i dont want to be a transexual

[missF]

I'm sorry I didn't want to post this but this is not how testicular cancer with prostate  cancer is treated. There is no medical reason to feminise a person against their will. There are several drugs that will counter osteoporosis in this case.  The prostate would have been removed, high dose AA would have been given and androgen substitutes prescribed.


This is my opinion and I will not be drawn into an argument that will be counter productive to all.
I work in this area. At your age you would be in a clinical trial. I would have given you high dose AA your prostate removed and on high dose androgen supplements.  You would also be on one of several calcium replacement drugs. Your testes word have been rebuilt so they looked normal. And you would be in massive counselling to get you through it (...)

Cindy

Cindy, I know you don't want arguments, and specially discussing medical treatments can lead to some ethical issues as well, but just to support what you've said, I did some research on internet, and  I found a site with a lot of information about prostate cancer, from US gov.

In the hormone treatment topic, it states:

Hormone therapy is a cancer treatment that removes hormones or blocks their action and stops cancer cells from growing. Hormones are substances produced by glands in the body and circulated in the bloodstream. In prostate cancer, male sex hormones can cause prostate cancer to grow. Drugs, surgery, or other hormones are used to reduce the production of male hormones or block them from working.

Hormone therapy used in the treatment of prostate cancer may include the following:

    Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists can prevent the testicles from producing testosterone. Examples are leuprolide, goserelin, and buserelin.
    Antiandrogens can block the action of androgens (hormones that promote male sex characteristics). Two examples are flutamide and nilutamide.
    Drugs that can prevent the adrenal glands from making androgens include ketoconazole and aminoglutethimide.
    Orchiectomy is a surgical procedure to remove one or both testicles, the main source of male hormones, to decrease hormone production.
    Estrogens (hormones that promote female sex characteristics) can prevent the testicles from producing testosterone. However, estrogens are seldom used today in the treatment of prostate cancer because of the risk of serious side effects.

Hot flashes, impaired sexual function, loss of desire for sex, and weakened bones may occur in men treated with hormone therapy. Other side effects include diarrhea, nausea, and pruritus (itching).

The bold was made by me, just to know.

And the site is http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/prostate/Patient/page4 (this is the page for treatments, but there are much more info available).

And char, keep strong! As Keaira said, you are not alone!!!

[mimpi]

Have no idea whether this thread is truthful or otherwise but as someone who suffered teenage cancer, although not of that nature, I admit I was shocked by the story.

Anyway, whatever the facts you sound in a heap of trouble, Char. So I welcome you to the forum and wish you the best with resolving any problems you are facing.

[char]

i came seeking help.   i will look elsewhere.   i have had my fill of know it all medical professionals. i will not return here.

[Annah]

why would your doctor tell you that he hopes you're comfortable living a life of a girl because you are getting testosterone blockers for your cancer? His statement alone is unethical across a multitude of spectrum.

No offense, if he was my doctor, I would report that. This is why I think it's a fantasy thread versus a factual thread. No doctor in a civilized country in this day and age (and especially a doctor trained in carcinoma treatments) will not ever suggest a person to transition to the opposite gender because of possible side effects from their cancer treatments. That is like if someone having their penis removed from cancer or from an accident and then saying "well, you have to live as a girl now."  It just doesn't add up.

Also, why seek out a transgender thread to post this in? I find that odd too. I mean I know the relations and comparisons of why it would be posted here....but wouldn't it have been more advantageous to post this in a cancer board? This was another red flag for me.

My cousin went through this type of cancer and although the medical community and FDA does have oestrogen as a supplement, it is highly suggested and recommended to not put the patient on oestrogen because of the comorbids that may worsen from having cancer.

I don't know. Something doesn't "feel" right here. The doctor saying "you have to live as a girl" tells me this is more of a "fantasy" thread than a factual thread. I really hope I am wrong cuz i feel awkward saying that since the vast majority of the people in the thread believes the story.

[Jasper]

Actually that reminds me of something.
Last month I went to the doctor because of a sprained ankle.
It hurt like hell and I had to hop in to the surgery.
He told me from then on I would have to live my life as a rabbit.
Oh Well. 

Lol.

I was hoping this thread wasn't made up simply because I'd like to believe that people don't lie or make things up just to get into a community's good graces. Now I don't know very much about various kinds of cancers or treatments for them so I've been in the dark on this one.

After reading the most recent posts I googled it just to check it out, and I have to agree with you all about this. Sorry char, I don't believe a doctor would do that without literally trying everything else first. And even then I'm not so sure that a doctor who wants nothing more than to keep you alive would make you suicidal by telling you that your only option is to live as a girl.

Sorry, but I'm out. =\ just doesn't seem plausible to me after getting some research.

[Just Kate]

I'm not an MD and have little training that way but this set off my BS alarm from almost the beginning. Im just glad someone else with more credibility saw this thread before I did or I might have made even more enemies.

[Padma]

Locking this topic now.