Hi Kevin, glad to hear you're on treatment already.
It goes to show that every single guy on hormone therapy should be referred for a Dexa scan every couple of years.
Since it's definitely not done routinely, the best way to get them is to ask your GP (and yours acted very fast!).
Paul, I don't see why you shouldn't have a Dexa scan now, and then you'd have baseline figures for comparison with the next scan in two years time.
As for your bloods, having the Bone Profile test included is excellent (not all doctors routinely add that test to the list).
I think most of us rely on that to see how our ALP (Alkaline Phosphate) level is doing. but calcium is a good one to keep your eye on too.
By the way, I got my own Dexa scan result a few days ago. Overall my bone density has improved yet again, but just one area is showing problems. My neck (which has troubled me for the past few years) got a low score, and I now have a diagnosis of Osteopenia in that area.
I wasn't surprised at that. It's all the wear and tear from carrying a huge organ up and down flights of stairs every night for so many years! Not many people can say that and not be joking.http://community.prostatecanceruk.org/editors/tiny_mce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif
All the best,
George
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I've been on Prostap since January 2013 and recently my legs ache a lot - could this be connected?
Arthur
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George,
Are you saying that going on treatment (ad cal D3 & alendronic acid) will / may improve things?
I am running under the impression that it will halt the decline but I wasn't given the idea that it could fix things.
If it does then happy days indeed!
All the best
Kevin
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Hi Arthur.
Aching legs could possibly be a result of muscle loss through HT, but I'd have it checked out for other causes as well if I were you.
A few years ago I had awful leg pain after a walking comparatively short distances. Long walks were agony, having to stop and rest loads of times.
My GP was convinced whatever I had could be helped by a physio, and made an appointment, but in the nick of time I mentioned it to my consultant who put on a stethoscope, listened to the pulse in my inner thigh and told me I had a blockage.
It was femoral artery disease, and I now take angina type tablets daily.
Cause of that? Too many years smoking - not the HT.
Kevin, I can only assume that my improving bone density over the years is because of the large (5000 i.u) daily supplement of Vit D3 I've taken since about 2007. Of course, I would never say that for certain.
Take a look at the long discussion we had on this back then:
VIT D3
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Hi All
I had a DEXA examination 2 weeks ago. I've been having Prostap injections since January 2013. I had phone call from my oncologist yesterday, it shows slight bone thinning. She said she would write to me with a copy to my GP but suggested I take calcium and Vit. D tablets in the meantime.
Will see if my GP contacts me if not I'll arrange a telephone appointment with him.
Arthur
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A very helpful pointer that ought to be a 'sticky' (One wonders why the mods never set up. Also, instead of being able to readily identify threads through the search facility, as was possible with the old forum format, doing so now, even using filters, throws up a lot of irrelevant material to plough through).
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