Supplements

I haven't posted in quite a while but wanted to check in and give a report and ask a question! I've gone 5 years and 3 months since completing IMRT treatments and continue to do very well. My doctor told me in June that I only will need to see him once a year from now on. My last PSA score was 0.6. He said he felt I was 99% cured and after 8 years with no complications would be 100% cured.
I am still working and still struggle with low energy levels and libido. I have recently seen a lot of articles about supplements that are suppose to help this. I have also read several articles from studies that testostorone may not be related to PC. I'm tempted to to give them a try and wanted to see if anyone knows anything about the supplements. One I think was Progenis or something like that.

I see a few familiar names still on the forum and hope you all are doing well.
take care,
trey

trey, good to hear from you again. Congrats on the 5 years, and here's wishing you a lifetime of zero's. As to your libido and energy, you sure that's not just a part of aging?/// Seriously, what is your activity level now? Do you exercise regularly? I have found that even as I exercise, I am having a lot more energy than when I just sat around in front of the computer all the time. As to supplements, I can't advise much, but if you eat healthy, exercise regularly and think young , those things can help you to regain that youthful vigor...

trey,

thanks for checking in with us, sounds like you are doing very well for yourself. hope it stays that way for years to come for you.

david in sc

Reduce your refined sugar intake to the bare minimum (most processed food is full of it) And MAKE yourself get more exercise. Bicycle riding, 10-15 miles a day, push it until you become uncomfortable...You will feel much, much better..

" I have also read several articles from studies that testostorone may not be related to PC."

Then why do men with advanced prostate cancer, PSA in the thousands, respond dramatically to ADT? Many go into complete remission for years, PSA dropping to near zero..It's true, if you are indeed cured, completely cancer-free, then "T" supplementation can improve quality of life..But it's risky business...