Biker90's RRP Journey & Updates - Nov. 7, 2006 - July 18, 2007

Hello Biker90,
Congratulations and hurray for your big fat '0'. I'm sure you will have many more. I'm looking forward to my 2nd '0' (I hope)on the 15 June 07.



Paul Magaboo

Welcome back, Jim,

I can even tell a bounce in your step in the typing.  you sound great. 

God bless, Jim and Marylu...

T

     Yea!   ~ Biker90 & MaryLu,                     2nd....... % ~~~~ >>>   Woo ~ Hoo   <<< ~~~~ %   undetectable   Cause   for    celebration!!!!!                  What a wonderful day it is ~ each and every-day ….                               Enjoy it to the fullest my friend.   Yippeeeee!!!!!! From   Lee & Buddy   *      *      *      *      *      *   The ultimate “goal”… we all strive for… Thank you for sharing ~ that your goal has been met…. It is very important to “all ”of us!   This is a way of positive feedback… A way of showing others Hope… and a way of Sharing.    J   Sharing is Caring ~   Thank You for Caring   J          We feel so wonderful after reading your last post Jim…. *OUR BIKER90 Hugs, Hugs, and more Hugs…. And if we were right there ~ we'd be giving you and Miss MaryLu big FAT KISSES too!!!!!     xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox  

Jim I know you do, that's why you are one of the best posters here. Back at you, my friend.
T

I'm really happy for you, Jim. You sound like a new man. Completely different than before. Good deal.

Bill

Way to go, Jim!

Congratulations on your lift! I am so glad for you. Still waiting to get that feeling. I want some of that injection stuff. I gonna ask about that when I go in again.

Pete, I am using Androgel 1% 5 mg, one packet each morning, and have for one and a half weeks. No change of any level noticed yet. I had two months worth left from before my diagnosis, and they were only one month over expiration date, so my pharmacist told me they'd still be good for another two-three months. Didn't want to waste the medicine or the money, so I'm trying to use it up and then get fresh. My doc prescribed Testim for me because he liked the absorption of it better than Androgel, but he said I could use up the A-gel first.

I tried the Testim samples he gave me for 2 days, but it has an odor of musk cologne (that can't be the odor of testosterone, because A-gel doesn't have it). Didn't like musk cologne in my college days, and it is still hard for me to take, though I will, if it makes you feel that good -it didn't in two days for me. Kinda weird they would put cologne in medicine, especially a cologne that not everyone would like, but whatever.
dj

J Dear Biker Jim and Miss MaryLu, This is amazing how quickly the shot worked.   I’m still puzzled about this T stuff and plan to read up about it so I understand it more clearly.     I always felt the Chat Room was going to be “another POWERFUL tool” for our guys and gals to share….   Several times… I would go to sign on to the Chat Room and I would see Jim *Biker90, Bill *Jetguy, and Vicki *Our Swimom chatting.   I would not sign on because I knew you were sharing and getting excellent information from Swimom.   I also knew how important this time was for you!!!!!!   God Bless her for her Knowledge….and sharing of this knowledge… and all the others who have had Helping Hands there for you during the darkness.     You are so special to all of us Biker… and Miss MaryLu is a sweetheart!!!!   I love her posting! Take care dear friends and know we keep you extra close in thoughts and prayers.   In Friendship ~ Lee & Buddy  

Jim, so glad to hear about those zeroes. best wishes on getting that T level back where it should be. take care, kat

Jim,

Such good news to "see" you feeling so much better...we all need to hear that, Thanks!

Here's a couple of sites (there are many) re. low T and the in's and out's of it:

http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/timeout/lowtestosterone.htm

http://www.hormone.org/pdf/patients_guide_low_testosterone.pdf

FYI: Don's Oncologist said to us to try to stick to sites that are ".org" sites as he feels that the info is solid and no one is trying to sell you anything. Some of the others he thought were perhaps misleading or not as sound.


Susan

Hey Biker Jim & Miss MaryLu...    I'll drop in next time!!!  for sure... even if it's just to send a special hug to each of you!!!! Susan ~ Thank you for the links.  I've saved them and will check them out.  Pete ~     Chat Room: Click Here to go directly to link   Don’t forget to Refresh       We've added some Sunday and Saturday dates too!!     Chat Room is like a revolving door.   You can go in at any time night or day.           Sign-in even if you don't see anyone on PC Chat Room.  Someone may sign on and will see your name and will sign in too!!!!            I check periodically and if there's no one signed on I click off....  But sometimes I go ahead and sign on and wait a few minutes to see if someone will sign-in too!   

Hi folks,

I updated my journey with today's meeting with our family doc. The short version is that he referred me to another urologist for a second opinion on T therapy. We will see what happens...

Jim

Partial Quote from 1 st Posting on this thread:   Updated 4-16-2007 4-16-2007 Continence:             100% Potency: I am getting some response since my T level is up a little bit.   Its about 50%.   That’s where I was before the T level took me down. Testosterone:             We saw our family doctor today and told him what had happened with the urologist and my argument with him about T therapy.   (He had heard about it already…)   He was sympathetic but gave us a number of reasons why he could not go against what the specialist had ordered - none of which had anything to do with cancer or testosterone therapy.             He referred us to another urologist for a second opinion.   That appointment is on 5/9 so we will see what his take is on T therapy.   In the mean time I am taking 200 ml every three weeks at home.   This is what my urologist prescribed   except that he wanted me to have the shots in his office.   If the second opinion comes back the same as the first i.e. no testosterone therapy to any level that is livable, I will go back to my urologist and start over trying to convince him that he needs to consider quality as well as quantity of life.   Hey Jim *Our Biker90,   WOW!!!   100% this is wonderful news…. He’s a good little “Sphincter”   J   Moving forward again in the Potency arena…. This is looking “up” as some would say!! hee hee…   I’m still trying to understand the T therapy.   If you don’t take it ~ depression sets in.   We know exactly what this entails…. If you take it ~ any “bad cells” may feed on it.   Buddy and I have talked about quality ~vs~ quantity...   We are keeping you and MaryLu tucked extra close to our hearts….   You’re always in our thoughts and prayers. In Friendship ~ Lee & Buddy

Hey Biker,  Did you mean me????...hehehe  Hope to see you in the chat room soon.

    KW