Went to the doctor today, this being the third one i’ve been to for PFS. This time though i came prepared. Brought with me an assortment of doctors blogs, scientific studies and news articles. Last time i went to see the doctor-back in the early stages of pfs- i was a mess, all vulnerable and unable to cope with what was going on, blurted out some symptoms, my suspicions that they could be linked to finasteride, doc wasnt having any of it, tried to get me to see a therapist. This time around i told my story fully and frankly and supported it with evidence,to begin with he was open-minded but sceptical, the doctor was uninterested in the blogs or news articles but on seeing an abstract from the “journal of sexual medicine” together with the news that merck have amended the prescription information he was clearly convinced of the possibility that at least some of my symptoms may well have been caused by finasteride. He encouraged me to book a double appointment next week, saying that we should start with a detailed story of my symptoms and go from there. I have decided that i will tell him everything, all my symptoms and all my attempts to cure them, god knows his face will drop when he hears about my experimentation with andractim and letrozole but i feel it’s important to give the whole story this time around. Whatever happens it feels good to at least be acknowledged as suffering from a genuine condition. For what it’s worth this doctor happens to the president of my city’s medical society so who knows, he may help spread information to some extent, at least if the next time someone goes to see him for propecia he informs them of the danger of prolonged side effects then that’s something.
Please also discuss with your doctor the possibility of an autoimmune disease and ask him to test for immunoglobulins.