Yana Experiences for T and ED .....was Testosterone Replacement after Prostatectomy

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Mike,

The question of Testosterone replacement

is an area where there seems to have been a significant shift of opinion. Where

it was once absolutely taboo, it seems that there are more men trying therapy,

with the concurrence of their medical advisors.

Can I suggest that you go to my website at

http://www.yananow.org/Links.html

and enter testosterone replacement in the site search engine. You will find you

get links to the experiences of a number of men who have considered or tried

this.

Another newcomer to the Forum is looking

for information about ED – again my suggestion to him would be to conduct

a search on the site and read what other men have done. If the site search

engine throws up too many entries, it might be simpler to go to the Experiences

Index at http://www.yananow.org/exp_data.php?desc=All,

click on Surgery and then LR Surgery and scroll down the Treatment/Side effects

column to see the men who have mentioned ED in their updates.

All the best

Prostate men need enlightening, not

frightening

Terry Herbert - diagnosed in 1996 and

still going strong

Read A Strange Place for unbiased information at http://www.yananow.org/StrangePlace/index.html

From: ProstateCancerSupport

[mailto:ProstateCancerSupport ] On Behalf Of domihaa

Sent: Monday, 18 April 2011 1:15

AM

To:

ProstateCancerSupport

Subject:

Testosterone Replacement after Prostatectomy

Hello,

I was diagnosed at age 51 with prostate cancer and elected to have a

prostatectomy in 2002. I am now 60 years old and have had undetectable PSAs

ever since. My Gleason score was 3+3=6. Post-op pathology showed the margins to

be clear, and it was determined that the cancer was confined to the prostate,

itself. Of course, there is never any way to be 100% sure that a rogue cell

didn't escape the prostate. But I've had no signs of recurrence yet.

For the two or three years prior to my surgery, I was on Testosterone

Replacement Therapy (TRT), as my T levels were found to be very low. During

those few years, I never felt better in my life! I had energy and stamina. I

was more lean and just, overall, felt GREAT! I'd like that feeling again.

I know that there has been a long-held belief that TRT is a no-no after

treatment for prostate cancer, based on some research done back in 1941.

However, I also know that the thoughts and research on that data has been

changing in recent years, and that more and more men are receiving TRT after a

reasonable period of time post-surgery.

I'm writing to ask if *ANYONE* here has used TRT after prostate cancer..... and

if so, for how long, and what have been the results? How often did your doctor

check your PSA?

I recently had my Total T checked and it was 214. The average range is 300-600,

so I am still LOW. I am not sure if they tested for Free T, but will find out

next week. I also understand that Estrogen levels need to be checked, as us

guys can sometimes get too much Estrogen build-up and that can cause issues, as

well.

I will appreciate any input you guys can offer. Thanks for reading!

My best to all.....

Mike