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Talking Frankly about Living with Advanced Cancer
Cancer | Last Active: Jun 18, 2023 | Replies (508)Comment receiving replies
After reading your entry I got to thinking about the different Lab results and found out the first one in November was from Lab Corp in Phoenix. The second one was from a private Urologist (that I found on the Internet) who used an obscure Lab in Linden, N.J. which had a terrible two star rating. I happen to know the area since I used to drive tankers out of Linden which has a huge gasoline tank farm next to the N.J. Turnpike. After reading some of their reviews I'm positive that's where the discrepancy came from. That Urologist's reviews were also dismal but that's my own fault!
What kind of herbal supplements work against hot flashes? On Tuesday the doctor prescribed Bicalutamide 50mg tablets which are supposedly in the mail. I took that for two years to lower my PSA till they stopped working.
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@dutchman09 Oh my, that sure might explain the differing lab numbers, then, doesn't it!? Well, we at least have that info to work with, and using a more reputable lab that your new dr suggests may show what the closer-to-truth values are, don't you think?
At the end here I linked an article from Mayo Clinic about hot flashes. Yes, it is geared towards women, but the treatments and suggestions are universal. I have long followed the idea of keeping cool water around, limiting alcohol [easy these days since I am on chemo!] and stress [not as easy these day since I am on chemo!] I also did black cohosh, keeping my body temp regulated [layers of clothes as needed], it all has become part of my routine so much i don't even think about it anymore.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hot-flashes/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20352795
What sounds like a workable plan for you?
Ginger