Is ADT causing anemia

@northoftheborder

It is very important to know that both vitamin B12 deficiency and folate deficiency are more common in older people, affecting around 1 in 10 people aged 75 or over and 1 in 20 people aged 65 to 74.

B12 deficiency can effect body in may ways and can cause major physical, neurological, and psychological health issues because the body needs this vitamin to make red blood cells, build DNA, and protect nerve fibers.

Aging effects correct absorption of B12 - it is diminished even if there is adequate amount of it in our diet. So, if elderly is deficient just taking supplements orally might not resolve the problem and administration by injection is needed and gives much faster results.

And yes, vegan diet should not be implemented without thorough understanding of it, which applies to any kind of a diet (Atkins, Paleo, intermittent fasting , etc etc. )

@surftohealth88 ... Thank you, I am now taking B-12 supplements daily, although previously only once a week,

Wayne L

@pesquallie ... Thank you for your reply. What is TRT, I haven't heard of that.
Wayne L.

@pesquallie ... Thank you for your reply. What is TRT, I haven't heard of that.
Wayne L.

@gently Thank you for your recommendations. I will forward your comments to my oncologist at the VA in Seattle. ~Wayne LeLoo 425.583.4177

@waynerl

TRT is Testosterone Replacement Therapy that is usually given to raise your testosterone level if it has not recovered within a year and your PSA is still very low or undetectable. Raising your testosterone can reduce or eliminate side effects caused by low testosterone. It worked for me in just one week.

@waynerl
Your accidental inclusion of the number can be removed by clicking the three dots and reporting to the site monitors that you'd like it removed.
You might ask for somatic testing of the lung biopsy by Foundation 1 https://www.foundationmedicine.com/solution/foundationone-cdx
You'd just ask the oncologist to order it.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9949549/
You might want a dexa scan to see how your bones are holding up.

@waynerl
You are very welcome and if you can find tablets that are slowly dissolved under your tongue it would be even better. That way B12 is partially reabsorbed into body directly through the mucous membranes under the tongue and the rest that you swallow is absorbed in your digestive system.

@gently Hi Terry, after reviewing my message log I realize that I accidentally (?) added my phone number myself. 😁

Rodger, well you already know that you aren't supposed to answer the phone if you don't recognize the caller's number. And that if you answer the phone accidentally(?), never say "yes" even if they ask if your name is Wayne.