low T

Hi guys,

For a little while now I`ve been feeling like a dish rag, no energy,tired all the time. In addition to lack of energy, I`m feeling very depressed even though I`ve been on Effexor for a number of years.

I went to see my family Doc and he  sent me for blood work, he was especially interested in my testoterone number.

He called me in yesterday to review the Quest lab report. Metabolic panel, urine etc look fine but my testosterone no.is 234ng/dl. My Doc says it`s low but not low enough to medicate. He does not want to feed any cancer cells that may be floating around in the prostate bed( God forbid!).

Any suggestions? Thanks.

1snake 

142,

For some reason I have been unable to add updates. Anyway, My surgery was 8/1/11 as shown. My first PSA was 3 months post-op-<.01, my second PSA was 6 months post-op-<.01. My next PSA will be 1 yr, 8/21.

1snake

My uro waited a bit over 1 year to supplement (my normal range was 100-230). My GP told me if he were in control, I would never get T supplementation again in my life.
After a recurrence and then radiation, after another year and a half, I am back on supplementation. I have been in the range of 290-500 usually (doc does not want to go above 500). No problems so far.

I think it depends on your doc's philosophy, and like so much else with PCa, the philosophies vary so much. For me, the benefits outweigh the risks, but I will stop if I see any rise to or above 0.1.
Jeff