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Testosterone Replacement Therapy after RALP
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 29 4:57am | Replies (25)Comment receiving replies
My father died of prostate cancer at 87. When I was diagnosed at 62 it was a 3+4. After surgery it was a 4+3.
He had radiation and it came back and killed him. I decided to have surgery and that gave me 3 1/2 extra years before I needed radiation. No erection like you but I didn’t have any incontinence until about six years after radiation.
Taking a pill that really helps with incontinence, Myrbetriq.
Since you were a 3+3 you have a chance that the cancer won’t come back from adding testosterone? Just make sure to get your PSA checked at least every three months.
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good advice and helpful. Our Dads were on the same path. You and I almost. I was 68. I thought no way am I going to watch it and then have to make a decision. Genetically my chances were not good. I know it was early to make that decision but I have had 5 years of no treatments or issues with cancer. Seems if it starts back I am in good place to go for additional treatments. I recently went to Mayo mostly as a consultation and to run all the tests and what I can do from here. Probably incontinence is my biggest irritation. The testing revealed no issues with the surgery. I have to decide what to do. I have been on a 3 months PSA testing. This is the first time I went to 6 months. test is in October.