Has anyone else experienced a long-lasting drop in testosterone after Zoladex or prostatectomy?...
It has been 18 months since surgery and almost 2 years since the Zoladex, and testosterone level is 220. I don't know the T level before surgery but it feels like a libido light switch was clicked...
I have the identical libido problem as NY-Sooner. It used to be 24x7 but now zero. Cialis and Bimix took care of the ED but now if Halle Berry walked by naked I'd think "cute girl" rather than the...
I passed a clip a few weeks post-op. It was only about 1/8 to 1/4 inch. My Uro said it was common....
In the future, if you are taking ED drugs like Cialis, they will also cause acid reflux....
My uro explained it like this: with surgery the ED is bad at first and improves over two years then levels off. With radiation, the ED is not bad at first but gets worse over two years and levels...
@ goodlife Informed consent suggests that I can make my own decision based on all the information without providers withholding some.@ Sleepless09Oh, yeah the waist size. I'm the same weight as...
I prefer not to have unrealistic expectations and do not like overly optimistic predictions that dash my hopes when reality sets in, so I created this list of things the doctors might not tell you –...
It seems to be an occupational hazard of surgeons to be ultra-self-confident. That is how they can open you up without their hands shaking :)...
IMHO PSA is an indicator of whether to do a biopsy. PSA is a signal used to trigger further investigation....
I haven't always been getting a response from the drugs, so yesterday based on what I recently learned about 'sleeping nerves' I tried more vigorous stimulation. Giving up romance in favor of rehab...
I too was :shocked: at the Mulhall video and have a call in to my Uro. (I was on hormone therapy before RPP so haven't seen Mr happy since Nov 09). I may have heard it wrong, but I think Dr. Mulhall...
With a similar biopsy I took 6 months to decide, but wish I had taken longer and had done more research on this and other sites -- especially regarding side-effects and rehab....
http://www.prostapath.org/us/us-main.html...
Check out what Dr. Mulhall says about anxiety, adrenalin, & stress: http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/94910.cfm...
For those of you who have had RP I'm curious to know how many months it took to regain "adequate" erectile function (if ever)....
I sent a letter full of questions so that my urologist would have them before my appointment and so that I didn't forget any of them, but he never read it. He said he never received it but I saw it...
My first bicycle ride was 8 weeks post-op. It was quite tender and I squirmed in the saddle a bit -- also tilted the nose down a little to relieve the pressure. That evening after the first ride...
I agree that some day RP will be considered barbaric for lower-risk patients, but for now Uros tend to be surgeons and RP is what they are convinced will save your life -- though not your love life....
Thanks Carlos, The docs are always so optimistic in their estimates that they raise expectations too high. It is good to know that 9 months is not unusual....
TC, thanks for the info. The Zoladex was to shrink the prostate in preparation for radiation seed implants, but when I developed urinary symptoms it was recommended that I switch to RRP. (Typo in my...
I received a single Zoladex 10.8 mg subq implant on Nov 2, 2009. Shouldn't it have worn off by now? I still get hot flashes and have 0 libido. I'm starting to feel like a chemically castrated eunuch....
As far as I can tell, they are technicians who follow established protocols based on their training and their biases....
Sometimes the fascia develops scar tissue....
I can deal with the shrinkage, and there will be no growing while the Zoladex lasts, but I do wish I could pee. A friend had RRP and said that the good news is "you will pee like a 20-year-old", but...
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I intended to choose radiation seed implants, but after the Zoladex injection (though my prostate was reduced in size) I no longer seemed able to empty my bladder completely. I changed to da Vinci...