Had my first 3 monthly Prostap injection 3 weeks ago. So far, apart from soreness at the injection site for two days, no side affects whatsoever, is that normal?!
Albeit that this is an old thread I can report that I have been on Prostap for just one year now and the noticeable side effects are...
Hot flushes, annoying and frustrating at times.
Total loss of libido, the medics will confirm zero testosterone level after a while.
Shrinkage of the male organ.
Some weight increase mostly around the waist and buttocks which I am doing my best to manage,
Noticeable reduction of grease in my hair, it's drier than ever in my 75 years,
No moobs in my case,
Best of all a serious reduction of PSA level.
All of which are manageable with the right positive frame of mind and in my case a very supportive partner..
I will add a quick edit to the above in a comment to the original post. My Prostap implants have, except for the first, been in the stomach area alternating left & right. The first was in my arm which I believe may have been an error at my then GP's surgery. None of these have had any effect what so ever, I would say totally undetectable post treatment.
I'm aware that every patient is different but that has been my experience.
on my 9th month of prostap side effects the usual hot flushes - portable hand fan sorts that out- also in enzalutamide daily ta ta libido ! Gleason 4+5 psa was 11 two small mets psa went undetectable immediately after prostap start and all tumours disappeared after erbt told all going v well only problem having bad radiation cystitis at night
any one experience similar ?
Heres to us all in this fight for our last chapter
My OH got his 1st Prostap 25th June . His initial PSA was 14 with lymph node involvement .started Aberaterone 19th July . As of Tuesday it’s down to 0.1 .
Hes been lucky he gets a hot flush when he’s stressed or when he goes to bed for a very short time . brain fog , fatigue loss of muscle tone and getting a bit of a tummy .
He’s been white headed for years but his hair is coming in black .
He walks 10 miles a day and has done since he retired so don’t know if that helps.
He was in yesterday to have the gold markers and had his planning RT next week . He will have 6 fractions over 6 weeks starting December.
Hope you get some relief with your cystitis. I read Always Hope’s link and I know that HBOT is used for many conditions .
