Let Me See...Zoladex or Lupron? #Zoladex #Lupron

Two things dawned on me today, well three, I haven’t written for a long time and what I have written hasn’t been very helpful to the man facing prostate cancer armed with only “What the hell do I do now?” 

 I’m thinking I have a couple of those type of readers and today I can’t give you the answer of what to do but I can tell you one of the things you may face.. .. Hormone therapy.

Ever put Miracle Grow on your lawn?  You apply, walk in and get a glass of ice water, walk back to the front porch and say “Where the hell is my machete?”  You can’t even see your mailbox [male get it?] for the jungle your lawn has become.

Well Miracle Grow, that’s what prostate cancer cells think of testosterone.  Testosterone is the fertilizer; the anabolic kick your ass NFL steroid of rampant and aggressive prostate cancer.  Testosterone is the rocket fuel that sends Titan rocket payloads into prostate orbit.

So, what’s the proscribed treatment to stop testosterone production in a man?  Well there’s the physical.  Take him to a vet for an orchiectomy [look it up] just like you would your puppy.  Actually one would probably, as a human, have better results with a doctor.  However I suppose you favorite Vet has more experience.  

Or you can have your body fooled that you are testosterone laden on a Samson like level  thus convincing your body….to stop making that stuff by applying  a drug called Zoladex or Lupron.

I’ve had both.  Upon diagnosis the urologist had this pretty little lass jab me with a needle and said I was good for three months [Lupron].  Three months later a prettier [yup with my libido at that time they were still winsome lasses] nurse at my oncologist walks in to insert, INSERT, the Zolodex under the skin into the fat that is my belly.   

What the hell I say?  How about Lupron?  Nope the hospital doesn’t have a deal with that particular pharma company so it’s Zoladex for me. A rice size piece of Zoladex is inserted under your skin with a railroad spike.

Go ahead zoom in.

Then they hope you don't bleed out.

Trust me.  If they ask prior to the spike if you would like Lidacaine say yes and no the process just isn't that bad.  Think of your biopsy...I thought so.

Tomorrow [I promise I'll write] the effects of hormonal treatment.

Talk to you later.