This is the reality of Cancer treatment that I am about to talk about. I’ll give you some background to the treatment. I’m actually on treatment for prostate cancer. They think the drugs Zoletex and bicalutamide are my best chances of treating my cancer. These drugs reduce the amount of testosterone, the male hormone that is responsible for muscle growth, male characteristics and sex drive.
There is evidence that testosterone feeds the cancer so by taking the testosterone away it is hoped that the cancer will reduce or go away. At the moment it is keeping my cancer stable. So what exactly have I experienced taking this hormone treatment. It has brought on the female menopause, i.e. Hot flushes, mood swings, fatigue, dry skin and tender breasts.
The hormone treatment has also reduced my sexual desire, although with this disease I don’t know how anybody could be bothered. It also effects, well how could I put it without being to upfront. I’ll put it this way, German Sausage transforms into a cocktail sausage and oranges transform into peas lol 😝😝😝😝😝 Hopefully you get the message.
It isn’t the best treatment to be on for side effects but it certainly isn’t the worst, radiotherapy is the worst for me and hopefully I don’t need it again.
So there you go that’s my post on ‘Sex Drive’ It wasn’t as bad as I thought writing this and again an honest account.
Richards Cancer Journey 