Flare threatens primarily those with symptomatic mets, particularly bone
pain. My doc knows I had none.

OTOH, I'm disappointed in myself AND him for not irradiating my pecs prior
to the Zoladex. That's inexcusable, since once the ADT starts, it's too late
to do any good. I'd REALLY be PO'd if I weren't 99.9% certain I'm not
getting another shot. Either way, I'm surely going to be asking him why that
wan't done.

OTOH, if this is all flare does to me, let me at it. I feel 20 years younger
and sleep much better than I have in years. I can see why many people take
T, HGH, and similar "youth restoring" drugs. If they were safe and didn't
feed PC, I'd be on 'em like Walsh on an RP.

I.P.

The 3rd four month Lupron shot was scheduled for the end of January.
That also marks three months after the Palladium-103 seeding.

In November, December, and January, I was feeling beat.    I was
getting up a couple times a night to pee, more at first, less toward
the end.

I had a profound sense of fatigue that I attributed to the radiation
or the interrupted sleep.

I'm about 3 weeks past the date that the uro-doc would have given me
shot #3.  

In the last week, I felt like I was waking up.  Feeling stronger.

My primary care doc thinks that I am feeling better because he is
treating the diabetes with glucophage.  

I used to think that I was feeling better because the rad side
effects were fading.

Now I suspect the Lupron.  I'm guessing that the rad and the
glucophage are red herrings.

Thanks.  

Thanks,

I'll take a look.

The problem is that the PDR doesn't say that, in your face; there's
a only very brief mention.  

Another clue for me is that the Uro-doc was testing for spilling
sugar in my urine.

As for changing docs, nah. This guy is "good".   I've been following
him for 15-20 years.  He takes time to explain things.

Based on the info you found, I'm more certain that the Lupron caused
my 300 blood sugar.  That doesn't mean that I can go against the
doc, he has me on glucophage and wants me to do the needlestick,
diet and exercise thing.

With a 300 blood sugar, I can't mess around.  I've seen what happens
to out-of-control diabetics.  Blindness, lose a foot, mental
confusion.

What it does say is that very likely, I'll be able to get things
under control in about 2 months.  

My last 4 month Lupron shot was at the end of September 2004.  I was
supposed to have another at the end of January 2005.  I begged off
it arguing with the < 0.1 PSA in December 2004.

My next PSA will be next month, then I see the Rad-doc in April.

So what am I doing about the diabetes?   One glucophage a day,
increasing to two next week.  I cut the refined sugar, Pepsi's,
white bread, noodles to about 1/4.   More meats and cheese, complex
carbs like bean chili.  

In the last year, I've dropped 12 pounds, from 197 to 185.  This
time period included 2 four month Lupron shots and 2 weeks of
Decadron during which I ate everything in sight.  

On the third day on Decadron, I ate two steaks with scrambled eggs.

I'm aiming to get my weight down to 175, which is not emaciated.
I'm 5'7".   The rad-doc's dietician wants be down to 165.  

Forget that.  I'm not going for the pencil-necked geek look.

As the Lupron flushes out, I'm getting my stamina back.  It's slow
though.  I have never been this sick, frustrated, weak.  

<slamming fist on desk>  I am going to beat this thing!