Hello there,
Your VA dr. can't be that out of touch with the treatments because my father
has been receiving Zoladex shots from Mayo Clinic.  Congrats on your low
psa!!!!!!!!

Michelle :o)

I made a post some time ago about the side effects I was having with Zoladex
and I reiterate them below.
A side effect that I have and nobody seems to have mentioned it, are
headaches. I get them every 2/3 days. My doc tells me they are migraineous
although I have never suffered from migraine. Small amounts of alcohol can
trigger them and two glasses of red wine will give me a severe headache and
nausea for 24 hours.

Two months ago I changed onto Prostap(Lupron). The headaches went. The
problems with alcohol went. The needle used for the injection  is a little
one as opposed the 12 inch one used for Zoladex  :-). The efficacy of Lupron
seems to be the same as Zoladex. On the whole it does the same job and for
me, the side effects are better.

Jamie

bj, Gary Nichols, Jamie Buckley, John Anderson, John Preston, John Nikkols,
and Scrapiro are all members and Zolodex users.

There are three places, as I recall, where HT works.  I believe both Lupron
and Zolodex work to stymie testosterone production.  I don't know why one is
prescribed over the other.

Here's a quote from phoenix5, which seems to be back up:

"Three LHRH agonists are available in the US, of which two are
widely used in the treatment of patients with prostate cancer.
They are both synthetic analogs of a hormone known as luteinizing
hormone releasing hormone. These two pharmaceuticals are
leuprolide acetate (Lupron/TAP Pharmaceuticals) and goserelin
acetate (Zoladex/Zeneca Pharmaceuticals). To all intents and
purposes, from the point of view of the patient, the differences
between these two pharmaceuticals are minor and it probably does
not matter which of these two products your physician prescribes
for you once the decision has been taken to give you this form of
hormonal therapy."

Hope that helps.

   Alan

I think that Zoladex is the norm in the UK.  I have the 3 monthly
shots (less visits).

Will be having 2nd cycle of chemo on Wednesday.

--
John Preston

Ford vs. Chevy.

"My shots are free ...."

Well, they are free to you except for the portion of your (and my)
Federal taxes that fund the VA. I don't mean this personally, but the
attitude that healthcare is free or cheap is one reason that
healthcare insurance is so high. I am considering RT that will not
cost me anything (and probably not help me either) but the cost is a
factor in my decision.

Bill Denton
RP 2/12/02
Memphis

Hi Dude,
What was your PSA prior to your first Zoladex and how did they confirm the
cancer (biopsy, I presume). Was it contained or had it spread?
I've been on Zoladex since February. I haven't experienced any headaches. I
feel warm from time to time and my sex life is next to nil. but that's
expected.
In addition to the hormone shots, I completed EBRT recently and will get the
seed implants next month.
Good luck with your treatments.

Larry