What if things got really bad in the world

Sitting back pondering the future after speaking with my pharmacist today. Today she informed me that clinical trials showed one Zytiga daily with a low fat meal exhibited the same efficacy as four pills a day on an empty stomach. I thought to myself that a person could hoard Zytiga by maintaining the same prescription but taking a different dosage just in case it became unavailable in the future due to things that caused the Lupron shortage. A man could make sure he at least had a supply in case he couldn’t get it anymore. I then considered whether or not I would even want to live in a world like that and have decided to continue taking my medication as prescribed.

My youngest son has type 1 diabetes. This is a real concern for me and has been for years. You try to build up supplies but its never enough to completely eliminate the fear.

So much of our supply chain depends on China. For example…..penicillin

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/u-s-officials-worried-about-chinese-control-american-drug-supply-n1052376

I wonder if it would be a good idea for Americans to start manufacturing really important things like drugs and computer chips again, just in case a big problem disrupts the world? Naw, it would cost too much. 🙄

Todd my Brother F.A.M.
Good to hear from you. That's what you get for retiring, being able to sit back and ponder such dilemmas. I thought studies showed a low fat and high carb breakfast and two pills may be the same as four pills in empty stomach. Oh crud, may have opened up a can of worms here now. All I know for sure is I am too too fat! Hard for me to do a low fat diet. Found one reference a while back to a Univ. of Chicago study about the one pill, low fat. Surely others will enlighten us with more specific clinical studies. Like the Doctors pay attention to them anyway! I think each must find to trust their own path. Need more time to study it! Need to retire like you, Todd

I was on a forced Zytiga (A.A.) vacation as I had an insurance mix up(forgot to pay my Medicare bill, I blame my Brain fog). Now on autopay. So I missed almost three weeks until I was re-instated. My Onc said my last dose stayed in my system at least 1 to 2 weeks. Fortunately I found a couple of people that helped me out if you know what I mean. Still keeping the 4 pills a day until doc says change. Still undetectable, and my liver is tolerating it.

Anyway wasn't it a couple years ago you went on a Zytiga vacation? Your profile here is about that old...not that you are by any means. Update, update... How long was your prescribed vacation? Did you get a lot of energy back during that time? I had the opposite, seemed I had less energy, or I'm just getting old fast.

Looking forward to retirement Sept 1 of 2022, so I can sit back and ponder life. Todd, we've come a long, long way from Diagnosis . Praying and hoping that everyone with PC will also behaving a long, long journey, and the cost of these dang pill will come down to a smaller and smaller price.
Have a nice GFMPH in Nawlleans next month.
As always keep the Faith
Wings aka Dan in Cool Cool So Cal

PS to Tudpock- I also am on Losartan, Thanks for the heads up..Sad face