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Replies to "Hi Mikeo! We're pretty similar in diagnosis. I just turned 70, had a single 4+3 core,..."
If you have seen some of my other posts, you will know that I am self-castrated. I was on Androgel since 2008 for low testosterone so when I stop applying it within 60 hours my T level drops to castrate levels. My radiation oncologist didn't believe me and had me tested and it came back as 12 ng/dl which is lower than the six-month Lupron shot claims in their literature. I went off it till I get my three month post radiation PSA level because off it I feel like crap and tired even though I walk almost every day for over an hour. I only stopped it to hedge my bets and I would not have taken the shot either. I will be very interested to see what my bloodwork says my level is when I have it tested on July 5. I wonder if the boys are still sleeping as one of the urologists told me it could be a year for them to recover after being asleep for so long. Well tomorrow is cataract surgery and from what I hear from people who have had it I will be able to see like and eagle.