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Regardless of what the experts say your return to sex as in the your tounger years after prostate cancer treatment is gone. You may return to some sort , but it is not what it used to be. Be glad you don`t have further problems and enjoy your life even it is slightly differnt.
Bob
Thank you very much pals, in particular Don O and Bob. I was so touched by your comments which almost sent me to tears. I will cherish your advice and try by all means to maintain my PSA to low levels.
Actually, the only thing I have maintained in my lifestyle is exercising, which you guys advised me when I joined the forum. Of course incontinence has remained a nuisance, which I am managing by using pads during the day and diapers at night.
Have a blessed day
fcb
Dear colleagues,
I brought up this topic for discussion some time back and I accepted your advise on how to go about it.
Recently my urologist tested my testosterone level and it was 5.22 ng/mL, i.e., between 2.27 - 10.30 ng/mL for normal males. According to him, for a PCa patient, my level should be below the 2.27 minimum. So he has put me on Bicalutamide 100 mg and referred me to Oncologists to re-initiate ADT. Apparently my PSA was 0.40 in August.
I don't know what your views are on my latest developments
Regards,
fbc
fcb:
Based on my experience it is unlikely the Bicalutamide will affect your testosterone level, but it may beneficially affect the progression of your PSA.
It will be interesting to hear what your oncologist(s) decide.
Best wishes Don O.
Thanks very much Don for your inspiring comments.
But is my PSA level (0.4) alarming at the moment to warrant re-initiation of ADT? I would appreciate your fair comment again. I intend to see my oncologists about mid October, since they operate from the Cancer Diseases Hospital located about 400 km from my home town.
Regards,
fcb
fcb:
Not sure I can be of much help. In the U. S. generally speaking a PSA score below 4.0 would be non-worrisome, but this is a pre-cancer standard. Also the standard you cite for testosterone is quite different from the U. S. standard of 270 ng/dl to 679 ng/dl.
Something about you urologist's exam prompted him or her to put you on Bicalutamide and advised you to see your oncologists to re-initiate ADT. I am reluctant to question your urologist's judgement.
As much as I would like to help let's leave it to your oncologist(s) to provide you with a second opinion.
Keep us posted.
Best wishes Don O.
Thanks Don,
I will be seeing my oncologist between 1st and 15th October 2018, i.e., next month. I will update you after the review.
I think 5.22 ng/mml is equivalent to 522 ng/dl
My regards,
fcb
Dear Colleagues,
As I promised, I saw my oncologist on 17th October 2018 for review. He simply told me that they base the assessment of my state of prostate cancer on the PSA and not on testosterone level. Since my PSA was 0.23, he didn't see any problem and gave me a review after one year. He said that since I wasn't castrated surgically but on ADT, my testosterone is likely to rise. However, it will only become problematic if it goes beyond the maximum level in the range.
Regards,
fcb
