"Tony" Thought Journal 3.0

[Krystal Shay]

One of my cousins had that same problem with taking hormones. He finally convinced his doctor to do castration (his mid 70s) for lowering hormones. So far he has reached 82 and MRI shows no prostate cancer advancement. For some reason doctors don't want to lower testosterone by removing testicles and had rather dispense hormones. I am not sure they give any viable reason for it, but it sounds to me like the drug business may have a hand in opposing a life extending simple surgery.

Lately, I have been concerned about my slow growing cancer because I am way more tired and take naps, even after a good nights sleep. The results from yesterdays test, show better than they have for last 2 years, which indicates no advancement but rather a decrease. I guess I will learn more at next weeks oncology visit.

Hopefully, Tony, you can get off the hormones and find something that doesn't affect you so much.

I hope you both feel better @Tony Page and @Faye Fox. Somedays it sucks getting old with our body parts falling apart. I never know "what's next", when I get up in the morning.

 

[Tony Page]

I called New York cancer and blood today they have a medical team on standby to help their patients if need be. I told them about some of the medical issues I was having and that I felt it was from the hormone pill they prescribed.

She gave me an immediate appointment.To be honest I felt like a hypochondriac because I had so many different issues. I met with a nurse practitioner who a few times excuses herself to go talk to the doctor. I understood this because I was being squeezed in on there already busy schedule. Bottom line I'm off the hormone pill for now. My regular appointment was pushed up to next week from the end of August. During the exam she questioned the wound I have on my shin that I went to Urgent Care for and just finished the antibiotic they prescribed about a week ago. She said I had Cellulitis, and prescribe a different antibiotic Doxycycline.
She wanted to know why I stopped taking the B12 injections. I said I didn't stop it, I just never got another appointment, she said I should have continued getting them. I got a little annoyed because she was like blaming me for not getting B12 shots. I said I don't know if I needed them I have no idea what the blood test results were.They gave me a B12 shot.
I'll have to wait and see if any of my issues resolve themselves now that I'm not taking the hormone pill.

 

[Marie Miller]

I called New York cancer and blood today they have a medical team on standby to help their patients if need be. I told them about some of the medical issues I was having and that I felt it was from the hormone pill they prescribed.

She gave me an immediate appointment.To be honest I felt like a hypochondriac because I had so many different issues. I met with a nurse practitioner who a few times excuses herself to go talk to the doctor. I understood this because I was being squeezed in on there already busy schedule. Bottom line I'm off the hormone pill for now. My regular appointment was pushed up to next week from the end of August. During the exam she questioned the wound I have on my shin that I went to Urgent Care for and just finished the antibiotic they prescribed about a week ago. She said I had Cellulitis, and prescribe a different antibiotic Doxycycline.
She wanted to know why I stopped taking the B12 injections. I said I didn't stop it, I just never got another appointment, she said I should have continued getting them. I got a little annoyed because she was like blaming me for not getting B12 shots. I said I don't know if I needed them I have no idea what the blood test results were.They gave me a B12 shot.
I'll have to wait and see if any of my issues resolve themselves now that I'm not taking the hormone pill.

Tony, I do my B12 shots at home. You can also get them at most pharmacies. If you prefer a doctor’s office see if they make injection appointments.