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Posted 10/6/2011 4:14 PM (GMT -8)
I was always under the assumption that testosterine fuels prostate cancer. I have been reading up on the subject and have found some interesting contridictions. I'm doing this because I may suffer from Low T myself and might under go hormone therapy to raise my T level. (Of course with my Uro Doc's blessing) Below is a short passage from the 2008 article:
Posted 10/6/2011 7:58 PM (GMT -8)
I am 3 years post-prostatectomy now, all 0 psas. I have been afraid to ask for T from my surgeon for fear of reoccurence but I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. 3 years of 0's for a gleason 6 seems like enough time for me. My T was tested only once, was 230, definately in the subpar level. I am going to a local urologist this month and will bring up the question of T supplementation. I want a higher quality of life than I have now.....

Posted 10/6/2011 8:14 PM (GMT -8)
I had been taking T shots for10 years before PCa. My uro/surgeon insisted that I stop immediately. I did and within a month was in really bad shape with no energy, hot flashes and worst of all, deep depresseion.

I found another uro that agreed that I needed TRT and have been in good shape since.

We have to take our care into our own hands and sometimes disagree with a doctor. They don't like it but they don't have to suffer the consequences. My first uro would not even consider my symptoms. His last words to me were, "You will do fine on Prozac."
Posted 10/6/2011 9:02 PM (GMT -8)
"Life Extension still cautions that most men with prostate cancer should avoid testosterone therapy until the disease is completely eradicated. Any man (whether or not he has ever had prostate cancer) who initiates testosterone therapy and then experiences an increase in PSA should discontinue testosterone and undergo diagnostic tests to assess if prostate cancer is present. Testosterone is a stress test for latent prostate cancer and if the PSA rises in response to testosterone replacement therapy, then prostate cancer has been identified and testosterone should be stopped."

That sounds simple enough...
Posted 10/6/2011 9:11 PM (GMT -8)
  I was getting on line tonight to post my PSAs since beginning Testosterone supplements. I find your post first. My 2nd PSA test since being on the testosterone is again good, 0.008. Like you i had decided that quality of life meant a lot to me. I was dragging, had no incentive, and was putting on weight from being sedentary. I researched Low T and prostate cancer as you have been. Found were there some new studies from Harvard, Baylor, and other medical universities that didn't agree with the old theories. Tried to get my Urologists to read the new studies, in vain. They refused to give me the testosterone supplement. Out of frustration I emailed one of these doctors at Baylor doing these new studies, never really expected a reply. In less than an hour he had emailed me back and invited me to come to his office. I did and am now feeling better, have become more active, and feeling better about myself. Oh, yes, I can tell it’s making a difference in that department too. It won’t make you like you were before but it will help you on the road to improve. Good luck on your journey.
Posted 10/7/2011 2:59 AM (GMT -8)
I have to share a funny moment at the docs office.  I was complaining about ED being like playing pool with a rope.  My Uro looked at me in a serious voice and said "Having a Prostectomy is not for pu$$ys".  That cracked me up.  It sure isn't, LOL.
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