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[Davepet]

I would want to be handed off to an oncologist at this point, and that is much more common that having the uro continue care. I've seen many cases in here of the uro thinking chemo & the onc saying surveillance was OK. That said, your pathology shows 3 types of tumors that tend to be more aggressive,...

[Davepet]

No need to worry about the AFP just yet. That is still a very low #. Unless it goes much higher, it is probably just cancer cells releasing markers as they die off.

Dave

[Davepet]

Honestly. I have not heard from many guys on pellets, but not many of those seem happy with them. The generic version of androgel seemed to work best for me. The once every 3 week injection is actually more convenient, but seems to vary more in desired results than the gel.

Dave

[Davepet]

Well, I had my first TC at age20 (44 years ago) when the survival rate was in the single digits. I'm a positive type of person & even then, I didn't worry as much as some today seem to be doing. We are all different on that. I really had very low anxiety with tc2, even though I ended up stage 2...

[Davepet]

Yes, I screwed up....

[Davepet]

I have neuropathy in my fingertips. Nothing serious, but it's there, seems to be worse some times, not so noticeable other times. It is frustrating when it's bad & I can;t feel enough to grab the tab on my fly, or get a small nut started on a bolt, but it's not the end of the world.

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[Davepet]

Your doc should have set you up with trtbefore the surgery, not weeks later. Mine did the same thing to me & I simply cannot understand how someone with so much education could not realize that a guy with no nuts needs trt!

I would get on the phone & INSIST they write a prescription....

[Davepet]

Without scans, follow markers & pathology, it is *way* too early to be making statements like that. While chemo is a possibility, so is surveillance. He might be cured by the I/O.

Dave...

[Davepet]

Afraid nobody actually knows, they have only been successfully treating TC for about 40 years now, while that might seem like a long time, it is not long enough to answer your question. Personally, I would take the 50% chance I was already cured & know that if I lose, I get 3xBEP. At that point,...

[Davepet]

You have nothing to lose by getting Doc E's opinion. You can choose to do what he says or stick with your current doc's recommendation, it costs you nothing to reach out & you can ignore his advise if you choose.. Why wouldn't you get the advise of the best TC doc available? It's not like "seeing"...

[Davepet]

Afraid I cannot recall, it was ~15 years ago.
Dave...