It's been a while since I last posted or even visited this site. I went through a kind of depression or lack of faith in my doctors for various reasons. I quit going to my original urologist who did my DaVinci and treated me for 5 years. During this "loss of faith" period, I did nothing for about 6 months. No doctor; nothing. I left this doctor with a PSA of <.05. I won't go into why I left. But I lost faith in how he handled some things including giving me testosterone.

I searched the threads after my doctor gave me testosterone treatment and shortly after that my PSA went up after three years of <.01. I had to have radiation after two straight rises. I know there are different opinions on the use of testosterone therapy after PC, but I cannot see it as coincidence that after 3 years of <.01, all of a sudden my PSA started going back up.

So, I'm in the "don't mix testosterone with PC" camp.

So, after searching and searching for a doctor, I finally picked one and had my first appointment today. I purposely picked him because he was really good at the after effects of PC treatment and also because he wasn't associated with the group my previous doctor was with. One of the first things he told me was that my previous doctor and he were good friends. I told him right up front that I had some secondary issues, but I wanted to focus on getting back on my PSA tracking for now. Of course, we got into the other issues, and I'll be danged if he didn't say he might want to "tinker around" with testosterone a bit. I told him I didn't want to.

So, what's with this giving PC patients who get their PSA looking good more fuel for the fire? Just when I was trying to have faith in doctors again.

I am curious about any responses you get.  My husband has spoken with his doctor about testosterone.  I can't help but wonder if it didn't activate the Prostate Cancer.  I don't know if life and energy level will ever be normal for him without the testosterone?

Thanks,

Aimzee

I am taking t hormone,but my doctor waighted seven years of 0.01 before he told me is was ok.

GOP, Im telling you, do the cardio even if it bores the crap out of you. work up to 1 hour at least 4 times a week for 6 weeks and feel the difference. By cardio, work up to at lead 75% of max HR, preferably higher , don't care how old you are but screen it with a doctor first , preferably one who is not a couch potato. Cardio fitness is the key to core and strength training. by strength I don't mean building big muscles to look strong, but toned lean muscle. Iv'e been at fitness training for over 44 years and know what Im talking about. Not a Brag just the facts, Ma"am as Jack Webb used to say.

I am 6 years post op and have had 0 psa's ever since surgery.  I was just prescribed testosterone last month after my test showed that I was at 215. 

 My uro said she will only prescribe testosterone to patients that had gleason 6 cancer in the pathology report and negative margins, and with 0 psa's for 5 years.   If the gleason was 7 or above, she does recommend testosterone no matter how long a person has been with 0 psa's.

This is a great question.

I have had many discussions with the Uro, R.O. and U.O. in regards to this very question. In the old days and even currently, men with mets would be given T to help them feel better, have more energy, etc, and they continued to decline with their PCa. If one is destined to die from PCa (aka high risk patients) what not feel as well as you can with Vitamin T?

I was told last week that i probably have anywhere from 4-8 years as i finished IMRT. Not bad for a Gleason 9. I start HT in January of this year. That combined with 38 radiation sessions has wiped me out. My six month Lupron and daily Cassodex end in July (they are suggesting only six months), but today I started thinking the heck with feeling yucky. I may schedule an appointment with the R.O. and U.O. and tell them that I have felt sluggish since dx ( I am naturally low on T approximately 75) which was January, 2011.

If my time is limited, why not feel as well as I can for as long as I can? Sure, this process accelerates the inevitable, but why not have energy, drive, sexual desire for as long as I can before the slippery slopes begin? I know there are many here that will disagree with me, but it truly is a personal decision. For me, I am going to fire up the cream, patch or injections probably in June or July. If I was a G6 or G7 I may feel different. But a G9, I got to enjoy every moment possible.