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Testosterone Replacement Therapy after RALP

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 29 4:57am | Replies (25)

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I had RALP in Feb2020. I have always worked out been active. My TEST before surgery was about 650. About a year after surgery I was just worn out feeling puny. I spoke with my urologist about TRT he said absolutely not. Dont risk it. My GP is mens and womens health specialist. She checked my TEST and it was 350. She said if I waited 3 years and had a PSMA PET scan with PSA tests every 6 months she would agree to TRT. I waited 3 years and had the scan. No cancer. I decided on the cream. My TEST runs about 720. I try to keep it somewhere around 700. I feel much better. I might add that my cancer was a gleason 3+3. biopsy was 1 out of 12. Post surgery diagnosis was small lesion with clean margins. My initial PSA was never higher than 1.2. All my PSA tests in last 5 years are < .01. I am 72 now.

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With only one of 12 of your biopsy having cancer and a 3+3 you should not have had surgery. Your urologist must’ve been looking for some income. The standard now (and in 2020) is that you do not have surgery with a 3+3 you go to active surveillance and wait till it becomes more severe. 3+3 is not considered cancer you have to do anything about.

It’s a shame people don’t get a second opinion on this.