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[Jt2ceo]

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[BerkshireBear]

I symptoms already. Your vehicle is trying to climb a very steep slope and you're just lying down.

But seriously, what stage are you at? Just diagnosed, or further along? Give us the data you doctor gave you and we can be more helpful.

Generally, however, prostate cancer has very few symptoms except when it gets to more advanced stages. But we can be more specific if you give us your whole story.

[Jt2ceo in reply to BerkshireBear]

I have body soreness and fatigue in afternoons. I ride X bike an hour or more daily but that is getting more difficult. I had Gleason 8. They also took lymph glands as precaution . Brachi, hrt but stopped after 6 months and 26 radiation treatments. Am I resigned to this feeling of advanced age? I am low T to start so is testosterone treatment something to explore with Dr. I am 65, retired and working as sub teacher. PSA was 6.4 now 0.

[AlanMeyer Moderator in reply to Jt2ceo]

With a PSA of zero, it would seem likely that you have zero symptoms of prostate cancer. The symptoms you are having, soreness and tiredness, are entirely due to treatment or other causes.

Surgery and radiation will slow you down quite a bit and can cause soreness in any area reached by the surgeon or by the x-rays. If by "hrt" you mean hormone therapy, that will slow you down a LOT, and it can continue in force for quite a while after the last injection. In my case, it took about six months after my last injection before my T returned to near normal levels and a good year before my exercise got back close to what it had been.

Of course we are all getting older. 65 year old men do not have the energy or strength of 55 year old men. We also don't recover from injury or build up strength and stamina nearly as fast as we could when we were young. However, I know of no better way to deal with it than to continue exercising. If you're getting sore from exercise or are unable to do your previous routines, then cut back. Ride the bike more slowly or take fewer hills. But don't quit. Gradually, you should be able to build up again. My advice is to enjoy the bike rides. If they're causing pain, try out a different saddle or, if necessary, switch to jogging, walking, or using an elliptical trainer for a while.

I'm now 70 and doing an hour every day on an elliptical trainer or a stationary bike, plus pushups, situps, and mild weight lifting every other day.

Best of luck.

Alan

[Jt2ceo in reply to AlanMeyer]

Alan thank you. Your answer was vey helpful