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Dealing with never-ending doctor visits
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Feb 5 2:53pm | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
Speaking of doctor visits, I have another one today — a bone density scan to establish a baseline, so that we can tell if I'm losing bone mass on ADT a few years from now.
Yep, we have lots of medical visits with prostate cancer. But also, it's a nice winter day and an easy transit ride to the hospital, where all I have to do is flash my OHIP card at the check-in desk, so it's not really a hassle — I try never to forget how lucky I am to have been born in a rich country with good healthcare (like many others here).
And I'll take myself out for tea after, because I always like to combine a treat with my visits to keep me in a positive frame of mind. 🙂
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Well, that was easy. 90 minutes from when I left the house to when I got back home (less than a 5 min wait at the hospital) — so just a single transit fare — and my bone-density test result popped online while I was still riding the train home.
As far as I can interpret it, I've experienced some bone-density loss after nearly 3½ years on ADT and Erleada, but not too much — my risk of fracture in the next 10 years is still graded "low" (< 10%). I guess that's the most I could hope for as an ADT lifer. I'll stick with the weight training, calcium supplement (Tums), and vitamin D until/unless my doctors suggest something different when they review the results.
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Yes, when I have doctor appointments in New York City I always go at least three hours early so I can walk around, check out some new places, etc. It makes the doctor appointments more tolerable--just a small stop on a day's adventure in the city. Unfortunately, only my major doctors are in NYC, the day to day and blood draws are all done in the suburban satellite office where the wait for a blood draw can sometimes be an hour or more.