Since 2009 I have been on testosterone replacement therapy. There have been many positive outcomes of my being on this treatment. In terms of muscular development, I have experienced noticeable gains. And there is more. My mood is greatly improved as well. Unfortunately, I was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. As a result, my doctor told me to discontinue the weekly self injections of testosterone cypionate. Apparently, injecting testosterone is like pouring gas on a fire.
One in six men get prostate cancer. Oh how I know that number; one in six men are homosexual too. Let me just say right here and now that being that sixth man sucks, big time. OK boys, have at me. Not only am I a bisexual statistic, now I am a prostate cancer statistic
Currently, I am leaning toward having a Da Vinci Prostatectomy. At last Friday's appointment, my doctor offered a variety of options; everything from watchful waiting to radical surgery. Maybe I am the ultimate optimist, but I am not ready to think about dying. Prostate cancer is generally very slow growing. The biopsy indicates that my cancer is confined to the prostate and is not aggressive (therefore slow growing). Since I am an otherwise healthy person, there seems to be no reason not to take an aggressive approach to ridding my body of the cancer via surgery with the exception of the side effects (which I'm not going into here).
Let me just say that from what i suspect, most of the male posters here believe they are too young to be so afflicted. However, as I have researched this condition some, I discovered that some men have been diagnosed with prostrate cancer are in their late thirties. So since early detection is advantageous, I highly recommend that all you fellows consider adding PSA (prostrate specific androgen) to your annual labs. Although not the most definitive measure of one having prostrate cancer, it is currently the best early detection method available.
