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Re: Re: Re: Testosterone levels, have any of you guys ever played with the third rail?
Well, "third rail" is a new term to me, living here in southwest USA where there are no mass transit systems. That said, I guess you could say I played with fire... I was diagnoised in 1992 @ 49yrs. Had RP in January 1993. Maintained 0.1-0.3 PSA for 11 years. Original urologist retired; discussed T treatment with new urologist, who agreed we could try. After patches and cream, wound up with bi-monthly injections of DepoTestosterone, which proved to be most effective. However, after about 18 months, PSA began to creep up; went down after a 2-3 month recess, then back up when resumed. After having no T treatment for several months, PSA crept up to 0.6, at which time I went through 35 radiation treatments. Two years since last radiation treatment, PSA is still back down to 0.01-0.02. Have decided no more T treatments.
