Life goes on

[eddyvort (imported)]

I am so scared of this as well!!

[notsomanly (imported)]

Third try to answer. Prostate cancer is afaik alway’s hormone dependent. My endo whom put me on T said that the cancer was already there. And adding T was like giving fertiliser. After losing my prostate I just could use the T again.

The reason why they are using the robot here is becouse there is no trembling in the hand. And instead of a scar from my dick to my belly button there are just 6 smal scars.

Being circumcised at 9 year. I now have foreskin again. But the overall size is about half an inch to one inch shorter. And when it is cold I can’t find him again. But after my operation he has never been hard again. And with having libido it is rather frustrating. I do not want to use caverjet or cialis viagra or a pump. Intimacy has to come natural. So now I am busy with my endo getting my libido lower.

If you can accept having breasts, I have found estradiol and progesterone to do wonders for my mood, mental sharpness and energy. Low libido has been wonderful.

[JessicaH (imported)]

You may want to inquire about breast irradiation so that you don't have to worry about further growth. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15380582

[fhunter]

You may want to inquire about breast irradiation so that you don't have to worry about further growth. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15380582

10 Gy is kinda high dose for irradiation? Is it safe in general?

[Chesleyt (imported)]

Libido came back in full overdrive everything else is dead very frustrating. Quit taking the testosterone two weeks ago and libido is already starting to diminish a little I'm still frustrated but am looking forward to not having a libido anymore.

[Robin Lee (imported)]

Strongly recommend NOT using Effexor. It is very effective as an anti-depressant... My complaint with it is withdrawal - it is usually pretty horrific. I titrated down to 37 milligrams before stopping use of the drug...

I've been on Effexor for five years now. It was a godsend for the depression that accompanied my prostate cancer experience. There is a definite discontinuation syndrome associated with any SSRI/SNRI. I required a bowel resection that meant a week in the hospital without solid food. There was no IV substitute for this SNRI and the doctors/nurses with whom I had discussed my discontinuation concerns did not see it as an issue. So I began to taper off over 60 days at 2mg/day, had the expected brain zaps and a feeling of nervousness. Also I was still depressed (I'd only been on Effexor for a year). Ultimately everything worked out okay. My depression diminished a year later. At my age, I assume that I will be taking this or that SNRI for the rest of my life. Due to my absence of testosterone resulting from castration and ADT, I

never think about sex anyway. No big deal.

You may want to inquire about breast irradiation so that you don't have to worry about further growth.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15380582

After my first year on Lupron I developed breast tenderness and my urologist suggested that I see a su

rgeon. It's been a relatively low priority, but I will probably

eventually inquire about radiation.

10 Gy is kinda high dose for irradiation? Is it safe in general? I had 72Gy pelvic radiation over eight weeks one year after prostatectomy. There were GI disturbances that are now behind me. Possible secondary cancers would be my primary concern. But I can certainly understand hesitancy on the part of those at an earlier stage of life, or those who have had fewer prior medical procedures.

[ambiguous (imported)]

Quite an old post . Hope the issues are sorted now.

[FreeAtLast (imported)]

Thanks for the insightful comment. My partner had a terrible time weaning off Effexor.

[Hardball (imported)]

After having my prostatectomy with the robot. Picking up life again. Had to use piss pads for about 4 months. And mr happy is not so happy anymore. Operation was not nerve sparing. Also started TRT again. But I am not so happy with that. With mr happy in a depression. And a high libido that’s frustrating. Been at the endo today and going lower on testosterone. Due to my gynecomastia and primary hypoganadism. (Not klinefelter) he is careful with going to use estradiol.

I, too, had robotic surgery for my PC. My nerves were not spared. I did manage to regain control of the bladder but have not had an erection in the eight years since and don't miss them. With my diagnosis, I got serious with alcohol injections and went about five years hormone free. I was depressed. I got remarried and started hrt. I really want to stop T and start E. And I wouldn't mind visible breast growth.

[Hardball (imported)]

Strongly recommend NOT using Effexor. It is very effective as an anti-depressant, and it does cause libidinal and ejaculatory impairment -- there is a reason many people refer to it as No-Sexor. My complaint with it is withdrawal - it is usually pretty horrific. I titrated down to 37 milligrams before stopping use of the drug. The consequences started the next day - chronic and constant headache that was quite painful. Nothing would cut the headache, nothing helped, not even sleep. The only solution was to ride it out. The headache lasted a full two months, although it did gradually diminish. When it was done it was a full two months and it was finally gone. When I told a psychiatrist colleague about it, he just laughed and said that is why he will no longer prescribe it.

Effexor is brutal, brutal, brutal. After starting a long trip with the family, I realized I had forgotten it. we had to turn around. Afterward, I weaned off it and will NEVER retake it. After retirement, I got my first correct psychiatry diagnosis in 30 years of depression: I am high-function autistic with Asperger's, which is the source of the depression. No treatment for that, but I can learn to live with it.