Hi Phil,
Good question. I’ve been on AA for approx 5 months now, along with the 2x daily Adcal chewy tablets. I did the dentist visit before hand who warned of the potential difficulties should I need some serious dental treatment. I have however recently had a filling with no fuss.
It’s difficult to work out which side effect is caused by what given the different overlapping treatments for PCa. I’m on HT (Prostap 16 week injections), and I completed 6x3 weekly chemo (docetaxel) in November. I’ve got HDR brachy to look forward to in Jan 2024 followed by 4 weeks (I think) of external beam radiotherapy. I have experienced many side effects - hot flushes/sweats, fatigue, weight gain, increasing belly and puppy fat around the face, loss of fitness & strength, loss of labido, my private bits shrivelling up, loss of body hair, and there’s probably other things going on in my body that I’m unaware of but I can’t say whether AA has contributed to any of these or not. However, I don’t think AA is adding to these, and I think I can attribute my side effects directly to HT and chemo. Maybe, it is something that I’ll find out about in 3 years time when treatment stops, will my bones be more fragile?
I agree that the AA tablet is a bit of ball ache to take, and to remember to take as it is a weekly one. But c’est la vie.
Good luck with your treatment and Merry Christmas.
Spongebob