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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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Posted 26 Feb 2025 at 11:00

Great results Andy. 

Ido4

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Posted 27 Feb 2025 at 05:50

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member
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.

Might be a thing Andy. My testosterone went up to 18 units in Jan. 24 and later 27 in Feb '25. I'll have to wait to see if it goes down but unfortunately my psa has gone up to .6 with the latest blood tests so that isn't great. [for those who don't know my history, I had EBRT and still have a prostate so a measurable psa at some level is to be expected]

Congratulations on your results. The longer that pattern persists, the easier you can breath!

Jules

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Posted 20 Apr 2026 at 14:54

My 6-monthly test scores are in: PSA: <0.03 again, 6½ years after radiotherapy. They stopped measuring my Testosterone a year ago as it had been normal for a year. Nothing much to report. I was getting a little nervous waiting for this result (which unusually took almost a week to come back), because my exercise regime pretty much stopped over the last 6 months due to caring for a parent. I know exercise is important for reducing the risk of recurrence so I need to get back onto that now the weather is improving.

Did have a colonoscopy to check on the radiation proctitis. They said it's almost gone, and that does correlate to far fewer incidents of red lines on toilet paper, but my case was never very bad, and never had any impact on QoL.

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Posted 20 Apr 2026 at 15:09

Hello Andy,

That's very good news, long may it continue!

I've got 3 months left on HT, hoping I have the same PSA results as you when the Zoladex wears off 🤞

 

All the best

John

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Posted 20 Apr 2026 at 17:46

Good result. 

I too feel concern when I reduce my exercise although it's happened a few times without apparent effect.  There was an Australian researcher on Zoe, I think, whose study concluded that muscle helps to reduce recurrance.  Yet there's always the exception to add doubt and Chris Hoy seems to be that.

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Posted 20 Apr 2026 at 19:31

That is always a good thing to hear on this forum.

As for exercise, it's not something I have ever intentionally done. I do unintentionally do exercise such as going on cycling holidays or walking down the pub.

 

 

Dave

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Posted 20 Apr 2026 at 20:23
Great news Andy62! Very happy to read your post.

Hope that you can find a way to exercise even if to reduce the stress of caring for a parent. Now that spring starts to appear, maybe walking outside? If you can take in a bit of blue sky, it can be quite good for the soul as well as for the muscle building.

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Posted 20 Apr 2026 at 20:46
Good news Andy. I sympathise with your issues of parental care. My wife and I are currently also constrained by responsibilities to mother-in-law and it takes quite a bit of determination to maintain exercise levels which for both of us (for different reasons) are likely to have medical benefits.

Like DaveDob we enjoy cycling holidays - cycling our pace is just right for getting the feel of somewhere - but it is slightly odd to call it unintentional exercise. Though we did have a trip last year when there was such a mismatch between what my wife thought "moderate" meant when booking and what the holiday company thought meant that the demands did go beyond "intention", 1400m of vertical in a day is not usually our style!

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Posted 20 Apr 2026 at 23:15

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member
My 6-monthly test scores are in: PSA: <0.03 again, 6½ years after radiotherapy.

Great result Andy  What's also fantastic is that years on, you're still here helping and supporting others.  👍

 
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