Re: Seeking sexual guidance from Doctors, nurses and or other qualified professi

[Guest guest]

Mick -

Doubt your jogging/running is having any adverse effects. Yes it's possible to

overtrain,

but what you describe sounds good, and I would expect you to suffer

musculoskeletal

trauma well before before you endanger your endocrine status, and the aerobic

exercise

should keep your endorphins high, benefitting your mental, physical, and sexual

well-

being. Total T levels of 500 are fine, but you might ask for a " free

testosterone " level, and

an estrogen ( " E-2 " ) level at some time. Also keep using your gear and

anticipate continual

improvement over at least another couple years.

jdn

> > > >

> > > > Someone on another list posted this opinion/editorial piece

> from

> > > the

> > > > Boston Globe last week. After forwarding it to Gregg, I asked

> him

> > > if

> > > > his urologist of nearly 3 years has ever asked him about any

> > > sexual

> > > > issues. Gregg said that he never has. Pretty sad state of

> > affairs,

> > > > considering the number of breast, prostate, colorectal,

> bladder

> > > and

> > > > gynecological cancer survivors who are left facing sexual

> > > disfunction

> > > > as an enduring side effect.

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

> www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/01/07

> > > /le

> > > > ts_talk...

> > > >

> > > > Laurel

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Mick --

If you had surgery for PCa, I'd blame the surgery, not " normal aging " .

Don't be so hard on yourself, and don't be hard on your surgeon -- he

did a good job.

I know what " normal aging " feels like -- at 62, I wasn't the same man

I was at 52.

But I was a damned sight " more man " a week before surgery, than I am

10 weeks after surgery!

I'm improving, and hope to keep improving. If I can eventually reach

my " pre-surgery " sexual level _by using Viagra_, I'll be happy. From

what I hear in my local support group, that would be a good outcome.

As long as you're improving, you should assume that you're overcoming

surgical after-effects. When you _stop_ improving, that's when

" normal aging " will take over.

I trained for a marathon, in my late 30's. As I remember, I was too

tired for sex a lot of the time. But you may be in better shape than

I was -- I ran a 4:54, finishing just before they rolled up the

course. I haven't run one since.

>

> Prior to my PCa dx I always had a high appreciation of good sex a

> good relationship and an active life. I think from the ages of 40-

> 50 my drive may have deminished a bit, but not my appreciation.

> . . .

>

> Do you suppose in all of the hoopla from PCa that I just aged and am

> not used to this new and older Mick? Damn, I didn't think this is

> how life would turn out; guess I should have windexed my crystal

> ball, huh?

>

> Do you suppose (reaching for straws...) all the extra running is

> taxing the libido as well? I have a 26.2 mile marathon to run on

> the 17th of next month in Austin, TX. Its my first and something

> that has been on my personal " bucket list " for a long time. I

> feel a great need to complete this mission.

>

> Today is a day of rest. Tomorrow I run 14.0 miles then 40 more next

> week, culminating in a 20.0 mile run next Saturday. Fortunately,

> the training schedule tapers down from there to the Austin event.

> . . .

[Guest guest]

I didn't mean to sound like I was being disrespectful of my Uro. I

like the guy. He is 60 and can appreciate that I appreciate a good

sex life. He really wants things to come back for me.

Best, Mick -- Abilene, TX

PS: He has a cute 40 something wife that is an RN and on occasion

does office procedure asists with him. This is something that makes

the OC a little less humdrum and gives new meaning to the typical

nurse/patient fantasy. (grin)

> >

> > Prior to my PCa dx I always had a high appreciation of good sex

a

> > good relationship and an active life. I think from the ages of

40-

> > 50 my drive may have deminished a bit, but not my appreciation.

> > . . .

> >

> > Do you suppose in all of the hoopla from PCa that I just aged

and am

> > not used to this new and older Mick? Damn, I didn't think this

is

> > how life would turn out; guess I should have windexed my crystal

> > ball, huh?

> >

> > Do you suppose (reaching for straws...) all the extra running is

> > taxing the libido as well? I have a 26.2 mile marathon to run

on

> > the 17th of next month in Austin, TX. Its my first and

something

> > that has been on my personal " bucket list " for a long time. I

> > feel a great need to complete this mission.

> >

> > Today is a day of rest. Tomorrow I run 14.0 miles then 40 more

next

> > week, culminating in a 20.0 mile run next Saturday.

Fortunately,

> > the training schedule tapers down from there to the Austin event.

> > . . .

>

[Guest guest]

Testosterone Free: was 1.13 ng/dL (range .80-3.50 ng/dL) last

August, I will look into an E-2. I use my gear a couple times a day

in a shared manner, solo or both. Thanks, Mick

....Total T levels of 500 are fine, but you might ask for a " free

testosterone " level, and

> an estrogen ( " E-2 " ) level at some time. Also keep using your gear

and anticipate continual

> improvement over at least another couple years.

> jdn

>

> > > > >

> > > > > Someone on another list posted this opinion/editorial

piece

> > from

> > > > the

> > > > > Boston Globe last week. After forwarding it to Gregg, I

asked

> > him

> > > > if

> > > > > his urologist of nearly 3 years has ever asked him about

any

> > > > sexual

> > > > > issues. Gregg said that he never has. Pretty sad state of

> > > affairs,

> > > > > considering the number of breast, prostate, colorectal,

> > bladder

> > > > and

> > > > > gynecological cancer survivors who are left facing sexual

> > > > disfunction

> > > > > as an enduring side effect.

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/01/07

> > > > /le

> > > > > ts_talk...

> > > > >

> > > > > Laurel

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>