Hi All,
I have been on various forms of HT for 20 months- initially Prostap, until it failed, then Zoladex and, since 9/21, Bicalutimide as well. The objective was to soften up my tumours ( T2c N0M0; Gleason 3+4) prior to my preferred route of EBRT. After a lot of faffing around, RT is no longer a good option for me, so I am intending to have the op in September this year , after a few previously postponed family events are out of the way. The HT meds have, eventually, succeeded in reducing the production and take up of testosterone, so my PSA is down to less than 1, from a high of 18. The clock has not stopped ticking, but it has slowed down, giving me a bit of leeway on timing.
My question is: how soon before the op can I sensibly stop the HT? For the obvious reasons, I would quite like to start the process of getting my system back to normal as soon as I reasonably can. I realise that the meds tend to remain active in the body for a while , so I am looking for the sweet spot to stop the meds, where the benefits hang around until the op, but ( like good house guests) they and their side effects pack their bags in good order when they are no longer needed.
I am due a 3 monthly Zoladex implant in Feb, and again in May- would it be sensible to see that as the last, and to dial down the Bical from June?