Update

I have been off of Zytiga a little over 4 months. I have no recent PSA data to report. My next blood draw is still a few months away. I could have a PSA but why? I am cancer free until told otherwise.

On other fronts, morning glory and spontaneous erections are now a regular occurrence. Urine flow is normal. I did get up to pee 3x the last 2 nights but I have been sleeping poorly due to shoulder pain. Once I wake up, my brain won’t let me go back to sleep until I pee. I still feel really good. I have a healthy appetite. My body chemistry is changing as the effects of Lupron wane. I am cold a lot. I never thought I would wish for a hot flash. In a little over 2 months I will celebrate 13 years since diagnosis.

I am back to work these last 2 weeks since orthoscopic surgery on my knee. My knee feels fantastic. I wish my shoulder felt the same. I had a cortisone shot on Wednesday to try and aleviate the pain. I see an MRI and shoulder surgery in my future.

Great report!

have you tried some WD-40 on that shoulder?

Todd,
Great news, great to hear from you again, as always. I have been reading your blog recently, need more of it..nice pics there.The best line of your post was . " I am cancer free until told otherwise." With that attitude, who will ever tell you otherwise..Doctors?? You and I and many others here know that they don't always know about the future and prognosis. So be strong, live free, ....and" take it to the limit...one more time" .(got that line from the Eagles. Hey do you ever sing that one?
Keep the Faith my Brother,
Wings aka Dan in So Cal

As a Wrestling Coach of 44 years, I have seen just about every shoulder injury known to man. This would include both of my shoulder operations. No promises, but try standing straight and holding a 5-8 pound weight in the hand of the afflicted shoulder. Let the weight pull down (don't lift) gently but firmly on the shoulder and begin to swing the weight like Edgar Allan Poe for about a minute. Do this exercise about three times a day. It has kept me on delay for both surgeries and worked for quite a few of my Wrestlers.

That's fantastic news Todd!

That must be so great to have morning wood again, I can barely imagine! Not too shabby about your results with PC, either! ;)

Try some liposomal B12 for your shoulder(or better yet, a 1 mg/day B12 injection for a couple of weeks). The type I have used is called Pro-Bone-O. Sadly, it did nothing for erections, as it's name might apply. But, at the time I was just trying to figure out when I could take time off from giving anesthesia for my surgery. My ortho guy guessed it was bone spurs, which if I waited too long would tear my rotator cuff. Any way, I started taking the B12 and within a couple of weeks I was much better, even already "cured", with full range of motion both shoulders. It's now 19 year later and still no surgery required, no more shoulder problems. I have got another bottle and taken it once or at the most twice over those 19 years years when I started getting some minor pain in my shoulder again.

Of course, it all depends on what is wrong with you, assuming it will help at all. What it was recommended to me for was as a cure for "shoulder bursitis". I suspect that if the rotator cuff is already torn it quite likely would not have helped me as much, but who knows? A while back there was someone else here about ready for shoulder surgery. I told him about the liposomal B12, he tried it, and it fixed him up, at least in the short run. I don't know if he had long term success or not. EDIT: caution, I see there are 2 Pro-Bono B12s out there. One had lots of stuff besides B12, and was way more expensive. It appears to be more marketed for general bone health, and I don't think it is liposomal, which is apparently important. I had tried high dose B12 which seemed to help somewhat, but the liposomal version is what seemed to have the big effect.

Post Edited (BillyBob@388) : 3/29/2019 3:56:38 PM (GMT-6)

Great update Todd! You continue to be an inspiration for us all.