment” regimen is better than conventional treatment. All the best Terry Herbert I have no medical qualifications but I was diagnosed in ‘96: and have learned a bit since then. My sites are at www.yananow.net and www.prostatecancerwatchfulwaiting.co.za Dr “Snuffy” Myers : " As a physician, I am painfully aware that most of the decisions we make with regard to prostate cancer are made with inadequate data " From: ProstateCancerSupport [mailto:ProstateCancerSupport ] On Behalf Of LYNN Sent: Friday, 2 April 2010 8:20 AM To: ProstateCancerSupport Subject: Best guess? I know this isn't fair to ask, but my husband was talking to a guy with PCa today and the guy said that for the last year he has been on a medication, a pill that he takes twice a week, and that he didn't have any substantial side effects. Would that more than likely be some type of hormone treatment? My husband is horrible with medication names and didn't ask because he figured he would forget. Now he is wishing he asked! I know that any response would be purely a guess, but if anyone could hazard a guess what this was, please let me know. Thank you again, Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Lynn, I wonder how ‘substantial side effects’ would be defined? All hormone therapies, as ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) is often referred to, have side effects. Some men are affected very badly; some men are affected less. I don’t know of any ADT regimen that would see a man taking two pills a week. Sounds more like someone who has been convinced that an “alternative treatment” regimen is better than conventional treatment. All the best Terry Herbert I have no medical qualifications but I was diagnosed in ‘96: and have learned a bit since then. My sites are at www.yananow.net and www.prostatecancerwatchfulwaiting.co.za Dr “Snuffy” Myers : " As a physician, I am painfully aware that most of the decisions we make with regard to prostate cancer are made with inadequate data " From: ProstateCancerSupport [mailto:ProstateCancerSupport ] On Behalf Of LYNN Sent: Friday, 2 April 2010 8:20 AM To: ProstateCancerSupport Subject: Best guess? I know this isn't fair to ask, but my husband was talking to a guy with PCa today and the guy said that for the last year he has been on a medication, a pill that he takes twice a week, and that he didn't have any substantial side effects. Would that more than likely be some type of hormone treatment? My husband is horrible with medication names and didn't ask because he figured he would forget. Now he is wishing he asked! I know that any response would be purely a guess, but if anyone could hazard a guess what this was, please let me know. Thank you again, Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 > I know this isn't fair to ask, but my husband was talking to a guy with > PCa today and the guy said that for the last year he has been on a > medication, a pill that he takes twice a week, and that he didn't have > any substantial side effects. > > Would that more than likely be some type of hormone treatment? My > husband is horrible with medication names and didn't ask because he > figured he would forget. Now he is wishing he asked! > > I know that any response would be purely a guess, but if anyone could > hazard a guess what this was, please let me know. I believe that this is too vague to form a basis even for a guess. Oral meds with which I’m familiar (and I’m no storehouse of wisdom) do not include any that are taken only twice a week. I’d suggest that, if possible, the guy be contacted and asked for the name of the med. Regards, Steve J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 > I know this isn't fair to ask, but my husband was talking to a guy with > PCa today and the guy said that for the last year he has been on a > medication, a pill that he takes twice a week, and that he didn't have > any substantial side effects. > > Would that more than likely be some type of hormone treatment? My > husband is horrible with medication names and didn't ask because he > figured he would forget. Now he is wishing he asked! > > I know that any response would be purely a guess, but if anyone could > hazard a guess what this was, please let me know. I believe that this is too vague to form a basis even for a guess. Oral meds with which I’m familiar (and I’m no storehouse of wisdom) do not include any that are taken only twice a week. I’d suggest that, if possible, the guy be contacted and asked for the name of the med. Regards, Steve J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Terry Herbert wrote: > I wonder how ‘substantial side effects’ would be defined? All > hormone therapies, as ADT (Androgen Deprivation Therapy) is > often referred to, have side effects. Some men are affected > very badly; some men are affected less. Also, sometimes two men experiencing the exact same side effects will have totally different attitudes to them. One guy thinks, " This stuff is really interfering with my life - I hate it. " Another guy thinks, " This stuff is saving my life - I love it. " When I was on hormone therapy I got " hot flushes " . Each time I got one I thought, " This drug is really working. Hooray! " > I don’t know of any ADT regimen that would see a man taking > two pills a week. Sounds more like someone who has been > convinced that an " alternative treatment " regimen is better > than conventional treatment. Same here. I can't think what this would be either. It's possible that the patient himself doesn't understand what he's taking, or didn't communicate it very clearly. He may be getting injections every few months that do the heavy lifting in his treatment and the pills he takes are just for side effects or supplementation or something else altogether. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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