Back on the Finasteride
Following a torrid 24 hours of prostate related urine problems I made an appointment to see my GP.
I had a constant sensation of needing to go for a pee, I had been up for a pee six times in the night and I had a bit of dribbling. I was at my wits end!
The GP I saw was excellent.
She didn't rush me, and listened carefully. excellent.
I explained everything that was going on, and she made all the right noises. excellent.
After consulting her supervisor we had a discussion about the extremely limited medical options, which narrowed down to Nothing or Finasteride!
I wasn't prepared to carry on with the urine issues I'd had, particularly with a holiday coming up, so we talked through how I'd manage the Finasteride side effects.
I will aim to counteract the arthralgia with co-codamol.
I will - alongside my wife - watch out for the low mood starting (this is the most important red flag of them all).
I'm coming to terms with my new boobs, so if they grow a bit more, we'll, so be it (although I really don't want to spend on a different size collection of new bras!)
Hopefully this will only be until I see the urology clinic at the end of September.
There's a potential fly in the ointment in that I'm not sure if the Finasteride clock will have reset now I've not been taking it for a month - it's supposed to take 3 months to take effect. We'll see
Watch this space.