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Posted 15 Feb 2025 at 12:02

My 6-monthly test scores just came in: PSA: <0.03, Testosterone: 22.9nmol/L (660ng/dL for US readers).
So, PSA has been hovering around 0.03/<0.03 for the last year. Testosterone is now normal. It was too high - no idea if that's a possible side effect of the ADT - I asked at UCLH and they'd never heard of that but they stop measuring when it reaches normal.

As mentioned 6 months back, I have been slowly trying to lose weight. No fancy diets, but avoiding meals when I'm not actually hungry, and more recently, having more fruit in the house for snacking, rather than biscuits. Some days ago, I dipped below 70kg (69.9kg), and today my body fat was the lowest level for 5 years.

Asked about the rectal bleeding again as I'd like another chat with colorectal, even though it's minor. I need to go back through my GP, which I will.

My GP has had me back to do two more Prostate Cancer awareness presentations for his patients, 100 at a time. At one of them which was specifically a male health event, I also covered the health implications of erectile dysfunction (it's an early warning sign for lots of potentially serious conditions), and that went very well. I was also quite chuffed to be asked to do an awareness talk for the local Kenyan society.

User
Posted 15 Feb 2025 at 13:10

Hi Andy, 

Excellent news on your PSA results. Hopefully you can get the bleeding sorted out. 

Also, I just want to say a big thank you for all the hard work and effort you put into being an advocate for men's health. 

Cheers, 

Kev.

 

User
Posted 15 Feb 2025 at 13:29

Andy, great news on the PSA tests,long may it continue. I would also like to add my thanks for all the work you do to promote awareness and the input you give to this and others sites.

Thanks Chris.

User
Posted 15 Feb 2025 at 13:56

Great news on all those figures.

Dave

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Posted 15 Feb 2025 at 14:19

Well done Andy, really pleased for you. Your continuing contributions on this forum and to the PCa cause in general are admirable. Thank you, and hopefully you will continue to thrive and I can only hope that at some point in the  future MY testosterone will be too High🤣🤣🤣

Derek

 
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