Had my first face-to-face follow up of the year with my oncologist on 24th Nov 2020. Been a bit busy with other “life” stuff since then, so hadn’t got around to posting. Which is probably a good sign in itself. This time last year I would have straight on the forum after every little thing. But a little over two years since first meeting said onco life has assumed a sort of normality in terms of PCa; albeit with an overlay of lockdowns, tiers, hand hygiene, face masks, etc. I consider myself very “lucky” now that I went through my treatment at the beginning of 2019, the thought of all those extra trips and encounters in the same months of 2020 with all the unknowns of the COVID-19 situation is not something I would wish to have to deal with, but I know I would have got through it somehow. As I am sure anyone facing the same situation as I did now will.
In a new “first”, I found myself feeling really faint after the blood draw for the PSA & Testosterone was done. How many times have I had blood drawn over the last couple of years? I’ve lost count! Never had a problem before, but this time the phlebotomist had to recline the chair and give me a drink of water before I felt normal again and was able to leave. Not sure if I was dehydrated or stressed by other stuff going on (we are currently moving house... to Ireland) or both, I just hope it’s not going to become the norm for me.
Anyway, the all important results were good; PSA 0.15, so back down very slightly from 4 months previous and Testosterone level is also up again, backed up by...
The ED situation has also improved, the little fella is slow to rise, but he gets there on his own with no chemical assistance from time to time now, even standing proudly to attention in the small hours of the morning now and again.
So as the onco said, things are generally “on the up” π
Edited by member 19 Dec 2020 at 11:34
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